Duration
30h Pr, 10h AUTR
Number of credits
| Bachelor in biomedicine | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Course: Scientific Summary Writing
This course, taking place during the first semester, is designed to help students acquire the skills needed to produce clear and accurate scientific summaries. The primary objective is to train students to identify and synthesize the essential ideas of a scientific text. To broaden their skills, students will also practice summarizing spoken material, such as academic lectures or interviews.
The course is structured around three major scientific themes:
- Chronic diseases
- Epidemiology
- Genetics & epigenetics
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Throughout the semester, students will complete two formative written assignments:
-A summary based on a research article, which accounts for 2 points out of 20 in the final grade.
-A summary based on an academic lecture, interview, podcast or video, which accounts for 1 point out of 20 in the final grade.
Online activities blending vocabulary and grammar exercises, which account for 1 point out of 20 in the final grade. These can be taken as many times as desired, provided that two aspects are taken into account: the deadline for completing the exercises and the pass mark of 60% for the point to be taken into account.
The final examination (3 hours) will take place in January (with a resit session in August) and will consist of two parts:
- A listening comprehension exercise, in which students will summarize the essential points of an oral source (> 6/20)
- A reading comprehension exercise, in which students will summarize the essential points of a scientific text (> 10/20)
By the end of the course, students are expected to:
- Develop strategies to identify key ideas in both written and spoken scientific sources.
- Produce structured, concise, and coherent summaries.
- Strengthen their ability to process scientific information in English, both in reading and listening contexts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
English for Medical Science (LANG4001-1) or equivalent.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Students will be expected to conscientiously prepare for the scheduled activities in order to be able to take part in them as actively as possible. These activities will feature sharing and comparing collected data with the other participants, continuous checking of learning process, text analysis and note taking.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Further information:
The course is mainly delivered in 2-hour in-person sessions and will be complemented by online activities (eCampus).
Course materials and recommended or required readings
The course book is available on eCampus. Online grammar modules and vocabulary tests are available on eCampus as well.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Students' overall grade will be calculated as follows:
Continuous assessment > 4 points / 20
Written exam (first and second session) The first part includes drafting answers in English based on an audio or video file on one of the topics covered in class. The second part involves writing a summary in English of a scientific article on one of the topics addressed in class (> 16 points / 20).
In accordance with Article 64 of the General Regulations for Studies and Examinations (RGEE), work carried out during the teaching periods (essays, oral presentations, group projects, etc.), and whose marks are included in the calculation of the final mark, is only organized once per academic year. For pedagogical and practical reasons-notably, continuous evaluation, specific supervision, group work, classroom interaction, and the practical organization of presentations-these assessments cannot be repeated in the second session. The grade obtained for this work is considered to be tied to each exam session and is therefore retained for the calculation of the final grade in both the first and second sessions.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Regarding the use of language-generating artificial intelligence:
Unless specific instructions are given by the teacher within the framework of well-defined activities, the ULiège Charter on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Academic Work applies.
Contacts
Sebastien Schoenmaeckers, ISLV, sebastien.schoenmaeckers@uliege.be
Andrea Tudino, ISLV, andrea.tudino@uliege.be