Introduction to scientific study of animal behaviour

• You can start this module at different moments during the academic year.
• You can write your assignment in Dutch or in English. 
• This module is offered online: study anywhere, anytime!
• We offer you individual support. 

• Searching for scientific literature using key words.
• Critical reading and assessing the quality of scientific literature and other available sources.
• An overview of statistical methods commonly used in scientific research.
• How to evaluate statistical tests as a non-statistician.
• The principles of academic integrity.
• The criteria of scientific writing: the format, content and structure.

You can find more detailed information in the ECTS-file of this module.

After completion of this module you will be able to:

• search for and select scientific literature appropriate to your goal;
• judge the relevance to the objective and credibility of the literature;
• evaluate statistical tests as a non-statistician;
• communicate written information in a format appropriate for academic communication to professional and non-professional audiences in writing.

The course is online, using the Toledo learning platforme. The course material is in English but you are free to write your assignment in English or in Dutch.

We strongly advise you to participate in this module if you do not have or have limited experience of writing in a scientific style. In this module is included how to search for scientific
literature, the interpretation of scientific papers
and how to write assignments correctly
using scientific based knowledge.