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Description

Understanding the basic concept and principles on how to conduct a well-founded good scientific preclinical thesis.

The aim is to acquire fundamentals in good scientific practice with the focus on biomedical research and gain modern research competencies from your research idea and research question to a good scientific paper. In addition to content-related topics, you will learn everything about formal requirements, getting practical tips and get to know problem-solving strategies. In this course, you will work at your own pace and discuss any questions that arise in one of the face-to-face tutorials. In addition to the teaching material, you will receive extensive additional literature, links and course offers to delve into topics of interest.

3 Modules

  1. Before you start your thesis
  2. Before you collect your data
  3. Before you write up your thesis

Blended learning

Mainly e-learning

  • 13 mandatory teaching units (mandatory are the lecture and, if necessary, provided literature) 
  • Each mandatory teaching unit includes at least one assignment or/and Quiz. Of which 80% need to be processed and submitted online. There will be no grading.
  • Workload: approx. 3 hours/teaching unit

3 in-person events

  • There will be 3 compulsory in-person events, 3 hours each, at BIH QUEST Center, Spreepalais, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str. 2, 10178 Berlin.

FoRR project team

  • PD Dr. Ulf Tölch, Research group leader and project team leader "Education, Training & Quality in Research"
  • Silke Kniffert, Research fellow, BIH QUEST Center

In-person lecturers

All teaching units are created in collaboration with experts in the respective subject areas. 

Additional lecturers

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

Students of Charité, BIH or MDC who are about to start their doctoral thesis or who have just started. Advanced doctoral candidates can also benefit from the content if seats are left. Participants should be actively involved, as the programme is mainly in e-learning format.

2,5 ECTS points are awarded for this course and can be credited as programme achievement for the doctorate. A certificate will be provided upon request for participants who complete the entire course and have passed the final colloquium.

Important information

Dates:

Introduction (online via Teams): 
14 - 18 October 2024 (1 SW), will be announced a few days before by the group leader.

3 compulsory in-person events:  
Group A Mondays, 1pm – 4pm
18 November 2024 / 20 January 2025 / 17 February 2025

Group B Wednesdays, 9am - 12pm
20 November 2024 / 22 January 2025 / 19 February 2025

Group C Wednesdays, 1pm – 4pm
20 November 2024 / 22 January 2025 / 19 February 2025

Group D Fridays, 9am - 12pm
22 November 2024 / 24 January 2025 / 21 February 2025

Course language: English 

Location: Online via Teams and on location at the BIH QUEST Center, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin (5th floor). You will receive further details (room, Teams link etc.) a few days before the event.

Registration: Registration is closed.

Contact

Silke Kniffert, MSc

Research fellow

ORCID

Contact information
Phone:+49 30 450 543 667
E-mail:silke.kniffert@bih-charite.de