Bachelor's Thesis
18 EC
Semester 2, periode 5, 6
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De student kiest zelfstandig een onderwerp en benaderd een docent voor begeleiding. De student gaat zich in week 1-3 inlezen in de beschikbare literatuur over het gekozen onderwerp en formuleert op basis hiervan in overleg met de begeleider één of meer onderzoeksvragen. In deze periode wordt eventueel ook een beknopt onderzoeksvoorstel geschreven waarin de theoretische achtergrond, vraagstelling(en) en plan van aanpak (materiaal en methoden) worden uiteengezet. Dit voorstel vormt het eerste deel van de bachelorthesis.
In week 4-8 vindt het veldwerk plaats of wordt er onderzoek gedaan in het lab.
In week 9-10 vindt de data-analyse plaats en kunnen eventueel nog extra metingen plaatsvinden.
In week 11 en 12 wordt de bachelorthesis afgeschreven, die de vorm heeft van een wetenschappelijk artikel. In week 12 wordt een Engelstalige eindpresentatie gegeven.
The teaching methods allow the students to perform semi-independent research and complete a full round of the empirical cycle.
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Activiteit |
Aantal uur |
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Computerpracticum |
24 |
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Hoorcollege |
6 |
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Presentatie |
16 |
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Werkcollege |
4 |
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Zelfstudie |
50 |
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Zelfstudie |
404 |
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Totaal 18 EC x 28 uur |
504 |
Aanwezigheidseisen opleiding (OER-B):
Aanvullende eisen voor dit vak:
The student is expected to spend 40h/week on the project and take part in the regular activities of the research group.
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Eindcijfer |
In some cases it will be advisable to write a full research proposal in the first 3 weeks. This is up to the supervisor to decide. This research proposal will form the basis of the introduction and materials & methods of the final report. Oral presentations of the proposal may take place in the research group, or at the host institution. Neither proposal nor presentation of the proposal will be formally graded.
The final research report is written in English and consists of a title page, summary, material and method, results, discussion and references. There is no minimum or maximum to the number of words, pages or references used, since this may vary per project but 4000 words is a good indication. In general, the length of the report should be comparable to a journal article reporting the same research. The basic principles can be found in the manual “Wetenschappelijke verslaglegging” (Scientific Writing) of the course “Academische Basisvaardigheden” (Academic Skills, year one bachelor Biology). A pdf-version of this manual, as well as additional reference material will be provided through Blackboard. The research report will be graded by both the daily supervisor and the examiner.
The final oral presentations will take place during the last week of June at the University of Amsterdam. The schedule will be announced in June. Students will act as session chairs and will guide the discussion. The assessment by a panel of examiners is made according to the assessment model. The grade for the oral presentation is the average grade of the panel members. Parents/guardians of the students are also welcome during the presentations! In case of external projects, students may also be asked to give an oral presentation at the department/institute where the project was performed. Such presentations may be used to prepare for the oral presentation and discussion at the University of Amsterdam, but can not replace a presentation at the UvA.
Raw data, derived data and all analysis (scripts) needed to go from raw data to derived data are documented in a on-line data repository (possibly under embargo). Details of the way to set up this data repository can be found at bit.ly/bsc_data
Dit vak hanteert de algemene 'Fraude- en plagiaatregeling' van de UvA. Hier wordt nauwkeurig op gecontroleerd. Bij verdenking van fraude of plagiaat wordt de examencommissie van de opleiding ingeschakeld. Zie de Fraude- en plagiaatregeling van de UvA: http://student.uva.nl
Week 1-3
Reading literature and updating the project description. Optional writing of a full research proposal, pilot experiments, construction of data repository.
Week 4-8
Practical work, document the data and analysis, preliminary analysis
Week 9-10
Last experiments. Analysis and documentation of the data. Writing an outline of the final research report with introduction, the proposed figures and conclusions, submitted end of week 9 latest week 10. Receiving feedback from the supervisor.
Week 11-12
Writing the final version of the report. Peer review by students. Submitting the final report in Datanose at the end of week 12. Oral presentation of project at Symposium.
Het rooster van dit vak is in te zien op DataNose.
Studiestof van de opleiding Biologie tot en met maart van het derde jaar.