Course manual 2019/2020

Course content

The subject of the literature review should be new to the student and is selected in consultation with the course coordinator and one of the lecturers in the Earth Sciences master programme. After selecting a topic and supervisor, initial literature is studied and a research plan is made. Work on the literature review proceeds according to this plan, in regular contact with the supervisor. The final result is a written report (accompanied by a citation database and a digital archive of the material studied) and an oral presentation in the period September - June. The criteria that the written report and oral presentation should meet are described in the course syllabus.

Study materials

Syllabus

A course syllabus and a list of topics with accompanying scientific literature to get started are available via the course coordinator.

Manuals Individual Projects

Objectives

define an appropriate scientific research question;
find relevant scientific literature to answer the question posed;
comprehend, structure and synthesize the collected information;
form an opinion about the processed information in relation to the research question;
present the results in a well-written report;
present the results in an oral presentation.

Teaching methods

Working independently on e.g. a project or thesis
Supervision/feedback meeting
Self-study

In the workshop sessions supervisor and students discuss the individual topics. The students make their research/literature plan in the first 2 weeks of the course; in the timespan of two months the students produce a written report and give several oral presentation. The final presentation will take place in the MSc research workshop and will be graded.

Learning activities

Activity	Number of hours
Zelfstudie	336

Attendance

This programme does not have requirements concerning attendance (TER part B).

Additional requirements for this course:

Attendance is required. If you can not make it for an important reason please notify in advance.

Assessment

Item and weight	Details
Final grade
Final grade

Inspection of assessed work

Contact the course coordinator to make an appointment for inspection.

Assignments

Assignments are individual and will be discussed in group during the workshop sessions.

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

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Owner	Master Earth Sciences
Coordinator	dr. M.C. Hoorn
Part of	Master Earth Sciences, track Future Planet Ecosystem Science, Master Earth Sciences, track Environmental Management, Master Earth Sciences, track Geo-Ecological Dynamics,

Literature Review Earth Sciences