Bachelor Project Future Planet Studies

Studiewijzer 2020/2021

Globale inhoud

During the course of the Bachelor Project, students will apply the research skills that they have learned throughout the FPS programme, as well as learn new skills for carrying out their own scientific research either within the track Future Earth (i.e. from the domain of the geo-bio sciences and/or chemistry) or within Future Society (bridging domains of political science, human geography and/or spatial planning). Within each track, students will choose their research topics from broader research programs or projects led by UvA-researchers.[1]

The first four weeks of the course (March 2021) are devoted to working out a detailed research proposal for the individual thesis. During the execution phase, each student delivers a contribution from within the field of his/her expertise. Critical reflection of relevant theories and literature on the chosen subject forms part of the research as does reflection on the relevance, reliability and validity of the gathered data, and the methods and techniques that were used to obtain them.

At the end of the Bachelor Project, the student reports the findings of the research in a thesis. The thesis is a clear, systematic and scientifically well-founded report on the research project and its results. Writing the thesis is more than merely writing a report. Students must be able to show that they have gained and applied essential research skills, and the report needs to incorporate all essential elements of an academic research project that the student has engaged in including a critical analysis of the results which are discussed in the context of contemporaneous scientific insights on the theme.

[1] Students can indicate their preferences (1st, 2nd & 3rd choice), and we will try to do as much justice as possible to these preferences, given certain preconditions and limitations of the course (such as the need for a fair division over the available supervising teachers).

Studiemateriaal

Literatuur

• Literature provided with each topic by the supervision team (either compulsory or suggested literature).

Leerdoelen

• Independently set up, execute and report on an individual research project.
• Write a research proposal, including: (1) a clear problem definition, including research objectives and research question(s); (2) adequate incorporation of relevant literature and theoretical insights with regard to the question at hand; (3) a relevant and appropriate research design, i.e. the overall approach and specific strategy and research methods; (4) anticipated results; (5) a realistic timeframe for the project.
• Write a coherent scientific thesis which, besides final problem definition, theoretical framework and methodology includes: (1) Results; description of trends/patterns in the collected data, which need to be sufficiently reliable and need to be accurately processed; (2) Conclusions that can be drawn from the research, to give an overview of the obtained new knowledge and insights; (3) Discussion of the results in relation to the context of relevant scientific literature and the line of research of which the research is part of; (4) Recommendations for the translation of the research results on theoretical, scientific level and possible practical, societal meaning, relevance and implications of the research results.
• Present the research process and results in a well written thesis in English as well as an oral presentation.

Onderwijsvormen

• Hoorcollege
• Presentatie/symposium
• Zelfstudie

The specific set-up of the course is dependent on the track (Future Earth / Future Society) and research project; the supervisors will decide upon the best set-up and work-flow, including how many lectures and work groups will be planned.

Verdeling leeractiviteiten

Aanwezigheid

Aanwezigheidseisen opleiding (OER-B):

• In geval van een practicum is de student verplicht ten minste 90% van de practicumbijeenkomsten bij te wonen en zich op deze bijeenkomsten terdege voor te bereiden, tenzij anders aangegeven in de studiehandleiding of studiewijzer van het vak. Indien de student minder dan 90% heeft bijgewoond dient het practicum opnieuw te worden gevolgd.
• In geval van werkgroepbijeenkomsten is de student verplicht tenminste 90% van de werkgroepbijeenkomsten bij te wonen en zich op deze bijeenkomsten terdege voor te bereiden, tenzij anders aangegeven in de studiehandleiding of studiewijzer van het vak. Indien de student minder dan 90% heeft bijgewoond, kan het vak niet worden afgerond.
  

Aanvullende eisen voor dit vak:

• Completion of all first-year courses of Future Planet Studies
• Having obtained at least 42 EC of the second year of Future Planet Studies

Toetsing

Toetsmatrijs (studentenversie)

Zie Toetsing

Fraude en plagiaat

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

Weekplanning

Rooster

Het rooster van dit vak is in te zien op DataNose.

Vakevaluatie afgelopen jaar

Nieuw vak.

Contactinformatie

Coördinator

• Crelis Rammelt

Coordinator Future Society: dr. Crelis Rammelt

Coordinator Future Earth: dr. Kenneth Rijsdijk

Assistent Coordinator: Jordy Willems

Docenten

• dr. W.M. de Boer
• prof. dr. R.A.P.F. Bol
• dr. L.H. Cammeraat
• dr. A.M. Kooijman
• dr. ir. E.E. van Loon
• dr. W.E. Morriën
• dr. R.J. Pistorius
• dr. Harry Seijmonsbergen
• dr. Jannes Willems