| 1 | Bachelor's Thesis Life Sciences | WBBY901-05 |
The Bachelor’s thesis comprises a literature search in the research area of the Major that the student is taking. It is written in conjunction with the Bachelor’s project. Students should be able, under the supervision of a lecturer, to:
• formulate a research question scientifically
• carry out a literature search
• present findings and conclusions in a scientific text (length of thesis: 10-15 pp, 4,500-6,500 words)
• adopt a reasoned position or view and justify it
Learning outcomes. Students should:
• be able to delineate and formulate their own research question and justify it on the basis of relevant scientific literature, having practised collecting information rapidly and systematically by consulting persons or written sources
• be able to indicate the boundaries of a literature search
• be able to document, reorganize and analyse information and relate it to other information
• have been trained to gauge the value of information, taking a critical attitude
• be able to develop clear argumentation to support a position or view that is supported in a relevant and effective manner by scientific literature
• be able to write a clear, critical and logical scientific text of substantial length in clear, appropriate and academic language
• be able to reflect critically on their own academic work and adapt their approach if necessary. |
| Faculteit | Science and Engineering | | Voertaal | Engels | | Docent(en) | | | Toetsvorm | Verslag (R) | | ECTS | 5 | | Entreevoorwaarden | Students must satisfy the following requirements in order to qualify for supervision and assessment of the final-year thesis for the degree programme:
- They must have completed all course units from the propaedeutic phase
- They must have earned at least 60 ECTS credit points from the post-propaedeutic phase of the programme | | Opmerkingen | More information about the Bachelor Thesis can be found on the Student Portal under the heading "Bachelor's Thesis". |
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| 2 | Competences and Professionalization in Biology | WBBY076-05 |
Students in science can choose different professional profiles: research and development, education and communication or applied sciences (science business and policy). During their career academically trained professionals do not only rely on their scientific knowledge and skills but also on other competences related to professional behavior. These comprise complex problem solving, effective communication, critical judgement, self-directed learning, soft skills.
To illustrate and train these professional competences the course is focused on project proposals.
Students will learn how to set up different project forms. In the first week the focus is on academic research projects. Students have to evaluate a research proposal in an interdisciplinary group. This process is supported by (guest) lectures about setting up a consortium, interdisciplinary project management, data management and protection, grant writing and writing a societal paragraph. In the second week the scope is broadened to projects in a business or policy project. Now students have to write an innovation proposal in another interdisciplinary group. This process is supported by (guest) lectures about business, policy, entrepreneurship. In the third week the focus is on how to sell the innovation proposal. This is done by playing the academic version of Dragon's Den with 'dragons' who are all experts within interdisciplinary project work. This is supported by (guest) lectures about pitching your project, personal branding and marketing. |
| Faculteit | Science and Engineering | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. M. van Rijssel | | Docent(en) | A.A. de Bruyn-Rybczynska, PhD.drs. S. Grootersdr. M. van Rijssel J. Zevenberg | | Onderwijsvorm | Opdracht (ASM), Werkcollege (T), Hoorcollege (LC) | | Toetsvorm | Presentatie (P), Verslag (R) | | ECTS | 5 | | Entreevoorwaarden | PLEASE NOTE
This course unit is only accessible to students enrolled in the Bachelor's programmes Biology or old curriculum Life Science & Technology. Students following other degree programmes cannot follow this course unit and will be unenrolled in Progress. | | Opmerkingen | Tutorials and presentations are mandatory.
Students who participated in an earlier edition of the course are exempted from the practical, if they previously obtained a sufficient grade for this course element; in such cases, the partial grade for the practical obtained earlier remains valid.
Max. capacity: 100 students. |
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| 3 | Minor congress (Life Sciences) | WBBY023-05 |
The student choses a scientific research question related to his/her minor and selects 3 recent scientific publications related to that research question. This selection of research papers is sent for approval to one of the teachers and subsequently the student writes a scientific essay using 1500 words max.
Using a peer-review procedure the student provides and receives critical feedback on the written essay and uses this feedback to improve the quality of his/her essay. The student also receives a training on how to professionally present scientific data which will be practiced on a student conference at the end of the course. Furthermore, the student will receive a training in how to write items for high-quality newspapers science sections and write a newspaper science section together with other students. |
| Faculteit | Science and Engineering | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | dr. B. Buwalda | | Docent(en) | dr. B. Buwalda A.M. Engbersen Gastdocent(en)drs. L.T.J. Kraandr. F.L. Kramer | | Onderwijsvorm | Werkcollege (T), Hoorcollege (LC), Opdracht (ASM) | | Toetsvorm | Opdracht (AST), Presentatie (P), Verslag (R) | | ECTS | 5 | | Entreevoorwaarden | No entrance requirements. The course assumes general pre-knowledge in communication skills (reading, writing and presenting) from year 1 and 2 of the bachelor programmes Biology and/or Life Science & Technology. | | Opmerkingen | This course is compulsory for students who follow a minor programme within the life sciences.
This course is not open to students who are following a degree programme other than Biology and/or Life Science & Technology.
All lectures are mandatory. Tutorials and workshops are also mandatory. When tutorials or workshops are missed without approval at forehand, students fail their assignment and will need to redo this part of the course. |
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| 4 | Research Project Behaviour & Neurosciences | WBBY903-10 |
| Students choose a Bachelor’s Research Project from an overview of possible topics within the major. The topics are grouped in clusters. Two students are assigned to one project and will conduct the experiments together under the guidance of one or more supervisors. First, after meeting with their supervisor(s), receiving an overview of the project and start-up literature, the students will start developing a project plan. This entails individual work on writing an introduction to the project and a research proposal. The proposals of both students are discussed together with the supervisor and a final version of a project plan is designed. The students execute the experiments as a team to collect and analyze the data. The findings are presented during a final meeting of all projects in the cluster and the conclusions are discussed with fellow students and the associated supervisors. Each student writes a scientific report on the Bachelor’s Research Project, in which the material and methods as well as the results can be shared between the two team members, whereas the introduction and discussion are individually composed. |
| Faculteit | Science and Engineering | | Voertaal | Engels | | Coordinator | L.M. Jorna, MSc. | | Docent(en) | Several Lecturers | | Onderwijsvorm | Hoorcollege (LC), Practisch werk (PRC) | | Toetsvorm | Practisch werk (PR), Presentatie (P), Schriftelijk tentamen (WE) | | ECTS | 10 | | Entreevoorwaarden | All students need to have obtained the following entrance conditions:
- a total of 90 ECTS;
- including the propaedeutic phase of the bachelor programme Biology;
- excluding minor programme.
PLEASE NOTE
This research project is not accessible to students from other programmes than the Bachelor's programmes Biology and/or Life Science & Technology. Students from other degree programmes will be unenrolled in Progress. | | Opmerkingen | Teaching method:
5h will be spent on introductory/background lectures or seminars, 35-55h will be spent on collecting and reading background literature, developing the research questions, planning the experiments and writing an introduction to the project, 140-180h will be spent on conducting the experiments and analyzing the data, 60-80h will be spent on interpreting the results, writing the report, preparing the oral presentation, and participating in group discussions and/or tutor groups during the project period.
Questions about the research project, contact Lysanne Jorna. |
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