Individual Research Training

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Individual Research Training
Leerdoelen	The aim of the course is for students to become acquainted with the practice of conducting research and master the capacity to do academic research. For doing so, students will actively participate in one or more key research activities such as data collection, data analysis and reporting assisted by a URSI/Nethur fellow. Students further learn to report and reflect on conducted research, based on submitting an essay that is judged based on an evaluation form. This essay should show the students capacity to do academic research by explaining the methods for research and the research outcomes based on defendable arguments.
Omschrijving	The Individual Research training (IRT) module is focused on facilitating the students awareness of the process of doing research, its methods and the reporting of research outcomes. Students will do active research (or research activities), while being supervised by a URSI/Nether researcher in the Faculty of Spatial Sciences. By way of example of possibilities, in previous years, students have analysed quantitative or qualitative secondary data, others have collected primary data and conducted minor field studies in The Netherlands or elsewhere. The students can choose an IRT project from a list of projects offered by URSI/Nethur researchers, or propose a project themselves, which is in line with the research conducted by an URSI/Nethur researcher. Students will work on a research proposal for the IRT in the course Research Process. The coordinators facilitate setting up the IRT. The topic and aims of the IRT, as well as agreements made are drawn up in a Learning Agreement between student and researcher. Its purpose is to help both the supervisor and student to be well prepared regarding what is expected of the student during the IRT. In addition, it helps the mentor of the students to keep track of their performance and possible problems regarding their progress. Working in close collaboration with an experienced researcher, the intended outcome of the IRT is awareness on the part of the student of the process of research which comes directly from practical research experience. The outcome of the IRT is an essay, which is judged based on an evaluation protocol.
Uren per week	variabel
Onderwijsvorm	(Participation in research meetings, conferences, workshops)
Toetsvorm	(Report, discussions with mentor)
Vaksoort	master
Coördinator	dr. T. Busscher
Docent(en)	dr. T. Busscher
Entreevoorwaarden
Opmerkingen	Individual Research Training in semester 1b and 2a.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type MSc Spatial Sciences (research)  (Basic programme year 1 Spatial Sciences) 1 semester I b verplicht