5 ECTS credits
140 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1007874BNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester
at
a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
- Semester
- 1st and 2nd semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Impossible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Enrollment Requirements
- Om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor 'Bachelorproef : formuleren en verdedigen van een wetenschappelijke hypothese'
moet men geslaagd zijn voor het eerste jaar Bachelor Biomedische Wetenschappen EN moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor
‘De cel: biomoleculen en metabolisme’, ‘De cel: moleculaire biologie en signaaltransductie’, ‘Biostatistiek’, ‘Farmacologie: basisconcepten’, ‘Bio-informatica’, ‘Experimentele cellulaire en moleculaire biologie II’, ‘Ziekeprocessen: moleculaire en cellulaire basis’, ‘Wetenschappelijke lijn 3: wetenschapscommunicatie’, ‘Kwaliteitsmanagement’, ‘Topics in farmacologie’, ‘Biomedische genetica’, ‘Pathofysiologie van de organen en inleiding tot de ziekteleer’, ‘Experimentele cellulaire en moleculaire biologie III’ en ‘Klinische laboratoriumtechnieken’
OF moet men ingeschreven zijn voor het verkort Bachelorprogramma Biomedische Wetenschappen en moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor De cel: biomoleculen en metabolisme’, ‘De cel: moleculaire biologie en signaaltransductie’, ‘Biostatistiek’, ‘Farmacologie: basisconcepten’, ‘Bio-informatica’, ‘Experimentele cellulaire en moleculaire biologie II’, ‘Ziekeprocessen: moleculaire en cellulaire basis’, ‘Wetenschappelijke lijn 3: wetenschapscommunicatie’, ‘Kwaliteitsmanagement’, ‘Topics in farmacologie’, ‘Biomedische genetica’, ‘Pathofysiologie van de organen en inleiding tot de ziekteleer’, ‘Experimentele cellulaire en moleculaire biologie III’ en ‘Klinische laboratoriumtechnieken’
- Taught in
- Dutch
- Faculty
- Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
- Department
- Pathology/molecular and cellular medicine
- Educational team
- Karine Hellemans
(course titular)
Jordy Stichelmans
- Activities and contact hours
- 10 contact hours Lecture
15 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
120 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
- Course Content
- 1. At the start of the third year, each individual student chooses a scientific focus topic according to his or her interest from a list of topic descriptions. This list will be made available to the students early in the first semester. The general co-ordinator is responsible for the follow-up of the topic selection process. Each topic is connected to the co-ordinator of the bachelor course to which that topic is related; this person is directly responsible for individual coaching of the student, or indirectly responsible by assigning a tutor (at post-doc level) in advance (=name on list) for coaching the student.
2. While being regularly coached by the topic co-ordinator or the tutor, the student makes a sufficiently profound literature study of (a particular aspect of the) chosen focus, during which a better understanding of the topic arises and during which his or her own ideas about the subject take shape. These ideas can then be used to develop a scientific hypothesis.
3. The findings of the literature study are written down in a concise report of maximally five A4 pages (font 12 and a 1.5 line spacing).
This report contains the following elements:
* title,
* short background (half a page),
* problem description (question),
* search strategy,
* searched literature (can also be taken up as "bibliography" at the end),
* development of the hypothesis (one page) ending in the phrasing of the
* single sentence hypothesis (indicated for example by one statement in a box).
* proposal to test the hypothesis °)
* General conclusions.
°) The hypothesis is phrased as one simple and complete sentence that, identified explicitly as “hypothesis” is highlighted by a box. Following this sentence, a proposal can be added to test the hypothesis experimentally, which also shows that the hypothesis can be submitted to an attempt for falsification (this shows the scientific validity of the hypothesis).
4. The oral presentation (10min) is attended by all students of that particular year and also by a jury of co-ordinators and tutors. This session is held in one day and chaired by the co-ordinator of the course.
5. During the first semester, an introductory activity is organised for all students with three examples of presentations given by students of the previous year. This is followed up by interactive group discussions with the co-ordinator, in which students choose their topic and motivate their choice and bring up questions regarding their work and planning of this course.
- Additional info
- If the student has obtained an insufficient score, the decision to redo the same focus topic or to choose a new focus topic has to be taken within one week. Both the topic co-ordinator and the general co-ordinator are directly involved in this decision and the student is immediately informed on the outcome and the required information to redo the exam. A list of optional scientific focus topics, indicating the titles and state of the arts texts (one or a few pages) and concluded by a list of references of high quality. The composition of the list will each year be concluded around 25 September after interactions between the general co-ordinator and his team of collaborators (topic co-ordinators and postdoc tutors).
- Learning Outcomes
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General competencies
AIM
1. The student is stimulated to analyse in more dept a "scientific focus topic" which is consistent with the core curriculum of the bachelor years and which is chosen on the basis of his or her own interests from a broad range of possible topics. New publications are found with current methods for literature research.
2. Scientific curiosity of the student is stimulated.
3. The exercise is made to lead to a better understanding of the chosen topic and this understanding is used to develop a self-designed hypothesis based on scientific reasoning.
4. The student is trained to summarise the results of this literature study and critical analysis in a concise written text as well as in a public presentation.
The educational council of the training programme in which the topic “Hypothesis” is offered, has the aspiration to consider the exam of this topic as a “Bachelor test”.
This implies that the student is expected to an show ability to integrate the knowledge from the Bachelor years and apply this on a new problem. For this reason, participation requires a considerable set of pre- and co-requisites.
- Grading
-
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
SELF Paper determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- Presentatie
with a relative weight of 25
which comprises 25% of the final mark.
Note: een mondelinge presentatie (10 minuten, gevolgd door 5 minuten discussie) waarin de student eventueel gebruik maakt van een overhead projector
- dagelijks werk
with a relative weight of 25
which comprises 25% of the final mark.
Note: het dagelijks werk (beiden beoordeeld door tutor/begeleider
- schriftelijk verslag
with a relative weight of 25
which comprises 25% of the final mark.
Note: een schriftelijk verslag dat door de verantwoordelijke begeleider (tutor) wordt geëvalueerd inzake helderheid, originaliteit en wetenschappelijke accuraatheid.
- discussie
with a relative weight of 25
which comprises 25% of the final mark.
Note: de discussie (beoordeeld door de jury van tutors).
- Additional info regarding evaluation
- The exam consists of two aspects:
* An oral presentation (10 min followed by a discussion of 5 min), in which the student uses PowerPoint or overhead slides.
* A written report that is evaluated by the topic co-ordinator or the tutor with respect to its general quality, originality and scientific accuracy.
The final mark for this course consists of a score on 20 which is the average of the score for the text and for the daily work (given by the tutor), and that given for the presentation and discussion (given by the jury of co-ordinators and tutors).
- Allowed unsatisfactory mark
- The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.
Academic context
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences: Abridged (only offered in Dutch)