3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4011748ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - 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 Research Seminars 2 moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor Topics in biomedical research en moet men geslaagd zijn voor Research Seminars 1 OF moet men ingeschreven zijn voor de master klinische BMW of de master management en bedrijfsleven. Voor deze studenten geldt dat zij geslaagd moeten zijn voor research seminars I.
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
Department
Pathology/molecular and cellular medicine
Educational team
Karine Hellemans (course titular)
Jordy Stichelmans
Activities and contact hours
30 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

Seminars are organized on Fridays; each year a new program is composed. They consist of data presentations and discussions by Belgian and foreign senior investigators. Time is reserved and students are stimulated to critically discuss the presented data and the concepts after the presentation. The co-ordinator is present during these seminars, introduces the speaker and leads the discussion after the presentation.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Research Seminars 2, Lecture notes are provided and made available for the student to encourage critical listening and avoid excessive note taking during the presentation.
Additional info

Additional info can be obtained from the co-ordinator.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

To expose students to a broad spectrum of state of the art topics in the Life Sciences, characterized by their medical and pharmaceutical relevance. To stimulate an attitude to become active participants in these seminars given in English; - students are challenged to ask questions after the presentation.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
LEC Paper determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the LEC Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Paper with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Upon completion of the lecture series, the student writes, from three seminars of his/her choice, a one page summary of the seminar's content, its most important message as well as a personal opinion about its scientific and didactic qualities. In the first Lic, this report is written in Dutch, in the second Lic it is written in English.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Upon completion of the lecture series, the student writes, from three seminars of his/her choice, a one page summary of the seminar's content, its most important message as well as a personal opinion about its scientific and didactic qualities. For Research Seminars 2, these reports are written in English.

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:
Master of Biomedical Sciences: Management and Business (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biomedical Sciences: Clinical Biomedical Sciences (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biomedical Research: Standaard traject