24 ECTS credits
650 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4013775FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e en 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.

Semester
1e en 2e semester
Inschrijving onder examencontract
Niet mogelijk
Beoordelingsvoet
Beoordeling (0 tot 20)
2e zittijd mogelijk
Ja
Onderwijstaal
Engels
Faculteit
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Verantwoordelijke vakgroep
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Onderwijsteam
Roger Vounckx (titularis)
Onderdelen en contacturen
650 contacturen Zelfstudie en externe werkvormen
Inhoud
The content of the master thesis is decided by the promoter and the assistants together with the individual student. When it concerns a team project, a subproject is defined individually for each student. Possible research projects are presented to the students during the second semester of the year prior to the thesis year. The students can ask the academic staff in the research group for additional information on the topics, if required. The integrated version of the VUB examination rules and those of the faculty can be consulted on the faculty website (www.vub.ac.be/IR) for the rules concerning the choice of the master thesis project.
Bijkomende info
Scientific academic and technical literature related to the topic.

We advise the student to (i) consult the guidelines and advisements on our faculty website (www.vub.ac.be/IR) and to (ii) discuss the progress of the research with the promoter and assistants on a regular basis.
Leerresultaten

Algemene competenties

The master thesis is the final challenge in the training, in which the student implements his gained knowledge and skills into a research project. The topic is situated in the main scientific field of a research group, but it is expected that the student makes a personal contribution to the originality of the topic. The student is also fully responsible for this project, of course under close guidance of the academic staff. There are various important facets to be addressed: a thorough examination of the scientific and related social context of the research problem, a positioning of the problem versus the current state-of-the-art in scientific literature, a clear formulation of the scope and the aim of the project, the setup and follow-up of a planning, the execution of the scientific program including theoretical, technical and experimental parts, and finally the written and oral presentations of the project’s output.
The aspired end competences of the master thesis are: the implementation of knowledge, insights and problem solving abilities in a new and unknown territory of a research field, the integration of the existing knowledge with the newly gained knowledge, close scrutiny of the project results (taking into account ethical, social, commercial and other side aspects), and the communication of the research problem, methodology and conclusions in a succinct and clear manner.
By doing this research in an autonomous way, the student gains aside from research skills also the competence required of a scientific engineer to understand advanced results and techniques in the broad field of engineering, aiming at (i) the development of new insights, processes and products, and (ii) the implementation in industry, our society and the environment.

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Academische context

Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering: Applied Computer Science: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)