6 ECTS credits
179 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4022277FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
The student, in conjunction with his / her promoter shall draw up a training plan for the course unit, and has it approved by the program board after substantive screening by the instructor-in-charge of the course. The instructor-in-charge of the course enlightens the student on the setup and related formalities of the training periods. The promoter scrutinizes the actual content of the training courses; which may consist of, on the one hand, a combination of the collection and analysis of their own research data and on the other hand, attending specialized workshops, symposia, seminars, journal clubs, short stay in an external or international research group, etc.The student, in conjunction with his / her promoter shall draw up a training plan for the course unit, and has it approved by the program board after substantive screening by the instructor-in-charge of the course. The instructor-in-charge of the course enlightens the student on the setup and related formalities of the training periods. The promoter scrutinizes the actual content of the training courses; which may consist of, on the one hand, a combination of the collection and analysis of their own research data and on the other hand, attending specialized workshops, symposia, seminars, journal clubs, short stay in an external or international research group, etc.
Course materials and links to relevant sources will be made available through the dedicated interface for this course on the online learning platform of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
The student knows:
INSIGHT
SKILLS
The student can
ATTITUDES
The student shows :
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Continuous/permanent evaluation: the student keeps his / her internship activities in a personal research portfolio, which is judged by both the promoter for 50% (with focus on attitude, learning trajectory and content) and the teaching staff of the course 50% (on learning progress). The internship portfolio should be submitted at the end of the internship at the first week of the examination period (cfr the faculty examination regulations) and should contain a collection of documents that thoroughly document the work the student has done and the knowledge and skills he/she has acquired as an intern. The portfolio must be formatted according to the guidelines available through the online learning platform. The student will be expected to present a poster on the internship experience. It is mandatory that students provide evidence of their attendance and performance, indicating that they completed the contracted hours and evaluating their performance. The promotor should provide an evaluation of the internship experience at the end of the internship. He / she should also comment on the initial training plan and explain eventual divergence of the internship work from the plan.
Nederlands:
De cursus gebruikt permanente evaluatie. De student wordt verwacht om een persoonlijke research portfolio bij te houden die door de promotor wordt geëvalueerd op vlak van attitude, leertraject en inhoud (50%) en door de staf voor wat betreft leerprogressie (50%). De portfolio wordt ingediend aan het einde van de stage in de eerste week van de examenperiode in juni (cfr examenreglement faculteit). Deze protfolio bevat alle nodige documenten om aan te tonen wat de student heeft gedaan en dat hij/zij de nodige kennis en vaardigheden bezit. Van de student wordt verwacht dat hij / zij een poster over de stage-ervaring presenteert.; ook dient bewijs van aanwezigheid geleverd te worden.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Research Master of Gerontological Sciences: Standaard traject