30 ECTS credits
750 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4018804DNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.
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Course material, text books and further reading :
Knisely, K. (2009). A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology. Third Edition. W.H. Freeman and Sinauer Associates. 224 pp.
Peer-reviewed scientific papers in the field of the thesis.
Please consult the course descriptions on the TROPIMUNDO website for the most completed and updated course descriptions.
Course objectives :
To design, carry out, present and defend scientific research.
Learning outcomes : please note the general comment on learning outcomes
Education level: Basic Ecosystem focus: Methods and tools
Upon finalising the thesis the student should be able to design research questions and fieldwork protocols and to carry them out in an independent way. The student will know how to analyse raw data or metadata using appropriate methods and tools and how to present the results clearly and interpret them in a wider context using an in-depth survey literature of peer-reviewed scientific literature. The student will also have learnt to extract the essential for a summary and to translate this in several languages. Finally the student will have gained assertiveness by defending his research findings using at least two different languages.
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:
Exam : 50% Written
Exam : 50% Oral
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Brussels
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Paris
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Cayenne