Course unit
Research project
Last updated: 22/02/2024
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Course Director(s):
BORBELY Andras
GERINGER Jean
General Description:
- Initiation into the research approach
- Taking on an innovative individual project
- Applying a logical sequence: summarising the existing state (state of the art) – positioning (designing) the study –presenting and assessing his own results
- Convince and get across his ideas
Key words:
Research
Business creation
Review of literature
Number of teaching hours
214
Fields of study
Teaching language
French
English
Intended learning outcomes
| On completion of the unit, the student will be capable of: |
Classification level |
Priority |
| Applying a research approach |
3. Apply |
Important |
| Taking on an innovative personal project |
7. Create |
Essential |
| Summarising the existing state (state of the art) |
5. Summarise |
Important |
| Positioning the study in relation to the literature |
6. Assess |
Essential |
| Presenting and assessing his own results |
6. Assess |
Essential |
| Convincing and getting his ideas across |
5. Summarise |
Important |
| Communicating in scientific English |
6. Assess |
Important |
| Summarising and assessing his results to convince an audience |
6. Assess |
Essential |
Learning assessment methods
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Percentage ratio of individual assessment
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Percentage ratio of group assessment
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Written exam:
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%
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Project submission:
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%
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Individual oral exam:
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%
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Group presentation:
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%
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Individual presentation:
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33
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%
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Group practical exercise:
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%
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Individual practical exercise:
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%
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Group report:
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%
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Individual report:
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33
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%
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Other(s): 34 %
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Programme and content
| Type of teaching activity |
Content, sequencing and organisation |
| Project based learning |
Content : - Bibliographical review (analysis of the state of the art)
- Methods presentation (experimental, numerical, modelling)
- Presentation of results and their critical analysis
- Conclusions; discussion, work perspectives
- Document drafting language: English
Reports to be submitted : - Intermediary : bibliographical report (1-2 pages) at a half-way stage
- Final: scientific poster (AO format) and a project article (4 – 5 pages).
Methods : - Individual project, work in pairs could be possible, exceptionally (justified by the volume of the project)
- Projects connected to majors (and preferably calling on Interdisciplinary specialisations). Inter-major projects are welcome.
Submitted reports for assessment: - Written report: mini scientific article in English (4-5 pages); to be submitted 3 to 4 days before the end of the project.
- Presentation of results: poster, during the “poster” day, and before a multi-disciplinary jury.
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