Learning objectives:
More general learning objectives:
After completion of this module, a student has written a
clear and doable research proposal including a research question, a literature review, appropriate research methods, a discussion of the relevance of research and a realistic time planning.
More specifically:
After completing this module part, students have:
- Given a description of the goals of the research in a specific area and explained how this generates new answers to research questions;
- Derived a research question and sub-questions from a careful study of the relevant literature in this area;
- Clarified which theories are used to answer the research question and have derived hypotheses from these theories;
- Have justified the choices made regarding:
- the selected research design
- the data used to answer the research question;
- Made a detailed time planning and time expenditure;
- Generated a list of the literature consulted;
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The goal for this module is the making of a research proposal within a supervised bachelor circle.
The bachelor thesis and bachelor thesis proposals are written in so-called circles:
In groups of up to 6 students with similar but individual subjects;
Content
In the first stage of the bachelor circle students
(1) are introduced to the bachelor circles (week 1);
(2) select a thesis circle (end of week 1);
(3) prepare their individual research proposal (week 2-7)
(4) for students who fail: revise the individual research proposal (week 8-10).
Writing a research proposal for the bachelor thesis is a precondition for participating in module 12, in which the actual bachelor thesis
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