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Identical coursesIntegrated Research Seminar (B-KUL-S0H08A)
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contract
Crompvoets Joep | Coenen Laurien (cooperator) Aims
Throughout this course the students acquire the following knowledge, skills and attitudes:
- Students are able to understand, conceptualize and clearly define a research problem and relevant research questions.
- Students are able to find, select, critically assess and use relevant literature and build a theoretical framework for the research problem.
- Students know and are able to apply relevant methods and tools for conducting research in the field of public administration and public governance.
- Students know the different phases of scientific research, know the opportunities and limits of each of them and are able to apply those onto their own scientific research.
- Students recognize the importance of an empirical foundation for knowledge acquisition.
- Students are able to conduct scientific research in team, meet deadlines and make a constructive contribution to a common result.
- Students are able to take into account the ethical rules of scientific research.
- Students are able to communicate, clearly and unambiguously, their analysis and rationale underpinning these, by giving an oral presentation and by writing a research paper.
- Students can accept criticism from peers and adapt to it. In addition, they can be critical themselves.
These aims are communicated to the students at the beginning of the semester.
Previous knowledge
This is the first part of an integrated research seminar.
At the beginning of this course, the students have already achieved the following aims:
- The student masters the basic academic skills that allow him/her to make a thorough and truthful argument, report and presentation.
- The student can critically deal with conceptual frameworks.
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Activities
6 ects. Integrated Research Seminar (B-KUL-S0H08a)
EnglishFormat: Practical
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First termCrompvoets Joep | Coenen Laurien (cooperator) Content
The sessions provide students with ample support for conducting and writing their group paper. Students gain insight in the different steps of the research process and acquire tips and tricks to facilitate them in conducting their own research and in the writing process.
Students need to work in a group on a public sector related problem for which a public sector innovation/eGovernance solution is or needs to be developed. Students regularly meet with the lecturer to discuss the progress of their case.
This part I focuses on the public sector innovation and eGovernance from a public administration and/or public governance perspective. Part II focuses on technology (Semester 2). Meanwhile part III links the technology with public administration (Semester 3).
Course material
The following course material is used during this course:
- Case description, made available via Toledo
- Relevant scientific papers/articles, made available via Toledo
- (Chapters from) text books, made available via Toledo
Format: more information
This course is organized on campus. During the (interactive) sessions, students receive theoretical and practical guidance in writing their research report and presenting it to their fellow students.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Integrated Research Seminar (B-KUL-S2H08a)
Explanation
Characteristics of the evaluation
The assessment of this course consists of three partial evaluations:
- Research group report (70%)
- Group presentation (20%)
- Participation during contact hours (10%)
The submission deadline and other deadlines are decided by the lecturer(s) and communicated via Toledo.
Determination of the final mark
The course is evaluated by the lecturer(s), as communicated via Toledo and in compliance with the examination regulations. The result is calculated and communicated as an integral number on 20.
The grades for this course are given according to quality of the group paper, the quality of the group presentation and active participation and presence during the lectures. Further requirements are specified during the lectures, and in separate documents, made available via Toledo.
All deadlines must be respected. Negotiation about any deviation is impossible. In case of any exceptional circumstances, students are required to contact the faculty’s ombudsperson prior to the respective deadline. If (one of) the deadline(s) is not met, the complete course will be evaluated as a ‘not taken’ (NA) unless a new submission deadline has been determined due to exceptional circumstances.
If the student does not participate in one (or more) out of several partial evaluations of the course, the student receives a ‘not taken’ (NA) for the complete course.
Students are fully responsible for submitting papers and assignments free of fraud and plagiarism (http://www.kuleuven.be/education/regulations/) and are requested to comply with the Faculty’s relevant regulations. Plagiarism will be sanctioned with the sanctions mentioned in the University’s Regulations on Education and Examinations.
Retaking exams
Students who fail this course get a second examination chance during the third examination period. The format of the evaluation is different from the first examination format. The second examination chance only consists of an individual assignment, i.e. a revised version of the group report. A presentation is not required. The achieved result for active participation during contact hours will no longer be taken into account for the retake exam. The concrete modalities for the third examination period are communicated at the beginning of July via Toledo.
Information about retaking exams
See explanation 'retaking exams'.