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Identical coursesMaster's Thesis Physical Education - Part 1 (B-KUL-L05N7A)
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Cannot be taken as part of an examination contractCannot be taken as part of a credit contractAims
- The student acquires a broad knowledge concerning the master’s thesis’ subject.
- and gains insight in the different phases of research in physical education.
- Furthermore, the student demonstrates problem-solving skills and gains insight in the elaboration of a master’s thesis.
Upon completion of this course, the student is able to:
- formulate a relevant research question.
- collect and select relevant scientific information concerning the research question.
- fine-tune the research question, based on collected scientific information, and according to the most recent scientific and academic standards.
- integrate theoretical knowledge and concepts into an original research.
- Communicates research findings in an oral presentation.
- organise work and tasks.
The student has completed a written introduction (draft version) of his research, which corresponds with the generally accepted scientific standards and scientific language, both with respect to content and format.
The student reaches the additional objectives set for this first year of working on a master’s thesis. These additional objectives were set at the start by mutual agreement between the student and his promoter.
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
FLEXIBLE( L00F2B )
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
L00F2B : Research Skills in Practice
This course unit is a prerequisite for taking the following course units:
L05N9A : Master's Thesis Physical Education - Part 2
Is included in these courses of study
Activities
1 ects. Seminars on Research Methodology (B-KUL-L05N8a)
Is also included in other courses
5 ects. Research Project (B-KUL-L05N7a)
DutchFormat: Master's thesisBoth termsContent
Under the supervision of his promoter, a research question is formulated by the student. The exact content is determined by the choice of the subject.
The tasks in part 1 of the Master’s Thesis:
- to formulate a research question
- to write a literature overview
- to attend seminars
- to discuss with supervisor, interim evaluations
- to present at a seminar
- to write an introduction
Research should be done with respect of the procedures regarding data protection (GDPR) and ethics review as described on the website of the Education-Support Committee (OBC) of the Group Biomedical Sciences.
A research project should not start without the necessary approvals.
Course material
Articles and literature
Presentation software
Guidelines Master’s Thesis
Master’s Thesis’ concept of the Faculty
Format: more information
Cfr. Concept of the Master’s Thesis of the Faculty
Evaluation
Evaluation: Master's Thesis Physical Education - Part 1 (B-KUL-L25N7a)
Explanation
The research project is presented by the student in a seminar at the end of the academic year in a presentation (10’ presentation with 5’ discussion). In this presentation, the student briefly gives an overview of the relevant recent literature and motivates his choice of research topic (gaps in the current literature). The score on the thesis part 1 is determined on the basis of the presentation and to what extent to the additional objectives (contract) were achieved. The latter assessment should also take the score on the first written text (draft version of the introduction) into account.
The final score is calculated:
- 60%: process evaluation by the promoter, in which 10% of this score is based on the written introduction (draft)
- 20%: evaluation of the seminar by the promoter
- 20%: evaluation of the seminar by the session chairman
Students need to respect all deadlines and conditions that are shown in the concept en rules of the master's thesis, including the contract (all available on Toledo).
The students are expected to be acquainted with the education and the examination regulations of the KU Leuven and the faculty additions, including the rules about plagiarism.