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Identical coursesResearch Methods for Data Collection and Processing (B-KUL-I0S78A)
English
8 
Second term
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contractCannot be taken as part of a credit contract
Toorman Erik (coordinator) | Diels Jan | Gobin Anne | Huysmans Marijke | N. Aims
Students will learn which procedures to follow to collect data and to analyze data needed for the thesis research project. All students will present the thesis research progress to fellow students on a day in the week before the Eastern break. They will also improve their skills for communicating research results to peers.
The aim is that students can:
- plan and execute target oriented data collection (or model simulations if applicable) independently, and critically evaluate the results, and
- present their research to their peers, both in written and oral form.
Previous knowledge
Knowledge in water resources engineering obtained through successful completion of the first phase of the Master in Water Resources Engineering, and through the courses taken during the second phase.
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(I0D18B) AND FLEXIBLE(I0D32B) AND FLEXIBLE(I0D15B) AND FLEXIBLE(I0A99B) AND FLEXIBLE(I0W00B) AND FLEXIBLE(I0D13B) AND FLEXIBLE(I0D17B) AND (FLEXIBLE(I0D14C) OR FLEXIBLE(I0J63A)) AND FLEXIBLE(I0V89A) AND FLEXIBLE(I0V93A) AND FLEXIBLE(I0I60A)
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
I0D18B : Groundwater Hydrology
I0D32B : Surface Water Hydrology
I0D15B : Aquatic Ecology (No longer offered this academic year)
I0A99B : Advanced Mathematics for Water Engineering
I0W00B : Environmental Programming
I0D13B : Stochastic Hydrology
I0D17B : Hydraulics
I0D14C : Irrigation Agronomy (No longer offered this academic year)
I0J63A : Agricultural Water Management
I0V89A : Waste Water Treatment and Resource Recovery
I0V93A : Water Quality Assessment
I0I60A : Setting Up a Research Project
This course unit is a prerequisite for taking the following course units:
I0S76A : Thesis Research Project Water Resources Engineering
Is included in these courses of study
Activities
5 ects. Research Methods for Data Collection and Processing (B-KUL-I0S78a)
EnglishFormat: Master's thesis8 Second termDiels Jan | Gobin Anne | Huysmans Marijke | N. Content
Through self-study, students learn to use data collection methods and data analysis techniques needed for their thesis research. The promoter/supervisor guides the student in the choice of the appropriate data collection and data analysis methods, and helps with identifying research papers, manuals and/or text books that explain the methods.
Students also attend all seminars during which each student presents his/her ongoing thesis research with a PowerPoint presentation (10 minutes). Students receive feedback on their presentation from fellow students and from the lecturer.
Course material
Instructions on how to write the dissertation are available on Toledo and the following website: www.iupware.be.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Research Methods for Data Collection and Processing (B-KUL-I2S78a)
Explanation
The grading scale of this course unit is pass/fail.
Each student gives a PowerPoint presentation (10 minutes) of the Master research during the seminars organized in the last week before the Eastern break. The evaluation is made by one professor (from VUB or from KU Leuven) and the promoters/supervisors are also invited to attend the presentation.
Students have to attend all seminars as they give feedback to their peers and because they also learn from the feedback received and from the presentations of their fellow students.
This OLA is evaluated as pass/fail:
- Pass: the student is allowed to defend the Thesis Research Project
- Fail: the student has to repeat the examination before he/she is allowed to defend the Thesis Research Project
The study points are attributed to "Thesis research Project" (I0S76A), but we will use a bonus/malus system as follows:
- Students who show very good progress will earn a bonus of +0.5 that will be added to the final mark (given on a total of 20) they receive for their thesis (Thesis research Project, I0S76A).
- For students who meet the formal requirement of the presentation but who's progress is poor and for students who are absent during the presentations of other students (without valid reason verified by the ombuds person) we will subtract 0.5 from the final mark (given on a total of 20) they receive for their thesis (Thesis Research Project, I0S76A)