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General Research Skills

Course
2013-2014

Admission requirements

Successful completion of 2nd and 3rd year courses. A signed research project agreement must be showed at the start of the course.

Contact information

Coordinator: H.G.J. van Mil
Email: h.g.j.van.mil@biology.leidenuniv.nl

Description

General Research Skills (GRS) and the bachelor internship are the first acquaintance of students with the independent design and implementation of scientific research. During General Research Skills all successive aspects of scientific research, from formulating a research question to the analyses of data, reporting and presenting of the results will be addressed. The GRS educational elements are an integral part of the bachelor internship in which the topics attended to in GRS keep pace with the timing of the internship. The GRS course will end with presentations of selected individual research proposals.

Learning goals

Course objectives:
All aspects of scientific research, including formulating a research question, design of an experiment, data analysis and dissemination of the results.

Final qualifications:
The student knows how to design and implement a research project, how to analyze and represent data, and how to write a report.

Timetable

The timetable will be placed on Blackboard.

Mode of instruction

Lectures, tutorials, praticals and assignments.

Assessment method

Assignment and written exam

Blackboard

Blackboard will be used for communication.

Reading list

Set of chapters from the Springer-link library will be published on blackboard. These chapters can be downloaded for free.

Registration

via Usis

Exchange and Study Abroad students, please see the Prospective students website for more information on how to apply.