Bachelor's thesis

A final paper is an individual study performance. When writing, you will also be individually supervised by a lecturer from the programme. You can choose your own supervisor from the list in the Blackboard Community. The topic of your thesis aligns with the interests and expertise of that supervisor. If you are taking two bachelor's programmes, you must write a separate thesis for both programmes. A combination is not possible.

• Your supervisor monitors the progress of your thesis and evaluates the final result. A second reader is always involved in the assessment.
• In the fourth week of the block, you must submit a research proposal. Note: this proposal must be approved by both assessors; only after approval by both assessors can you proceed with your plan. If your proposal is assessed as insufficient, you can revise it once, in consultation with the supervisors. If the revision is also assessed as unsatisfactory, your right to further supervision during the block expires. In your research proposal, you must at least cover the following points: (a) a motivated question or objective, (b) a plan of approach (operationalisation, methods), (c) intended final result, (d) time planning, (e) literature list.
• The final version of the thesis must be handed in to both assessors no later than the last working day of the block in which you are registered for the thesis, or earlier as determined by your supervisor.
• The assessment of the thesis is done using assessment forms. These can be found under the heading ‘Assessment’.

All Bachelor's theses are assessed by two lecturers. If your supervisor is one of the lecturers teaching in the Bachelor's programme, then this person will also be the first assessor (or the 'examiner'). Theses are assessed using an assessment form. If there is a large difference of opinion between the first and second assessors, a third assessor may be engaged, who will always work with a separate assessment form.

We take all forms of academic deception very seriously and expect all students to observe the ethical standards of proper academic conduct. When you start writing your thesis, you must submit the Plagiarism awareness declaration form as an acknowledgement that you have read the University's regulations regarding fraud and plagiarism. Lecturers or supervisors will report any suspected cases of fraud or plagiarism to the Board of Examiners. 

In case you are doing research that involves interviewing people, submitting questionnaires or involving people in any other way, you are probably doing human-subject related research. If so, please review the checklist and discuss it with your supervisor. The checklist contains information on privacy, ethics and data management.