Part 1 of Research Project
The process described on this page follows the process in the step 'Preparation'. The duration of the Research Project starts now. The course code in Osiris is NS-TP551M.
Follow the instructions on this page to complete Research Project Part 1
Research Project Part 1 comprises:
- An introduction to the project: mastering relevant background material and literature
- initiating the project
- your research group will decide on the format, which may involve a short presentation of the status, goals, and plans for the next steps
This counts for 15 EC and concludes with a Go/No-Go decision. If you pass, you continue to part 2 of the project.
You are expected to show that:
- you know the goals of the project; this includes translation of a problem in your research field into a relevant research question and design;
- you have obtained first results and have analysed them and can present them in a comprehensible way;
- you have a plan for the second part of the project.
The research group decides the format of the evaluation to get to the Go/No-Go decision. You may be asked to give a presentation for the entire research group and/or write a short report that you discuss with your supervisor(s).
Grade and written explanation
For the Go/No-Go decision, you will receive feedback from your supervisor(s) personally and through the assessment form in Osiris. The project supervisor/first examiner will fill out the ‘Assessment Form Part 1 Research Project’ in Osiris Case. Once this is complete, your second examiner will be asked, in Osiris Case, if they agree with the assessment. After your second examiner has approved the final assessment, then the Student Desk will register the outcome of the evaluation and, if applicable, award the EC.
In these rubrics (part 1) you can find more detailed criteria. Use this document only as a guideline. If one of your examiners/supervisors is not from the Faculty of Science, please share this document with them.
About the Go or No-Go decision
There are three options for the Go/No-Go decision:
- Sufficient: means that you automatically continue with part 2.
- Insufficient with re-take exam: means that your project supervisor/first examiner explains which parts need improvement. A date to re-evaluate part 1 will be set. After re-evaluation, your (first) supervisor/first examiner will send the updated assessment to the Student Desk.
- Insufficient without re-take exam (fail): means that you have failed on the above-mentioned learning goals and have to abort the research project. Your project supervisor/first examiner will report his/her findings to the programme director who will invite you and the Study Advisor. The programme board, after consulting you and possibly other people, will decide whether starting up a new project will make sense.