FTE-24306 Research Methods Biosystems Engineering 1

Course

Credits 6.00

Language of instruction:

Dutch

Continuation courses:

FTE-25806 Research methods biosystems engineering 2

Contents:

In this course the students learn the different steps of doing research: problem analysis - problem definition - objective of the research - research questions - project proposal - execution of the research - presentation of results - discussion - conclusion. The students will exercise these different steps by a number of related assignments.
Included in the course are practical exercises where the students are faced with biological and natural variability and where they are instructed how to approach this phenomenon present in most biosystems.
In this course the students prepare (in groups) their own research project (selecting topic, making project proposal, search for information) which is to be executed in the course Research methods biosystems engineering 2.

Learning outcomes:

At the end of the course the students are expected to be able to:
- analyse a problem, define the problem, formulate the objective of the research and derive the relevant research questions;
- make a project proposal for a short research project;
- execute a literature search in scientific literature databases;
- present outcomes of research in a proper way by means of tables, figures, text, etc.;
- understand and handle variability in input and output of a biosystem in a proper way.

Activities:

Group work, practical, lectures, tutorials.

Examination:

Assignments, report.

Literature:

Reader.