Student-designed Honours Seminar

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Cursusdoel

After completing the course, students are able to:
  • generate ideas
  • exercise independent learning
  • work with the principle of self-assessment
  • create and stimulate a learning community within the course
  • provide material and experiences that can be used to filter back to the regular curriculum
  • independently find and review literature on the topic of their choice and derive a set of academically relevant and clearly formulated questions to be explored and researched during the course
  • elaborate these questions into a complete course plan, consisting of a detailed course manual with weekly contents and procedures
  • produce a number of self-chosen assessment pieces that testify to high-level academic quality
  • combine insights from various academic disciplines or fields of study, and derive overarching conclusions from them
The full course outline is submitted to the Honours Director for approval in the semester before the course is scheduled to take place.

Vakinhoudelijk

Pre-registration for this course is not possible, as it is usually taken as fifth course on top of the degree requirment of 180 cedits.
Registration happens through the honours director after selection.

The content of this course is determined by the students, guided and advised by the course supervisor(s). Course supervisors are requested by the students in consultation with the course co-ordinator, and change every time the course is offered. There may be one or more topics proposed for the course, and all students in the course, regardless of the topic on which they focus, are required to work together as a multidisciplinary seminar group.
Access to the course involves a selection process. Students are evaluated on the following criteria:
  1. Motivation
  2. Academic performance
  3. Ability to take part in cross-disciplinary work
These criteria are generally assessed via:
  1. Motivation and preparedness
  2. GPA
  3. Breadth of the student's academic program or experience
The following are recommended guidelines for adequate preparation:
  1. breadth requirement is completed
  2. at least one of the major tracks is completed
  3. relevant methodology courses/lab courses and any core 200 levels are completed
  4. candidates are in their Senior year
  5. GPA is circa 3.3 or higher
Students who indicate an interest in this course but who do not obviously meet the criteria will be interviewed by the course co-ordinator and the intended supervisor.
Format
The course takes the form of a seminar with student-organised lectures, workshops, and presentations. The exact format differs per topic, and the course proceeds as described in the full course outline.


Grading, self-evaluation and narrative assessment. To be submitted to the HD before the end of the Spring semester.
Students of each group have established their grading criteria and described them in their outline. A final essay needs to be part of the final grade, as well as the final symposium, graded by the Honours Director. Moreover, each group needs to produce a self-evaluation document, which will be linked to the "Overview of previous topics": https://students.uu.nl/en/university-college-utrecht/academics/curriculum-enrichment-options/student-led-honours-seminar. It can be in any form the students wish, e.g. a vlog, a video, a text (circa 5 minutes, 750 words). It should be based on a log kept throughout the course, reflecting both personal growth and content learned.

Werkvormen

INT research
Toelichting

The course should have at least three graded assessment pieces, to include a literature collection exercise (bibliography, review, summary, presentation etc), a solid piece of work, either individual or collaborative, and an event or series of events which are made open to the student body general. There should also be a motivated self assessment. The relative weight of the assessment pieces is determined by the students on the advice of the supervisor and as approved by the Heads of Department.

Toetsing

participation

Verplicht | Weging 100% | ECTS 7,5

*midterm FEEDBACK*

Niet verplicht

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Je moet minimaal 60 punten van het bachelor programma hebben behaald

Voorkennis

Recommended: breadth requirement completed; at least one of the major tracks completed; relevant methodology courses/lab courses completed; GPA 3.3 or higher and being in your senior year.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Competenties

  • Interdisciplinariteit
  • Kritisch lezen
  • Luisteren
  • Onderzoeksvaardigheden
  • Presenteren
  • Samenwerken

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

Materiaal Omschrijving
DIVERSE The course materials should be determined by the students, along with the course co-ordinator. A literature list should be in place before the semester in which the course runs.

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Opmerkingen

Does not count towards graduation requirements, unless explicitly requested. Final enrolment after selection.

Coördinator

dr. C. Robbiano c.robbiano@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. C. Robbiano c.robbiano@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

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