Course teacher(s)
François FRIPIAT (Coordinator) and Frank PATTYNECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
french
Course content
The main objective of this course is to provide students with regular monitoring of their Master thesis work.
The course consists of two parts.
The first consists of writing during the first semester a state of the art around the scientific question of the thesis and describing the objectives and approaches.
The second takes place in the middle of the second semester and will consist of a session, where each student presents the progress of their Master's thesis in seminars in front of the students, director, co-director, and readers. This session provides an opportunity to discuss the literature, technical problems, the structure of the Master thesis and the interpretation of the results. Specific focus is also placed on communication and oral presentation skills (oral presentation, concepts of graphical information, expression, the structure of the talks, and answers to questions....).
The course consists of two parts.
The first consists of writing during the first semester a state of the art around the scientific question of the thesis and describing the objectives and approaches.
The second takes place in the middle of the second semester and will consist of a session, where each student presents the progress of their Master's thesis in seminars in front of the students, director, co-director, and readers. This session provides an opportunity to discuss the literature, technical problems, the structure of the Master thesis and the interpretation of the results. Specific focus is also placed on communication and oral presentation skills (oral presentation, concepts of graphical information, expression, the structure of the talks, and answers to questions....).
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
Follow up on the Master Thesis and training on Communication skills.
Learning how to write a scientific document.
Learning how to write a scientific document.
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Cours co-requis
Teaching methods and learning activities
Talks and discussions in seminars
Course notes
- Université virtuelle
Other information
Contacts
Laboratoire de Glaciologie - mme Lelouchier - 02/650 22 27
Campus
Solbosch
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Other
- Written report
Other
Written report
The evaluation will focus on the document submitted in the first semester (state of the art and objectives of the dissertation) and on compliance with the instructions and participation during oral presentations (second semester).
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
Weighting between the document (state of the art and objectives of the dissertation) and the presentation
Language(s) of evaluation
- french
- (if applicable english )