Academic Skills
Full course description
In this course, the research proposal is drafted in preparation for the research internship. The course serves to provide students with general skills and a source of information about academic research. The course thereby supports the development of the research proposal and subsequent execution of the internship via assignments, workshops, and lectures that allow students to practice and develop their academic skills.
The research proposal describes what you will investigate, why it is important, and how you will do the research. The format of a research proposal varies between (sub)fields, but most proposals should contain at least these elements: Cover page, Introduction, Literature Review (incl background, relevance, and research question), Research design and methods, Reference list, and a Timeline/planning. Students discuss the content of the proposal with their internship supervisors (preferably 2-3 months prior to the official start of the internship).
This module is not applicable for (the subsample of) students of the Master Neuropsychology that complete a clinical internship.
The final assessment for this course is pass or fail - and not a numerical grade between 0,0 and 10,0.
Course objectives
- to produce a scientifically sound research proposal;
- to adequately prepare for a research internship.
Mandatory ILO’s are:
- students know what the criteria/guidelines are for writing a research proposal;
- students know what transparency in science is (including data management and research ethics);
- students recognize ethical aspects of conducting research and are able to complete an ethics application.
- students are familiar with the key concepts of open science including preregistration.
Additional ILO’s (if skills are not yet mastered) are:
- students are able to execute a literature review;
- students are able to use a reference manager;
- students are able to select a research design and corresponding methods for a research project;
- students understand basic statistical techniques;
- students can explain characteristics of academic writing and are able to implement and apply that knowledge to the writing of a research proposal.
(this list is just an example, and will be updated each year, based on student and supervisor needs)
- G.A. ten Hoor