General Information
| Course Code | AM_1337 |
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| Credits | 12 EC |
| Period | Ac. Year (September) |
| Course Level | 400 |
| Language of Tuition | English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
| Course Coordinator | prof. dr. J.E. Vonk |
| Examiner | prof. dr. J.E. Vonk |
| Teaching Staff |
prof. dr. J.E. Vonk dr. M.C. de Ruiter |
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Part of programme(s)
Master
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Practical Information
You need to register for this course yourself. The (de)registration deadlines can be found on VU.nl
Target audiences
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Course Objective
In this course, students perform fieldwork or laboratory work to complement their thesis research. This allows students to expand laboratory work and fieldwork skills, and adapt the planning of thesis research to fieldwork that may for example be dependent on seasonal conditions or to the timing of international (ship) expeditions.
Important: this course is formally scheduled in P5+P6 but can be at anytime, e.g. during the late summer.
Course Content
Students plan, prepare, perform, and report fieldwork or laboratory work related to their thesis research.
Additional Information Teaching Methods
One or more face-to-face meetings planned on an individual basis between student and thesis supervisor(s).
Method of Assessment
A dataset, fieldwork report, or other method agreed upon between thesis supervisor(s) and course coordinator.
Entry Requirements
The course specifically aims to expand fieldwork (and/or extended labwork) opportunities to support thesis research. Therefore, the course requires a thesis research plan and a fieldwork plan upon admission. This is to be agreed upon between student, thesis supervisor, and course coordinator.
Literature
Targeted to own research topic.
Additional Information Target Audience
The course specifically aims to expand fieldwork (and/or extended labwork) opportunities to support thesis research. Therefore, the course requires a thesis research plan and a fieldwork plan upon admission.
Additional Information
The course can be taken at any time during an academic year and is not limited to any specific period within the academic year. Use of generative AI is permitted solely for improving the clarity and quality of text after it has been written by the student, not for generating content. The exception to this is the use of generative AI for programming languages/coding. All students should include a statement if and how (generative) AI was used in the final field or laboratory report.