Major Subject Project
Course content
To formulate a scientific project in a form similar to writing a grant application for an experimental project of a scale corresponding to one year full time work. The paper should contain the relevant literature background and a description of the goal, relevance and importance of the project as well as a discussion of what new knowledge the project will provide. Furthermore, the planned experiments and methods should be described and their relevance discussed including the requirement and availability of advanced equipment. A time schedule for the project should be included, and the relevance for sustainability and innovation should be considered.
MSc Programme in Biochemistry
Knowledge:
The student will obtain knowledge of a specific research area which
forms the basis for a research project including relevant
background literature and different experimental and theoretical
techniques.
Skills:
Based on original research literature found by e.g. digitized data
base searches and discussions with the supervisor the student will
be able to formulate an experimental research project, choose and
evaluate relevant experimental techniques and argue for the
relevance of the project. The students can present the research
project in a format that resembles a grant application.
Competences:
The student can:
- independently formulate and analyse a biochemical problem
- think, argue and plan a major scientific project that is possible to carry out in practice and that will result in new knowledge in the research area
- convincingly interpret scientific data and evaluate the strengths and limitations of the proposed methods and use similar or revised methods
- formulate the project in writing in a clear and mature language using the correct scientific terminology, and demonstrate an extensive overview of the research area
Self-study under guidance.
See Absalon.
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree is recommended.
The Major Subject Project is mandatory for master students in
Biochemistry and the paper should be submitted before the
experimental part of the thesis is initiated.
Download "Guidelines" from the course homepage in
Absalon.
The intention with the Major Subject Project is to prepare the
student for an experimental research project and generally it will
be an advantage if the Major Subject Project supervisor will be the
same as the thesis supervisor, however the project can be
formulation of any experimental project relevant to biochemistry in
which case the student must find another supervisor. We therefore
recommend that the student starts to plan the thesis project before
beginning the Major Subject Project.
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Written assignmentOral examination, 60 min. (no preparation time)
- Type of assessment details
- The Major Subject Project is evaluated through an overall assesment of 1) a written paper describing the project as described under “aim“ and 2) an oral exam including a short presentation of the project.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
The use of Large Language Models (LLM)/Large Multimodal Models (LMM) – such as ChatGPT and GPT-4 – is permitted.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners.
The thesis supervisor or the Major Subject Project supervisor is the examinator and there will be an internal co-examinator. - Re-exam
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The same as the ordinary exam.
Criteria for exam assessment
In order to obtain the grade 12 the student should convincingly and accurately demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competences described under Learning Outcome.
Single subject courses (day)
- Category
- Hours
- Project work
- 190
- Guidance
- 15
- Exam
- 1
- English
- 206
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- NBIK13014U
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
-
1 block
- Placement
- Block 1, Block 2, Block 3, Block 4 And Summer
- Schedulegroup
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Outside timetable structure
- Capacity
- No limitation – unless you register in the late-registration period (BSc and MSc) or as a credit or single subject student.
- Studyboard
- Study Board for the Biological Area
Contracting department
- Department of Biology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinator
- Karen Skriver (8-727a7279707d6c794769707635727c356b72)
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