This integrated teaching unit is made up of two compulsory learning outcomes: "initiation to scientific methods" and "languages" (English or Dutch).
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
For the learning outcome "initiation to scientific methods":
conduct a bibliographical search to establish the state of the art for a given context and research topic;
formulate and assess the quality of a research question and its sub-questions and hypotheses;
define an experimental protocol to answer a defined research question;
participate in a peer-review process as author and reviewer;
orally present the various stages of a research project and justify their choices .
For the "languages" learning outcome:
English:
adopt an academic style, typical of scientific research
identify and reproduce the typical practices of IT researchers in terms of structuring and presenting content in a written text
present the results of their research in a scientific article respecting the structure and style of the target genre.
present the results of their research in academic presentations
Dutch:
adapt the content, style and register of their speech to suit the audience;
popularize concepts, methodologies and techniques;
present a computer project in Dutch in a popular computer magazine.