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Research Projects

Research Projects. “Kick-off meeting” 7 Nov November 201 8 Lourens Waldorp Sanne Bentvelzen. Research Projects. What do you learn? What is a project? Requirements! How to find a project? How to manage your project? Procedures Deadlines! Next …. What do you learn?.

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Research Projects

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  1. Research Projects “Kick-off meeting” 7 NovNovember 2018 Lourens Waldorp Sanne Bentvelzen

  2. Research Projects • What do you learn? • What is a project? • Requirements! • How to find a project? • How to manage your project? • Procedures • Deadlines! • Next …

  3. What do you learn? • Review current state of affairs • Derive interesting question • Construct a clever design • Present plans convincingly • Discuss your plans, learn from feedback • Gather data • Discuss and analyze data • Write report & present atconferences

  4. What do you learn? • Review current state of affairs • Derive interesting question • Construct a clever design • Present plans convincingly • Discuss your plans, learn from feedback • Gather data • Discuss and analyze data • Write report & present at conferences

  5. You should be veryFAST

  6. 2. What is a project • Internship

  7. Research Project ≠ Assignment • You are part of a project group • Members have different roles • Meetings are for information exchange, not for testing you • Provide information systematically • Ask questions (but put effort in it first) • Prepare well !but do not always aim to present a finished product

  8. Internship: • Should at least comprise a number of different research tasks • Student doesn’t have to formulate own hypotheses and research question • Student does not have final responsibility for answering the research questions • Report = proposal + results + discussion

  9. Thesis: • Covers the full ‘empirical cycle’; from question to conclusion • Student has final responsibility for answering the research questions • Proposal has to be approved by the Thesis committee • Report in the format of a international journal article (with possible additions)

  10. Empirical Cycle

  11. Similarities • Second semester • Combined with technical courses • Could be conducted abroad • High workload • But… it’s exciting!

  12. What’s the difference? • Thesis • Year 2 • 26-32ec=728-896hrs= 91-112 days • Starts in January • 5-6months full time workload • Mostly conducted full-time • All stages of empirical cycle • Report format of an international journal article (with possible additions) • Second assessor required • Graded proposal (4 EC) Internship • Year 1 • 18-24ec=504-672hrs= 63-84 days • Starts in February • 3-4 months full time workload • Mostly conducted part-time • At least 3 stages empirical cycle • Report=proposal+results +discussion • Second assessor not required • Proposal not graded

  13. 3. Requirements Internship and Thesis are: • carried out by one student • in major and minor (preferably) • on different topics • supervised by different researchers • two different projects

  14. Who can be supervisor Primary supervisor • Staff member UvA Psychology • Research appointment • Member national research school Daily supervisor (possible addition): • PhD student / other staff • Other staff at other university(external)

  15. External research project • ResMas and external supervisor • ResMas supervisor is always first assessor: approves proposal and awards grade & credits • Thesis: External supervisor cannot be second assessor because he/she is involved in the research project. • Student + ResMas + Resmas supervisor should have at least five meetings

  16. External research project Student + UvA ResMas supervisor have at least 5 meetings. If necessary feedback to local supervisor. • Initial meeting first draft of the proposal is discussed • Proposal meeting approve the proposal • Midterm meeting: 1.5 months after proposal to check progress • Report setup meeting before you start writing the report • Final meeting product and process are discussed & graded

  17. 4. How to find a project • Package deals on ResMas website:

  18. How to find a supervisor • Approach staff member / (psyres.uva.nl) • Course assignment / lab presentation • Package deal • ‘Cold’ contact • External project Choose a project where you can learn a lot!

  19. How to approach supervisors Plan orientation meeting(s) • Announce goal • Prepare for the meeting • 15-20 min • Chemistry?

  20. 5. How to manage your project? • Avoid delay

  21. 5. How to manage your project? • Carefully make time-schedule

  22. 5. How to manage your project? • Carefully make time-schedule • What is the timeframe? • 1 hour supervision per EC • Plan meth & stat courses too • Plan extra hours to make up for delays • Plan vacations and days off • Consider what could be optional

  23. 5. How to manage your project? • Carefully make time-schedule • List your tasks and duties

  24. 5. How to manage your project? • Carefully make time-schedule • List your tasks and duties • Read assessment form before the start • Ask your supervisor for help • Formulate goals clearly • Keep your interests in mind • Publication is not part of the project

  25. 5. How to manage your project? • Carefully make time-schedule • List your tasks and duties • Make S.M.A.R.T. agreements

  26. 5. How to manage your project? • Carefully make time-schedule • List your tasks and duties • Make agreements S.M.A.R.T. • Specific • Measurable • Achievable • Results-oriented • Timebound

  27. 5. How to manage your project? • Carefully make time-schedule • List your tasks and duties • Make agreements S.M.A.R.T. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound • Prepare for every meeting • Send email (work+questions) before meetings • Make notes at meetings • Send email (notes+actions) after meetings • You may ask anything, as long as you have invested in the answer

  28. 5. How to manage your project? • Carefully make time-schedule • List your tasks and duties • Make S.M.A.R.T. agreements • Talk about content and process

  29. 5. How to manage your project? • Carefully make time-schedule • List your tasks and duties • Make S.M.A.R.T. agreements • Talk about content and process • Regular maintenance • (Risks for) delay? • Do expectations still match?

  30. 5. How to manage your project? • Carefully make time-schedule • List your tasks and duties • Make S.M.A.R.T. agreements • Talk about content and process • Be constructive and pragmatic

  31. 6. Procedures Before the research starts: • Research Proposal • Peer Review • Ethics code • Thesis committee Gather Data After the research work • Final report • Poster presentation at Graduate Conference • Individual oral defense (Thesis only)

  32. 6. ProceduresContract • Names supervisor(s) & student • Name of second assessor * • Title and Keywords • Start date – End Date • Hours per week • EC • Frequency of meetings • Signatures

  33. Internship contract

  34. Thesis contract

  35. 6. ProceduresProposal • Who and where • Title, summary, keywords • Project description • Procedure • Work plan • References • Signatures

  36. Documents Where to find contract & proposal format: http://student.uva.nl/rmp/ research projects Latest version of all relevant documents

  37. Peer Reviews (2) • Two fellow students • Don’t need to be experts on the topic • Adjust proposal upon comments • Hand in peer reviews with proposal

  38. Ethics Review Board • Checks each proposal • Website https://www.lab.uva.nl/ce/ Reference code is enough for proposal • Supervisor carries responsibility • External project? Adhere to local ethics procedure

  39. Hand in internship proposal • Internship proposals signed by supervisor(s) and student; • Sent to Thesis Committee; • Internship research may start while the proposal is written

  40. Hand in Thesis proposal • Thesis proposals signed by supervisor(s) and student; • Sent to the Thesis Committee; • Thesis proposals are reviewed and graded; • Thesis proposals have to be approved before starting the research

  41. Hand in the proposals • E-mail in PDF to: thesis-researchmaster-psy@uva.nl • Research proposal • Two peer reviews • Include signatures in PDF or send signed copy to ResMas coordinator

  42. 7. Deadline Contract Internship Thursday 24 Januari 2019 Thesis Thursday 20 December 2018

  43. 7. Deadline Proposal Internship Thursday 28 March 2019 Thesis Thursday28February 2019

  44. Procedure Before the research starts: • Research Proposal • Peer Review • Ethics code • Thesis committee Gather Data After the research work • Final report • Poster presentation at Graduate Conference • Individual oral defense (Thesis only)

  45. Final Report Internship report: • Research proposal with results and discussion section added Thesis report: • Report in the format of a international journal article (with possible additions)

  46. Poster presentation at Graduate Conference • Second week of October on Friday • Both internship and thesis research

  47. Individual oral defense • Only for Thesis • 1 hour presentation • in English • in attendance of supervisor • part of your assessment

  48. 7. Deadline Final Report Internship & Thesis 1 July 2019

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