6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 8023139INR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (I) Postgraduate - specialised level.
Preparation of a comprehensive written research report is an essential part of a valid research experience.
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The intended learning outcomes are situated in the organizational area of a department of plastic surgery, multidisciplinary consultation, intervention planning and preparation; as in a practical field with different surgical techniques and decision trees for treatment choice in the above mentioned domains. There is also a scientific part in which critical evaluation of scientific literature is taught, as is the writing & publishing of a scientific article.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
SELF Paper determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The thesis must be submitted at the beginning of December (first semester) or June (second semester) (first examination period) or mid-February (first semester) or mid-August (second semester) (second examination period). The oral defense takes place at the end of June or beginning of September respectively. The defense is public. This means that the date, place and subject of each defense will be displayed ad valvas and that everyone interested can be present and ask questions.
Depending on the subject of the thesis, the juries are composed of the teachers of the plastic surgery course and possibly external referees.
The assessment of the thesis is done by a jury (the composition of which is approved by the Education Board) on the basis of 4 criteria in which, depending on the criterion, both the promoter, the chairman and all other jury members have a say. The weight coefficients for each criterion are:
1. The technical-scientific content, with emphasis on personal work:
Promoter coefficient: 0.3
Coefficient of other jury members: 0.2
2. The personal commitment and attitude of the student while working in the research group:
Coefficient promoter and supervisor: 0.2
3. The written presentation of the work (language, design, figures, bibliography, etc.): Coefficient of all jury members: 0.15
4. The oral presentation during the defense (attitude, language, clarity of explanation, answering questions and the like):
Coefficient of all jury members: 0.15
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Postgraduate Certificate Oncoplastic Surgery: Standaard traject