Research Project: Thesis - in combination with profile

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Learning goals. At the end of the research project, the student is able to:

• study relevant literature and gain in-depth knowledge in a certain mathematical topic
• conduct research in the field of mathematical sciences and report on it in a manner that meets customary standards of the discipline
• work together on a research team (e.g., in a hierarchical team of supervisor and junior member(s), together with peers or as a trainee in a company's research team or unit)
• communicate conclusions both written and orally as well as the underlying knowledge, grounds and considerations to various audiences in English (e.g. the research team, fellow researchers in the same area and master students in the same general area of mathematics)
• judge and evaluate mathematical research and publications
• independently perform literature searches
• enroll in a PhD programme in mathematics or begin a career as a professional mathematician

Evaluation. The final mark for the research project is built out of three marks which measure how well the student performed at achieving the learning goals. A detailed document with guidelines for the evaluation of the research project is published on the students webpage. The average mark is the weighted average of the three marks for process, thesis and defence. The final mark is the minimum of the average mark and the mark for the thesis. Accordingly, in order for the student to pass, both the mark for the thesis and the average mark should be at least six.

Evaluation matrix.

	process 30%	thesis 50%	defence 20%
is able to study relevant literature and gain in-depth knowledge in a certain mathematical topic	x	x	x
is able to conduct research in the field of mathematical sciences and report on it in a manner that meets customary standards of the discipline	x	x	x
can work together on a research team (e.g., in a hierarchical team of supervisor and junior member(s), together with peers or as a trainee in a company's research team or unit)	x		x
can communicate conclusions both written and orally as well as the underlying knowledge, grounds and considerations to various audiences in English (e.g. the research team, fellow researchers in the same area and master students in the same general area of mathematics)	x	x	x
is able to judge and evaluate mathematical research and publications	x	x
can independently perform literature searches	x
can enroll in a PhD programme in mathematics or begin a career as a professional mathematician	x	x	x