MRES.B.03 Supervised Research II
Supervised Research II is the second part of research on the topic selected by the student upon enrollment. Typically, this second part continues on the path set during the previous MRES.A.03 module and builds on the progresses made in it. The student proceeds to implement his/her experimental study plan and get / measure / collect data to answer research questions. By the end of the semester, the student prepares a detailed Technical Report including all progress made during the semester, as well as the schedule of next semester research steps. The Technical Report II is written according to the respective template, is submitted by the student and is orally presented and defended in front of the supervising committee who grades it.
Upon successful completion of ‘Supervised Research II’, the student is expected to be able to:
- Compose alternative solutions and comparatively evaluate them according to a set of criteria; select the optimal solution,
- Simulate and/or design and/or construct a prototype; demonstrate the feasibility of the solution, as a proof of concept,
- Comparatively evaluate this solution to alternative existing ones and state its strengths and weaknesses,
- Write and orally defend an extended technical report on the implemented experimental procedure and the results obtained.
Successful completion of MRES.A.03 “Supervised Research I.
The results of supervised research achieved in the 2nd semester of study are evaluated on the basis of Technical Report II. This is written by the student, turned in in paper and in electronic form by the end of the semester, orally presented to the supervising committee within the examination period, graded by the supervising committee and filled by the secretariat.
The supervising committee may
(i) Accept Technical Report II as it is.
(ii) Return Technical Report II to the student along with written comments for improvement. In that case, the student advances to the 3rd semester and continues his/her research to prepare the MSc Thesis, with the obligation to submit and present the improved Technical Report II along with the MSc Thesis by the end of the 3rd semester of study.
(iii) Reject Technical Report II. In that case, the student fails in MRES.B.03 and has to repeat it.
An accepted Technical Report II is graded by the examination committee on the basis of the set of defined evaluation criteria and grade breakdown, as detailed in the MSc Program Study Regulation. The final grade is the average of the grades given individually by each committee member. The committee submits the signed Technical Report II evaluation form to the Secretariat.
The Technical Report II evaluation form along with the detailed criteria and grade breakdown per criterion can be found in the “BIBLIOGRAPHY” tab of the present module.
All faculty members of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering professors, associate professors, and assistant professors can supervise student research in Supervised Research I and Supervised Research II modules, leading to the preparation of an MSc Thesis, on specific topics they propose in the annual calls for applications.