MRES.A.03 Supervised Research I
Supervised Research I is the first part of research on the topic selected by the student upon enrollment. Typically, this first part involves a literature review of the field, so as to get acquainted with the state of the art, and to compare, contrast and critique published solutions/approaches in an attempt to discern a gap in knowledge and/or technology that is worth addressing at the MSc level. Further on, the student analyzes the problem(s) or issue(s) related to this gap, sets relevant hypotheses and plans and organizes an experimental plan to verify or reject them. 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 I 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 I’, the student is expected to be able to:
- State, explain and categorize major research methodologies; select the appropriate one for the problem at hand,
- Perform a literature review of the selected research topic to get acquainted with the state of the art,
- Compare, contrast and critique published solutions/approaches on the selected research topic,
- Discern a gap in knowledge and/or technology that is worth addressing at the MSc level,
- Analyze the problem(s) or issue(s) related to this gap,
- Write and orally defend an extended technical report on the problem to be addressed, the literature review, the planned experimental procedure and the results sought.
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The results of supervised research achieved in the 1st semester of study are evaluated on the basis of Technical Report I. This is written by the student, turned in in paper and in electronic form by the end of the semester, orally presented to the evaluation committee within the examination period, graded by the supervising committee and filled by the secretariat.
The supervising committee may
(i) Accept Technical Report I as it is.
(ii) Return Technical Report I to the student along with written comments for improvement. In that case, the student advances to the 2nd semester and continues his/her research, with the obligation to submit and present the improved Technical Report I along with Technical Report II by the end of the 2nd semester of study.
(iii) Reject Technical Report I. In that case, the student fails in MRES.A.03 and has to repeat it.
An accepted Technical Report I 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 I evaluation form to the Secretariat.
The Technical Report I 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.