Computer Science Bachelor Graduation Project November 15, 2007, UOCG Jacqueline van Kruiningen
Actieplan rendementen CvB (student output) Maatregelen op terrein van onder andere “de kwaliteit van en begeleiding bij scripties/afstudeerwerkstukken”. “Er voor zorgen dat ongewenste en onbedoelde studievertraging vanwege de scriptie wordt voorkomen”.
Preconditions for graduation project: Student-competences, basic skills Clarity for students: responibilities? what kind of tasks? Criteria? Balance between input student / supervisor
About teaching: Cultural- / discipline-specific / individual differences in teaching styles Implicit theories about teaching Inconsistency: teachers’ and students’ expectations / interpretations with regards to (writing) tasks Imperfect tuning / communication between teaching staff
Questions Nature / differences Ba- and Ba-thesis Operationalisation (of differences): procedures, supervision, assessment criteria Route towards Ba-thesis / Ma-thesis How to cope with ‘hidden curricula’, with workload, with policies (papieren tijgers?)
Functions of a thesis Acquiring knowledge, insights Practicing of skills Demonstration of competences (or a combination) (Mirande en Wardenaar 1997) Learning outcomes?
Decide on learning outcomes function of thesis nature of the thesis foregoing curriculum supervision procedures, guidelines assessment criteria
See for example: ptie ptie online writnig help for students: writing center: studieondersteuning/schrijfcentrum studieondersteuning/schrijfcentrum