Level of education
Bachelor's degree
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Description
This course unit consists of carrying out a project on a topic related to Earth, Water, and Environmental Sciences. The topics will be defined by the entire L3 teaching team and will involve addressing scientific issues using data acquired in the laboratory and/or in the field. The topics will be addressed by groups of 2 to 3 students and will be supervised by tutors throughout the L3 year as part of 2 complementary course units:
- Project TEE 1 in S5 will focus on bibliographic research activities related to the topic and the acquisition of tools for writing a scientific report and giving an oral presentation.
- The TEE 2 project in S6 will focus more on processing experimental/analytical data, critiquing the results obtained, and interpreting them. The final outcome of the study will take the form of a final report and an oral presentation before a jury.
This project-based course, spread over the two semesters of the third year of the TEE program, will provide students with their first experience of working independently. They will then be able to apply this experience to their master's program or directly to the professional world, depending on their career plans.
Objectives
The second phase of the tutored project corresponding to "Project TEE 2" aims to train students in the acquisition of experimental/analytical data, in the laboratory and/or in the field, as well as in the critical analysis and interpretation of results. Progress meetings to define a work schedule for the entire S6 semester with a view to the final deliverables of the study will be organized by the EU managers and tutors. These will enable students to supplement certain knowledge acquired in Project TEE1 in order to write the final scientific report and also prepare for the oral defense of the work carried out throughout the project.
Mandatory prerequisites
None
Knowledge assessment
This course unit will be assessed on a continuous basis.
Syllabus
This course corresponds to a project course (1 hour SPS/students). The hours will be divided between the tutors supervising the student groups and the course leaders, who will also organize lectures/tutorials focusing on:
- Progress reports on the work schedule and data processing/analysis
- additional information on writing a scientific report and preparing an oral presentation of their work
Targeted skills
- Define a methodology for conducting a scientific study and define the analytical/experimental methods to be implemented.
- Acquire theoretical and practical skills in the laboratory and/or in the field
- Process experimental/analytical results, critique them, and interpret them
- Ability to present scientific results in a structured and concise manner in the form of a report and an oral presentation.