Level of study
BAC +4
ECTS
10 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
Initiation to research in a university laboratory
Dates: May-June
Duration: 7 weeks minimum, extendable in July
Prior to the internship, the analysis of an article proposed by the internship tutors prepares the student for the theme of the internship and for the in-depth reading of scientific publications.
After the internship, as part of a peer evaluation process, the student submits his or her written report and oral presentation to the critical eye of other students, who are responsible for improving them accordingly before their final presentation to the internship jury.
Objectives
This internship will give the student a first contact with the world of laboratory research. It will allow the student to interact with a research team and to begin to discover the research topics that he or she will prefer to develop in the future.
- Internship in a research laboratory
- Reinvestment of theories and experimental practices in a research context
- Conduct of research projects
- Management of and adaptation to professional contexts
- Analysis and synthesis of the scientific literature
- Written and oral communication, possibly in a foreign language
- Peer review, training in scientific ethics and deontology
Knowledge control
- Evaluation of the internship : 40% of the time
- Written report (30 pages maximum): 25%.
- Oral defense (~10 minutes of defense, ~10 minutes of questions): 25%.
- Oral presentation of the article analysis: 5%.
- Peer review: 5%.
Syllabus
This laboratory internship, in the field of competence of the Phymatech training, aims to give the student a first experience of scientific research, but also a first professional experience.
The objective of the article analysis is to confront the student with the scientific literature, to identify, select and critically analyze various specialized resources to document a topic, and to synthesize this information for use.
The purpose of the peer review of the report and the defense is to teach the student to evaluate other works, and thus to improve his or her capacity for self-evaluation, and to introduce him or her to the principles of scientific ethics, deontology and peer review specific to the scientific community.
The report and defense train the student in communication for training purposes or knowledge transfer, orally and in writing, in French or in a foreign language.