Master’s Thesis Preparation

Major: Geospatial Modeling
Code of subject: 7.193.02.O.013
Credits: 18.00
Department: Cartography and Geospatial Modelling
Lecturer: Head of the department Marchenko Dmytro Oleksandrovych, Associate professor Holubinka Yuliia Ihorivna, Associate professor Sohor Andrii Romanovych, Associate professor Yarema Natalia Petrivna, Associate professor Yurkiv Mar’iana Ihorivna,Associate professor Brydun Andrij Myhajlovych
Semester: 3 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Мета вивчення дисципліни: To develop an interest in scientific research among masters, to deepen and spread theoretical knowledge, to master the ability to creatively apply theoretical knowledge, to critically evaluate it, to independently acquire new knowledge through research, to enrich theory and practice with it.
Завдання: The main tasks of the master's thesis are: — study (or deepening) and generalization of the theoretical and methodological principles of the chosen research direction; — carrying out a comprehensive diagnosis of the situation using modern tools; — development and assessment of alternative approaches to solving identified problems; — substantiation of the proposed solutions using situational analysis; — preparation of a report and visual materials conveying the main content of the author's work and proposals, followed by their personal protection. The completeness and specifics of the implementation of these tasks depend on the direction of research, the field of activity of the enterprise and its specific features.
Learning outcomes: Ability to demonstrate knowledge of professionally oriented disciplines in specialty; • • Ability to formulate and improve an important research problem, collect the necessary information to solve the problem and formulate conclusions that can be protected in a scientific context; • • Ability to demonstrate deep knowledge and skills on the current state of art and new technologies, the basics of economics and project management, corresponding regulative documents, current standards and technical specifications, experimentation, data collection, modeling and analysis of the results, systematic thinking and apply creativity to formation of innovative ideas in the field of cartography and geospatial modelling; • • Ability to use information resources on scientific context, using high standards of text analysis, tools of humanities, natural and exact sciences for solving the problem of research; • • To plan and complete research under the deadline;
Required prior and related subjects: • Research Practice on the Theme of Master’s Thesis
Summary of the subject: Choosing of research theme. Getting the tasks. Research planning. Analysis of the current situation on the chosen topics, processing of literature and Internet sources. Performance of experimental work. Conducting economic calculations. Formation of research conclusions. Making explanatory note of Master's work
Опис: Аnnotation Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Section 3 Conclusions
Assessment methods and criteria: Current control by supervisor of the study
Критерії оцінювання результатів навчання: 100–88 points – (“excellent”) is awarded for a high level of knowledge (some inaccuracies are allowed) of the educational material of the component contained in the main and additional recommended literary sources, the ability to analyze the phenomena being studied in their interrelationship and development, clearly, succinctly, logically, consistently answer the questions, the ability to apply theoretical provisions when solving practical problems;70 – 50 points – (“satisfactory”) awarded for weak knowledge of the component’s educational material, inaccurate or poorly reasoned answers, with a violation of the sequence of presentation, for weak application of theoretical provisions when solving practical problems; 49-26 points - ("not certified" with the possibility of retaking the semester control) is awarded for ignorance of a significant part of the educational material of the component, significant errors in answering questions, inability to apply theoretical provisions when solving practical problems;25-00 points - ("unsatisfactory" with mandatory re-study) is awarded for ignorance of a significant part of the educational material of the component, significant errors in answering questions, inability to navigate when solving practical problems, ignorance of the main fundamental
Порядок та критерії виставляння балів та оцінок: 100–88 points – (“excellent”) is awarded for a high level of knowledge (some inaccuracies are allowed) of the educational material of the component contained in the main and additional recommended literary sources, the ability to analyze the phenomena being studied in their interrelationship and development, clearly, succinctly, logically, consistently answer the questions, the ability to apply theoretical provisions when solving practical problems;70 – 50 points – (“satisfactory”) awarded for weak knowledge of the component’s educational material, inaccurate or poorly reasoned answers, with a violation of the sequence of presentation, for weak application of theoretical provisions when solving practical problems; 49-26 points - ("not certified" with the possibility of retaking the semester control) is awarded for ignorance of a significant part of the educational material of the component, significant errors in answering questions, inability to apply theoretical provisions when solving practical problems;25-00 points - ("unsatisfactory" with mandatory re-study) is awarded for ignorance of a significant part of the educational material of the component, significant errors in answering questions, inability to navigate when solving practical problems, ignorance of the main fundamental
Recommended books: 1. Спеціалізовані навчальні підручники, посібники, монографії. 2. Нормативні та інструктивні довідники. 3. Галузеві науково-технічні праці вітчизняних та закордонних авторів.
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