Scientific Project

Faculty

Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture

Version

Version 1 of 17.07.2025.

Module identifier

44M0519

Module level

Master

Language of instruction

English

ECTS credit points and grading

25.0

Module frequency

only winter term

Duration

1 semester

 

 

Brief description

In this module, the theoretical and methodological content acquired in the Master's degree program is applied to a scientific question, which may originate from a practical industry context or from the context of a research project funded by third parties. Students can also set their own research impulses, which must be discussed with the supervisors.

Students learn to develop research questions on the basis of their own research. agreements with supervisors and - where applicable - partners from the industry. They organize their research process independently, use and expand their skills from their studies, reflect on their approach and results with third parties and communicate in the context of research colloquia and a scientific publication.

Teaching and learning outcomes

  1. Discussion of a research question with a supervising lecturer
  2. Preliminary research on content and methodology with the aim of preparing a scientific exposé
  3. Joint discussion of the exposé with regard to objectives, methodology, framework conditions/resource requirements and project planning
  4. Independent elaboration of the research question with the continuous involvement of the supervisors and the entire working group
  5. Presentation of the interim results once or several times as part of a research colloquium (e.g. in the working group or in the degree program)
  6. Preparation of an article suitable for submission to a reviewed scientific journal

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 750 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
15Individual coaching-
Lecturer independent learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
735Other-
Graded examination
  • Project Report, written
Academic Innovation

Absolventinnen und Absolventen tauschen sich sach- und fachbezogen mit Vertreterinnen und Vertretern unterschiedlicher akademischer und nicht-akademischer Handlungsfelder über alternative, theoretisch begründbare Problemlösungen aus; binden Beteiligte unter der Berücksichtigung der jeweiligen Gruppensituation zielorientiert in Aufgabenstellungen ein; erkennen Konfliktpotenziale in der Zusammenarbeit mit Anderen und reflektieren diese vor dem Hintergrund situationsübergreifender Bedingungen. Sie gewährleisten durch konstruktives, konzeptionelles Handeln die Durchführung von situationsadäquaten Lösungsprozessen.

Literature

Enneking, U. et al. (2021), Leitfaden zur Erstellung einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit, 7. Auflage, Hochschule Osnabrück 

Applicability in study programs

  • Applied Livestock Sciences
    • Applied Livestock Sciences M.Sc. (01.09.2025)

  • Agriculture, Food Science and Business
    • Agriculture, Food Science and Business M.Sc. (01.09.2025)

  • Applied Plant Sciences M.Sc. (01.09.2025)
    • Applied Plant Sciences M.Sc. (01.09.2025)

    Person responsible for the module
    • Enneking, Ulrich
    Teachers
    • Enneking, Ulrich
    • Rath, Thomas
    • Westendarp, Heiner
    Further lecturer(s)

    verantwortlich im Studiengang: Enneking (MAL), Westendarp (MAN), Rath (MAP)