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Title:
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HYBRID SIMULATION OF A SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE: INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING TO ENABLE MASTER'S DEGREE STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE RESEARCH SKILLS |
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Author(s):
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Patricia Brockmann |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-52-8 |
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Editors:
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Demetrios G. Sampson, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2023 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Project-Based, Inquiry-Based, E-Learning, Research Skills, Simulation, Conference, Bionic Computation |
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Type:
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Full |
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First Page:
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91 |
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Last Page:
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98 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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A novel course concept to enable master's degree students to acquire research skills is described as an experience report. A hybrid, inquiry-based format was developed to simulate each phase of writing and presenting a research paper at a scientific conference. Students self-organized into groups to conduct each phase of the research process to conduct a research project for a scientific topic, bionic computation. Weekly group meetings with the instructor were conducted via video conference. Students learned to formulate research questions, write abstracts, acquire experimental data and evaluate open-source libraries and tools to build their own experimental models. An in-house, mini-conference was held in person, in which each group held a presentation of their work. At the end of the semester, a retrospective was held to reflect on students' experiences and summarize the lessons they have learned. After the course, slight majority of the students stated that they could imagine writing a paper about their master's theses and taking part in a real conference. |
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