The Bachelor’s thesis (course codes 202001161 and 202001162 ) is the culmination of the Bachelor’s programme. A Bachelor’s thesis is carried out in the form of a 15 EC (420 hours) research project within a department. It is an opportunity to put the knowledge learned during the programme into practice. The Bachelor’s thesis is used to assess the student’s initiative and their ability to plan, report and present a project. The difficulty level of the thesis is described by the attainment targets of the programme and the modules followed up until that moment. Students work independently on a Bachelor’s thesis or Individual Assignment (IOO) under the guidance of a supervisor.
Protocol
- The student is responsible for finding a project and supervisor (you can already start searching for your bachelor assignment once you start your third year).
- The student signs up in Osiris for both course codes 202001161 and 202001162.
- The student registers in Mobility Online (standard pipeline), which has a manual here.
- The supervisor has to take care of a complete committee that meets the requirements, and may help supply some information needed in Mobility Online.
- You will receive an email after registration approval (is checked by BOZ and Module coordinator).
- Project time!
- When you're not doing your thesis during Q4, please view the documents on the module 12 Canvas page, which are listed under 'Kick-off', 'Writing Skills' and 'Presentation Skills'.
- Assessment and grading is based on your report, presentation and questions.
Below you can find more info regarding committee requirements, format thesis reports, submitting your thesis report, format presentation & questions, assessment and applying for the degree.
Requirements for the EE BSc thesis committee
The official requirements are in article B6 of the EER BSc EE:
- The chair shall appoint a supervisory committee consisting of at least three persons. The committee consists of at least the following three persons:
- the daily supervisor;
- an assistant professor or associate professor or full professor of the chosen research chair;
- a member not being a member of the research chair involved (sometimes called an external member).
- The supervisory committee shall include at least two EE examiners.
Examiners are appointed by the examination board of a faculty. For the purpose of the BSc thesis, the examiner list of EE is available for UT employees. Since the file is regularly updated, it's located on Sharepoint. Don't have access to the file yet? You can easily request access via the mentioned link (this is a one-time action). After approval from Alida van der Pluym, henceforth you’ll have access.
Format BSc thesis report
Student & supervisor together choose between the following formats:
- A report of 20-30 pages
- A paper of 4-8 pages, excluding appendices (e.g. for extra figures, designs, code, fitting procedures, etc). Appendices must be included!
- A variation of the above approved by the supervisor/committee
Submitting BSc thesis report
Please email your finished thesis to the members of your committee. After getting a sufficient degree, you must upload your thesis in http://essay.utwente.nl (double-check confidentiality with your supervisor). For more information, see this link: http://essay.utwente.nl/upload.html. After you have uploaded your thesis, your supervisors and BOZ receive an automatically generated e-mail. Your thesis will be available on UT student Theses in three working days and will be linked to your file in the UT archive.
Format presentation & questions
In Q4 there is a joint end conference day organized where the EE Bachelor students will present their thesis. This is normally held on the last Friday of the module. Details about this day are here.
When you are doing your thesis outside of Q4, the student is supposed to pick time and place for the presentation with his committee himself.
Assessment
After your presentation and questions, the committee will give you three grades for:
- Scientific Quality
- Organization, planning, collaboration
- Communication
In order to pass the module, you must have sufficient grades (≥5.5) for all three parts. BOZ supplies filled-in assessment forms to all committees, personalized for every student, as soon as Mobility Online has been completed sufficiently. Below you can also download the assessment form including the criteria.
Follow-up: getting your diploma
In order to get a BSc diploma, students must apply for a Bachelor’s degree with the Office of Educational Affairs (BOZ). Students can apply all year round. In order to receive your BSc diploma you will need to submit the BSc diploma form to BOZ-EE@utwente.nl:
The Office of Educational Affairs will assess whether all the conditions for obtaining the degree have been met. A collective EEMCS Bachelor's graduation ceremony will take place on 25 & 26 October 2024. Further information on this will follow in due time.
Coordination contact details
The module runs all year and is coordinated by Floris Zwanenburg and Module Support EE. You can reach us via module12-ee@utwente.nl.