Master's Degree Project in Biotechnology: Guidelines and Examples
Discover the process of conducting a Master's degree project in Biotechnology, including finding a suitable project, engaging supervisors, examination criteria, and the roles of supervisors and examiners. Explore examples of projects from 2019 to gain insights and inspiration.
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Degree Project in Biotechnology, Second Cycle, 30.0 hp, BB200X Course leader and examiner: Qi Zhou (qi@kth.se) Peter Savolainen (savo@kth.se) Yves Hsieh <yvhsieh@kth.se> Patrik St hl <patrik.stahl@scilifelab.se>
First steps for student: - Find a project (should be Biotechnology!) - At KTH or at other university or a company - In Sweden or abroad - Find supervisor(s) - Main supervisor at KTH - and (if external project) External supervisor - Contact examiners to make sure the project is suitable as Master s degree project
Examples of projects in 2019 Title: Spatially resolved analysis of the Placenta tissue to study the gene distribution and differential gene expression during Preeclampsia Company/institute: CBH/Dept. of Gene technology Title: Influence of viral serology response in the inflammatory protein profile of multiple sclerosis patients Company/institute: Karolinska institutet / CBH/Dept. of Protein science Title: Fermentation for single cell protein production Company/institute: Norwegian University of Life Science, Norway / CBH/Dept. of Industrial Biotechnology Title: Biophysical characterization of redesigned metabolic enzyme Company/institute: SOBI AB / CBH/Dept. of Protein Science
Examination Examination (Pass/Fail) is assessed upon the following tasks: 1. Project plan 2. Project execution and management 3. Master's thesis 4. Public oral presentation 5. Public opposition on another project, including written summary of opposition.
Role of Main supervisor 1. Give resources for theoretical and practical work to perform the degree project 2. Provide supervision of practical and theoretical work 3. Monitor and document the student s learning process 4. Evaluate the student s performance
Role of external supervisor (If project is performed at organizations other than KTH) 1. Give resources for theoretical and practical work to perform the degree project 2. Provide supervision of practical and theoretical work 3. Provide documentation and observations for evaluation of the student, to the Main supervisor
Role of examiner - Verify that the student qualifies for the course - Verify that the selected project is suitable as a master s degree project in biotechnology - Register start of project and final grading - Monitor and document the student s learning process - Setting the formal grade (P/F) - Help the student!
20 weeks of full-time effort V3 First Project plan Today to V(-4) Find and decide Supervisors and degree project V19 Hand in thesis and oppostion report V20 Oral V10 Final project plan 2021-01-11 presentation and opposition V(-1) Application Registration 2020-05-12 Information meeting V1 Start-up meeting 2021-06-07 and 2021-06-08 V(-4) to V(-1) Communicate with examiners regarding your project 2021-01-18 Alternative starting date: 2021-03-22
Application and Registration 1. Fill out Part 1 of the application form "Application for degree project https://intra.kth.se/polopoly_fs/1.577036!/UT- EXAR%20Ans kan%20om%20examensarbete%202016-11-14.pdf 2. Write a project synopsis (first verify with examiners that the subject is suitable as Biotechnology, and discuss confidentiality issues if applicable) 3. Hand in signed application form "PART 1", transcript of records, and project synopsis to the examiners (2021-01-11) 4. Examiners fill out application form PART 2 5. Approved as a degree project by GA 6. Registration to the course by student office
Synopsis, should include: A project title A draft project description including the scientific question, the methods, and the expected outcome Contact information of main supervisor If the project work is performed at organizations other than KTH: contact information of external supervisor In the case of confidentiality issues with the project, a detailed description of these issues should be included A template is available on Canvas https://kth.instructure.com/courses/3299/assignments/syllabus
