Final Project Exam for Undergraduate Program

8 Academic Handbook – Biology Study Program – Biology Deartment - 2013

2.9 Final Project Exam for Undergraduate Program

To complete undergraduate education program in Brawijaya University, education is conducted by using semester credit system and final project.

2.9.1 Final Project Exam for Undergraduate Program

To take the final project exam, a student has to write final project which is a scientific work based on the research finding, review of related literature, internship, field work practice, or other projects offered by faculty. a Requirement of final project writing Students are supposed to write final project if they complete requirements as follow: 1. Listed as student on that academic period 2. Submit a number of certain credit based on faculty rules 3. GPA is minimum 2,00 4. There is no score E 5. Score DD+ is not more than 10 of credit load total 6. Complete the requirements asked by faculty b Procedures and methods of final project writing Procedures and methods of final project writing are arranged in procedure manual of thesis writing c Credit score of final project Credit score of undergraduate final project in Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science is 6 credits. d Time of final project completion 1. Undergraduate final project must be completed for six months since it has been programmed in study plan form. 2. Time extension, students have to get kind of approval from DeanHead of Department according to arranged procedures. e Final project supervisor To write a final project, students have to be supervised by 1 or 2 lecturers consisting of main supervisor and supporting supervisor. 1. Requirements for supervisor The main supervisor has at least Lector position and master title. The supporting supervisor has at least lector position and master title or assistant with doctor title. To determine other supervisors out of the requirements can be done by Dean with request from Head of Department. 2. Supervisor Selection The Dean or Head of Department selects the main supervisor and supporting supervisor based on the suggestion of Head of DepartmentHead of Study Program. Guest lecturer can be suggested to be the main supervisor or supporting supervisor. 3. Duty and Responsibility for Supervisor Duty and Responsibility are: 9 Academic Handbook – Biology Study Program – Biology Deartment - 2013 a. To help the students in searching problems of final project b. To supervise the students in completing final project c. To supervise in writing final project Duty and responsibility for supporting supervisor are to help main supervisor in supervising student’s final project.

2.9.2 Characteristics and Goal of Final Project for Undergraduate Program