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 ===== During Programme ===== ===== During Programme =====
  
 +==== Supervising Bachelor Students ====
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 +As a Research Master student, you can also involve Bachelor students in suitable parts of your research project, for example through:
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 +  * Bachelor seminar projects,
 +  * project work,
 +  * or Bachelor theses.
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 +This can be a very effective way to implement larger research projects. Well-defined subproblems can be investigated by Bachelor students while contributing to the overall Research Master project.
 +
 +Typical examples include:
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 +  * implementing and evaluating a specific algorithm,
 +  * developing a prototype or software component,
 +  * setting up an experimental environment,
 +  * collecting or preparing data,
 +  * performing measurements,
 +  * reproducing results from previous publications,
 +  * comparing different approaches,
 +  * or investigating a clearly defined sub-question.
 +
 +=== Benefits ===
 +
 +Supervising Bachelor students can:
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 +  * accelerate the implementation of larger research projects,
 +  * allow several approaches to be investigated in parallel,
 +  * create reusable software, datasets or experimental setups,
 +  * and provide valuable experience in scientific supervision and project management.
 +
 +=== Important Considerations ===
 +
 +The Bachelor project should be a **self-contained scientific task** with clearly defined objectives and expected results.
 +
 +The Research Master student should:
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 +  * define the task together with the responsible professor,
 +  * provide sufficient background information and initial guidance,
 +  * conduct regular supervision meetings,
 +  * review intermediate results,
 +  * ensure that code, data and results are documented properly,
 +  * and integrate relevant results into the larger research project.
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 +The scientific contribution of the Bachelor student must remain clearly identifiable. Results, software, figures or other contributions used later in a publication or thesis must be acknowledged appropriately.
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 +**Important:** Supervising another student does not transfer the responsibility for your own Research Master project. You remain responsible for understanding, validating and integrating all results that become part of your research.
  
 ==== Funding ==== ==== Funding ====