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How do I select a topic for my final-year research project in Physics BSc?
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[QUOTE="Choppy, post: 6179308, member: 127425"] The default answer to a question like this is to talk to your supervisor. I understand... you want to walk in with a brilliant idea and several deep, meaningful questions so that your supervisor will be impressed with you. But there's no easy algorithm for defining a good research project. And really, when a supervisor agrees to take on an undergraduate student, he or she is committing to a certain level of mentorship. You also have to consider that often the supervisor will have a project (or several) in mind. So step one: talk about it with your supervisor and build up that relationship as strong as you can. A few other tips that might help... Consider reviewing other projects that people have done in the past. While it might be too late at this point, any student thinking about doing a thesis project next year should make sure to attend any public presentation of projects in the current year. This gives you an idea of what to expect, which projects are the most successful, and what can be reasonably done in the time period you have while balancing a full course load. Talk with current grad students - they guys who just did this kind of thing a year or two ago. Often they will have either done, or at least seen decent undergrad projects and can help you generate ideas. Something else that might be worth looking up are things like the 3 Minute Thesis competition, in which grad students summarize their research in only 3 minutes. Remember to be realistic too. Embarking on a project, a lot of students want to create something amazing, but remember you have other classes, other time commitments (including taking good care of yourself) and so the number of hours that you have to spend on this project is likely limited. Often with undergrad projects, you're limited to reproducing something that someone else has done and then maybe adding one new element to it. [/QUOTE]
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