URP Master Thesis Projects 2016-2017 Information meeting

Structure Why projects? What does it mean? Projects How to inform yourself? Alternative arrangements Registration “Extra’s” Internship Fieldwork abroad Overview deadlines

Why Projects? More focused More structured Guided by staff’s expertise Peer group and help of fellow students  Higher success rate

What does it mean? Peer group meetings Bilateral meetings towards research proposal kick-off meeting in December theory meeting in January at least 2 meetings more from February on Bilateral meetings towards definitive thesis arrange with your supervisor …in what groups?

Projects Covering URP topics: Climate proof urban development The dilemma of urban mobility, and beyond Private sector involvement in urban development Cities and crisis: Financialisation as a ‘lived’ process Experimental urban development The Game of Urban Development Mixed with HG: Applying a Quantitative Approach Shenzhen: from factory of the world to world city Who will feed Nairobi?

How to inform yourself? Start Follow up read documents Thesis Topic Guide (distributed) Writing a master’s thesis (upcomming) Course Manual Thesis Project (upcomming) Follow up General questions about the projects: contact coordinator first in person then mail for appointment (b.m.hissinkmuller@uva.nl) then ask question per mail Project specific questions: office hours of supervisors through e-mail/individual meetings see Thesis Topic Guide

Alternative Arrangements Presentations: Fri 11 Nov,13-14hr, JK B.25  Nairobi Fri 11 Nov,14-15hr, JK B.25  Shenzhen

Registration Ultimately Sunday 20 November 2016 (23:59) see https://uvasocialsciences.eu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0eJV5Fzvd1Cu061 First and Second Choice (last selection counts) what if project is full?  (informal) kick off meeting per project: 19/20/21 dec

Internship Own responsibility and at your own risk supported, but not facilitated pros: find out about stakeholders, get closer to your research object, gather or access data cons: extra conditions, extra expectations, possible delay, sometimes issues of confidentiality

Foreign Fieldwork Own responsibility and at your own risk no funding Not in countries with a negative travel advice (negatief reisadvies) in principal

Overview Deadlines Task Deadline 1st chance research proposal Monday 20 March, 2017, 10hr 2nd chance research proposal Monday 3 April, 2017, 10hr 1st chance master thesis Monday 26 June, 2017, 10hr 2nd chance master thesis Monday 16 August, 2017, 10hr