Criteria for Academic Bachelor's and Master's Curricula

2competent in doing researchBachelorIs able to reformulate ill-structured researchproblems. Also takes account of the systemboundaries in this. Is able to defend the newinterpretation against involved parties. [ksa]MasterIdem, for problems of a more complex nature.[ksa]Is observant, and has the creativity and thecapacity to discover in apparently trivial matterscertain connections and new viewpoints. [ksa]Idem, and is able to put these viewpoints intopractice for new applications. [ksa]Is able (with supervision) to produce and executea research plan. [ks]Idem, independently. [ks]Is able to work at different levels of abstraction.[ks]Given the process stage of the researchproblem, chooses the appropriate level ofabstraction. [ksa]Understands, where necessary, the importance ofother disciplines (interdisciplinarity). [ka]Is able, and has the attitude to, wherenecessary, draw upon other disciplines in hisor her own research. [ksa]Is aware of the changeability of the researchprocess through external circumstances oradvancing insight. [ka]Is able to deal with the changeability ofthe research process through externalcircumstances or advancing insight. Is able tosteer the process on the basis of this. [ksa]A university graduate has thecompetence to acquire new scientificknowledge through research. Forthis purpose, research means: thedevelopment of new knowledge andnew insights in a purposeful andmethodical way.Is able to assess research within the discipline onits usefulness. [ks]Is able (with supervision) to contribute to thedevelopment of scientific knowledge in one ormore areas of the disciplines concerned. [ks]Is able to assess research within the disciplineon its scientific value. [ksa]Idem, but independently. [ksa]k=knowledge, s=skill and a=attitude12 13 Criteria for academic bachelor's and master's curricula