Traditional lecture-based approaches have long been the cornerstone of undergraduate education; however, the paradigm is shifting towards more interactive and engaging methodologies. Flipped-classroom, online tools, gamification and group work via team projects are only some of the recommended approaches. To further facilitate student self-engagement, a new concept of allowing students to select the specific topic from a predefined field, ensures the need to perform literature research and brainstorming during the course. As part of the activity, the students need to set-up their individual experimental plan. No formal instructions are provided on what work must be done. The selected techniques are subsequently validated in laboratory experiments and presented as a research project. As a result, after the course undergraduate students have obtained skills in preparation of a scientific work (as precursor for Bachelors thesis), teamwork, own task set up, and collaboration just within 13 weeks of study.
