EPN-V2

ACIT5910 Master's Thesis, Phase 1 Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Master's Thesis, Phase 1
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Course history
Curriculum
SPRING 2026
Schedule
Programme description

  • Introduction

    Work and teaching methods consist of lectures, seminars, self-study, and practical exercises in the use of different software programmes for statistical analysis. The outcomes of the seminars are presented and discussed in plenary sessions.

  • Required preliminary courses

    None

  • Learning outcomes

    All

  • Content

    This phase is the beginning of a longer research project. The content will be relative to the student's project.

    The academic writing workshops will cover topics such as

    • Variations in academic style
    • Audience, purpose and style
    • The writing process
    • Disciplinary identity
    • Academic language
    • Vocabulary, grammar, sentence, paragraph and text
    • Coherence and cohesion
    • Directness and formality
    • Avoiding common errors: e.g. digression, lack of thesis statement, misunderstanding one’s audience
    • Analysing, discussing and responding to academic texts
    • Article structures, including IMRAD

  • Teaching and learning methods

    Grades are awarded on the basis of pass or fail.

  • Course requirements

    • All papers approved,
    • attendance in at least 80 % of the seminars

  • Assessment

    Grades are awarded on the basis of pass or fail.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    All

  • Grading scale

    One internal examiner

  • Examiners

    Pass /Fail

  • Course contact person

    One internal examiner