ACIT5920 Master's Thesis, Phase 2 Course description

Phase 2 is dedicated to the continued development of the master's project work, for example, planning and implementation of the methdology, development, data collection and analysis. The precise nature and status of the work will be dependant on the specific project.

In addition, there will be a series of workshops on the academic writing and effective communication of the thesis project, building on the workshops in Phase 1. Students will develop an awareness of the conventions of academic writing and the writing process and use a range of analytical tools and methods to develop their writing and writing practices as part of writing their thesis.Guildeline for master's theses at the Faculty can be found here: Retningslinjer for masteroppgaver ved Fakultet for teknologi, kunst og design - Student - minside (oslomet.no)

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam: 

• Five assignments composed of the following: search for information, find vulnerabilities in virtual servers, scan/attack virtual machines, find attack patterns, competitive exercises (capture the flag, red-blue-teaming). Assignments may need presence or collaboration with other students on campus. 
• Participation in a round of hacking or defense-attack competition and a written report based on the activity  

All aids are permitted, provided the rules for plagiarism and source referencing are complied with.

Assessment is pass or fail.

Two internal examiners. External examiner is used periodically.

Assistant professor Sigrun Pahr Maennling

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

Lothar Fritsch

ACIT4280 Privacy by Design

ACIT4050 Applied Computer and Networks Security

Grade scale A-F.