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BIOB3900 Research and Development in Biomedical Laboratory Science - Bachelor`s Thesis Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Bioingeniørfaglig forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid - bacheloroppgaven
Study programme
Biomedical Laboratory Sciences Programme
Weight
20.0 ECTS
Year of study
2023/2024
Curriculum
SPRING 2024
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

  • 5 studiepoeng overlapp med FARB1000 Samfunnsfarmasi
  • 5 studiepoeng overlapp med BIOB1050, ERGOB1050, FARB1050, FYB1050, ORI1050, PMED1050, RAB1050, SYKK1050, SYKP1050, TAB1050, VERB1050 Folkehelse og helseforvaltning
  • 10 studiepoeng overlapp med FARMA1010 Samfunnsfarmasi, kommunikasjon og etikk.

Required preliminary courses

Pass/fail

Learning outcomes

Oral exam in groups of 5-8 students, up to 50 minutes.;

Content

The course consists of the following subject areas, specified below as the number of credits:

  • Theory of science, research methodology and ethics, 3 credits
  • Biomedical laboratory sciences subjects, 17 credits

Teaching and learning methods

Work and teaching methods include lectures, seminars, peer assessment and bachelor's thesis in groups.

Projects are normally carried out in groups of 3-4 students. The groups will have an academic supervisor when working on the thesis. In addition, the groups will be offered writing supervision at the university of up to eight hours. The writing supervision is to help students to structure their thesis. The students will also assess each other’s texts in the work with the bachelor’s thesis.

Students meet for seminars during the period they are working on the bachelor's thesis. There will be a start-up seminar and differently themed seminars relevant for the completion of the bachelor’s thesis. At the end of the period, the students will meet to present their theses to each other.

Detailed guidelines for the bachelor’s thesis will be published in the learning platform.

Course requirements

10 credits overlap with the course BIOPRA2 Practical and Employable Skills

Assessment

The course consists of the following subject areas, specified below as the number of credits:

  • Ethics, profession and health legislation: 3 credits
  • Communication and interaction: 2 credits

Permitted exam materials and equipment

5 credits overlap with the course BIO1000 The Foundation and Basis of the Health Professions.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F

Examiners

Each answer paper is assessed by an external and an internal examiner.

Overlapping courses

15 credits overlap with the course BIO3900 Bachelor’s Thesis.