EPN-V2

ELTS3900 Bachelor Thesis Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Bacheloroppgave
Weight
20.0 ECTS
Year of study
2023/2024
Course history
Curriculum
SPRING 2024
Schedule
  • Required preliminary courses

    A handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

  • Learning outcomes

    After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge;and skills:

    Knowledge

    The student can

    • explain fundamental biochemical processes at the cellular level and consider them in the context of physiological processes in the body's organs;
    • explain the anatomical structure of the musculoskeletal system;
    • explain the structure of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems
    • explain the physiological processes in the respiratory and circulatory systems
    • describe the anatomy and physiology of the sensory and reproductive systems;
    • explain physiological processes of the kidneys, the urinary tract, and the digestive and nervous systems;
    • explain the body's movements, axes, planes and directions
    • describe axes, planes and directions in medical images;

    Skills;

    The student can

    • apply Latin names and terminology for muscles, joints, ligaments, nerves, positions, directions of movement, axes and planes
    • identify different organs and structures in medical images;
    • palpate different bones and joints;
  • Teaching and learning methods

    The work and teaching methods include flipped classroom, lectures, seminars, skills training and self-study. In seminars, students study the subject matter in depth. This course uses digital learning resources in the form of video lectures, digital tests and exercises.

  • Course requirements

    The following must have been approved before the student can take the exam:;

    • a minimum attendance of 80% at scheduled seminars and skills training sessions
    • individual multiple choice test, up to 2 hours, in accordance with set criteria
  • Assessment

    The assessment of the group bachelor’s thesis (4 students) will be based on the execution of the project, the report, the poster and the oral presentation.

    • The execution, oral presentation with demo video and poster in English count 40% and are assessed on the basis of the project’s degree of difficulty, the students’ planning and progress, initiative, assessment ability and independence, and the supervisor/client’s benefit from the project.
    • The report counts 60% and is assessed on the basis of the students’ understanding of the issue at hand, the thoroughness of the documentation, the discussion, critical assessment, clear presentation, systematic structure, literary references and degree of independence in the writing process.

    Only the grade given for the report can be appealed. The grade given for the execution and oral presentation cannot be appealed.

    All parts of the exam must be awarded grade E or better for the student to pass the course.

  • Grading scale

    No aids permitted;

  • Examiners

    Grade scale A-F