FARMA3900 Bachelor's Thesis Course description

In the bachelor's thesis, the students will plan and carry out a research project based on a chosen research question from the field of pharmacy. The students will gain practical research experience and develop skills within the chosen research method. The thesis should focus on the chosen research question, as well as analysis and discussion of the results from the students own research. The thesis must also include a discussion of the student's results in relation to relevant literature.

Outlined below is the composition of subjects, with credits specified:

• Specific subject area chosen, 13 credits
• Scientific method, 2 credits

Passed the second year of the programme.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of research in a selected area in the field of pharmacy
• has basic knowledge of key scientific methods and different research designs
• is familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of the research method applied in his/her own project
• is familiar with research ethics related to his/her own project

Skills

The student is capable of

• making use of research-based knowledge, planning and carrying out a methodological academic project in cooperation with others, in accordance with academic requirements for the completion of the thesis
• obtaining relevant literature and integrating it with his/her own academic knowledge in his/her own project
• describing, analysing and discussing the topic of the thesis and the research question in relation to other published scientific work
• carrying out independent literature searches and using references in a consistent and correct manner
• oral and written academic/scientific reflection and independent assessment of his/her own bachelor's thesis
• discussing, assessing and arguing for his/her own opinions by taking on the role as both opponent and respondent

General competence

The student

• is capable of combining academic knowledge and relevant results from research in a written thesis

Work and teaching methods include lectures, seminars, group work and group sessions.

The 'flipped classroom' is used to teach part of the course. Digital learning resources will be made available to students in advance and the time they spend at the university will be used for solving assignments and working together in groups.

The lecturers propose various topics for the thesis, and the students choose a topic based on their field of interest. The bachelor's thesis is written in groups of three to six students, and is carried out as supervised group work. The supervisor must approve the project plan. Students are offered up to 12 hours with supervisor per thesis. If the thesis includes laboratory work, more supervision is given to ensure that the activity in the lab is conducted safely.

Internationalisation

It is possible for students to write their bachelor's thesis at a partner institution abroad. FARMA3900 will be taught partly in Norwegian and partly in English, and international students can take the whole course in English if required. The students can decide whether they wish to write their bachelor's theses in English or Norwegian. Exchange students must write the thesis in English if the exchange stay is outside Scandinavia.

The Nordic countries have a long tradition for outdoor education. The academic course in Childhood in a Nordic Perspective, have focus on play - movement, and experimental work related to a variety of environments in educational context. The course will treat the topics both theoretically and practically.Central in the course is self-experiences from acting, moving and living in nature. Field trips and hiking tours are embedded.

The course content is based on the two disciplines Natural science and Physical education. With kindergartens and schools as the target area, the course seeks to give insight in and competency in out-door education, play and movement and how to organize didactic courses and activities for children. Furthermore, the students will have to compare the achieved knowledge to the pedagogical traditions in own country.

Joint events with the other Nordic Childhoods courses are integrated, as overnight trips and outdoor excursions. The courses focus on play, learning by doing, experience and workshops and also visit schools, kindergartens and other institutions.

After completion of the course, the student will have acquired the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence.

The student has developed knowledge about

Knowledge

• outdoor activities and environmental ethics in different aspects of pedagogical work
• physical literacy
• motor development and learning
• different approaches to outdoor didactics
• sustainable development
• food-literacy

Skills

The student has developed

• basic skills in friluftsliv
• practical skills in (working with different approaches to) outdoor didactics
• skills in working with play and bodily movement in different environments

General competence

The student has developed

• consciousness and reflections on education and child welfare - values and practices in in a Nordic and comparative perspective
• competencies to analyze and communicate gender-related professional issues related to outdoor education
• knowledge about cultural and comparative pedagogical approaches in different educational programs

Different study methods will be used, such as lecture dialogue in the classroom, activities, hands on training, experiential knowledge, portfolios, reflective practice, self-directed work in groups, individual work, text reading, field study, paper writing and presentations. English is the language of instruction in lectures.

The following coursework requirements must be met before the examination may be sat:

• Carry out a one-day hike or overnight stay in the forest and an oral presentation of experiences from the hike.
• Group work (4- 6 people): A written paper based on a subjects treated in the course in agreement with teacher. (1500- 1900 words)
• Make a poster in groups (four to six participants) within a selected topic in agreement with teacher. The poster is then to be presented at a presentation day with the class. Each group have to give a presentation of the poster to the class (approximately 10 minutes).

Coursework requirements shall be met within fixed deadlines. Coursework requirements are evaluated Passed/Not Passed.

Coursework requirements shall be met within fixed deadlines. Valid absence documented by such as a medical certificate is not an excuse from not meeting the coursework requirements. Students who, due to illness or other valid and documented reasons, do not meet the coursework requirements within the fixed deadlines, may be given a postponed deadline. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is in each case agreed upon with the relevant teacher.

Coursework requirements are evaluated Passed/Not Passed. Students who meet the coursework requirements within the fixed deadline, but are evaluated as Not Passed, shall be given the possibility to meet the coursework requirements one more time. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is in each case agreed upon with the relevant teacher.

Final assessment:

Individual oral examination (approximately 30 minutes). Each student has to prepare an individually presentation from one of the contents points (maximum 12 minutes).

New/postponed exam

Postponed/new examinations shall take place within reasonable time after the ordinary examination. Regulations for sitting a postponed/new examination are to be found in -Regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University. The student shall be responsible for the registration for a postponed/new examination