MABIO5900 Master Thesis Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian

The focus of this course is clinical supervision, practiced both individualy and in groups. The course highlights and operationalises supervision as a concept and structured educational process. The course is based on teaching and hands-on supervision (simulation), where the student is guided in supervision situations. Emphasis is placed on developing professional and personal skills as a supervisor through self-training and critical reflection. Assessment and evaluation in supervision are problematised.

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences.

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

Knowledge

The student

• can critically assess traditions, theories, models and methods of supervision
• can critically assess the framework and guidelines for student supervision

Skills

The student

• can plan, carry out and critically assess supervision individually and in groups
• can apply and critically assess key supervision methods and can reflect on challenges related to supervision
• can lead reflection groups

General competence

The student

• can assess relevant professional and ethical problems reflected in the supervision process
• can critically reflect on and analyse supervision and personal skills in their own and other’s supervision, and give constructive feedback
• can assess challenges and opportunities for professional development and research related to supervision

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work and teaching methods include lectures, practical exercises in supervision individually and in groups, group work and self-study (if relevant, using digital solutions).

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

• minimum 80 % participation in compulsory activities that deal with practical exercises where the student plans, carries out and critically assesses supervision of fellow students
• Group work with learning outcomes

Individual project examination, in the form of a given topic that is developed during the course. Scope: 2500 words (+/- 10%).

Resit examination: If the student is awarded the grade F (fails the written assignment), he/she will be given one (1) opportunity to submit a reworked version.

The master’s thesis written by one or two students. Large, interdisciplinary innovation projects can be written in groups of up to four students on application. Individual oral examination where the grade can be adjusted.

The content and scope of different forms of master's theses:

• Monograph: Recommended scope of a monographic assignment is 22,000 words +/- 10%

• Scientific article: The thesis must include a manuscript in the form of at least one article that is in accordance with the author guidelines for a relevant scientific journal, and a supplementary memo/introductory chapter to the article-based thesis ('kappe') that elaborates on the theoretical and methodological considerations underlying the article. The layout, structure and scope of the article must comply with the guidelines of the journal in question, and the introductory chapter to the article-based thesis can be a maximum of 10,000 words.

The thesis can be written in English or a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish or Danish).

The written thesis must be awarded a grade of A-E (preliminary grade) in order for a student to take the oral examination. The final grade is set after the oral examination. The whole grade scale can be used when setting the final grade.

An individual oral examination lasting up to 40 minutes based on the master’s thesis. The candidate gives a 10 - 15 minutes presentation of their master’s thesis at the start of the oral examination.

Students can appeal against the grade set for the written part of the examination in accordance with the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges.

Pass/fail.