MABIO5910 Master's Thesis Course description

The master’s thesis must be an independent and supervised research or development work.

The students choose their own thesis topics. Students can initiate theses based on their own academic background and interests. Theses relating to research projects at OsloMet or external Norwegian and foreign partner institutions may also be relevant.

Etter å ha gjennomført dette emnet har studenten følgende læringsutbytte, definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten:

• kjenner til virkemåte og egenskaper til sentrale elektronikk-komponenter
• har kunnskap om systembeskrivelser for elektronikk
• har grunnleggende kunnskap om beskrivelser av sensorer og aktuatorer
• har kunnskap om oppbygging av elementære forsterkere og kan analysere disse
• har generell kunnskap om kontrol av elektriske systemer og spesielt om tilbakekoblingssystemer
• har grunnleggende kunnskap om oppbygning og virkemåte av halvlederkomponenter
• har kunnskap om virkemåten til halvlederkomponenter

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan:

• analysere transiente forhold i andreordens RLC-kretser
• designe forsterkerkoblinger basert på tilbakekoblingssystemer
• lese og kople opp etter et skjema og drive nødvendig feilsøking
• diskutere en kretsløsning og forklare hvordan den virker
• bruke leverandørmanualer og datablad på egen hånd

Generell kompetanse

Studenten:

• kan analysere et problem og spesifisere en løsningsmetodikk
• kan drøfte og diskutere ulike valg av løsningsmetode
• kan gjøre rede for den historiske utviklingen innen fagområdet elektronikk

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 acquire advanced knowledge in the subject area of the master’s thesis from relevant research and specialist literature
• can explain the theoretical basis for the topic of the master’s thesis and for the methods included in the work
• can critically evaluate previous research, existing theory and methods that form the basis for the research questions in the master’s thesis
• can assess previous research as a basis for critically evaluating their own results

Skills

The student

• can develop a project description for the master’s degree project under supervision and in line with research methods
• can carry out an independent, limited research or development project under supervision and in accordance with applicable standards of research ethics
• can explore methods, processes, calculations, analyses and examinations of relevance to the master’s thesis in an independent manner
• can quality assure their own work
• can present results in a scientific manner and discuss these in relation to previous research

General competence

The student

• can apply research methods to new and unknown disciplines and formulate new research questions
• can carry out critical analyses of and combine knowledge from different sources
• can disseminate an extensive independent work, both orally and in writing, in accordance with applicable conventions for scientific reporting
• can convey research results in both scientific and popular science form
• can identify and discuss ethical issues in research in accordance with applicable laws and international conventions

Følgende arbeidskrav er obligatorisk og må være godkjent for å fremstille seg til eksamen:

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Eksamen våren 2021:

Individuell digital hjemmeeksamen på 3 timer.

Eksamen kan påklages.

[Eksamen tidligere:

Individuell skriftlig eksamen på 3 timer

Written master’s thesis, individually or in groups of two students, followed by an individual oral exam including a presentation of the thesis, with a duration of up to 1.5 hours.

The master’s thesis can be written as a monograph of up to 80 pages or an article manuscript with a supplementary introductory chapter of up to 45 pages.

The written thesis must be awarded a grade of A-E (preliminary grade) in order for a student to take the oral exam. The final grade is set after the oral exam. The grade can be adjusted up or down by one grade based on the oral exam.

The thesis can be written in English or a Scandinavian language. The oral exam can be taken in English or a Scandinavian language, regardless of which language the thesis was written in.

Resit exam: If the master’s thesis is awarded an F (Fail), the student(s) will be given one (1) opportunity to submit a reworked version.

Students can appeal against the grade set for the written part of the exam. If the grade is changed after an appeal against the grade, and the oral exam has already been held, the oral exam must be retaken.

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