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MAERN4070 Research Design and Project Description Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Forskningsdesign og prosjektbeskrivelse
Study programme
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Nutrition Competencies for Health Professionals
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt, men det skal benyttes korrekt referanseteknikk og alle kilder skal oppgis.

Recommended preliminary courses

MAVIT4050 Theory of Science and Research Methods, 10 ECTS credits or equivalent. MAVIT4060 Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodology, 10 ECTS credits.

Required preliminary courses

Eksamen vurderes til bestått / ikke bestått

Learning outcomes

Det benyttes en intern og en ekstern sensor.

Teaching and learning methods

Se programplanen

Course requirements

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

  • compulsory attendance and participation at seminar days for your own specialisation
  • presentation of own student’s project description for the master’s thesis with subsequent discussion in a plenary session
  • held the role of opponent, providing feedback on one or more fellow students' project plan (peer assessment/opponent)

Assessment

A project examination in the form of a project description for the student's master’s thesis, individual or in groups, depending on whether the thesis will be written individually or in a group. Scope: 3,000 words (+/- 20%). For group assignments, one overall grade is awarded for the whole group.

Resit examination: If the student fails the assignment, he/she will be given opportunity to submit a reworked version.

If the course is taught in English, students can also choose to write/conduct the examination in a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish or Danish).

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grading scale

Pass/fail.

Examiners

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

Overlapping courses

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