MAHAB5900 Master Thesis Course description

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 following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• a minimum attendance of 80% at seminars
• project outline with a progress schedule in accordance with specified criteria

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

The exam is assessed using a grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail.

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

Pass/fail.

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.

10 ECTS credits overlaps with MAPO4430 Supervision / Counselling, 10 ECTS credits.