MAJO5900 Master's Thesis Course description

*The course is also offered to students who have already taken midwifery training as a further education programme under the national curriculum and regulations of 2005, and who have been admitted to the Master's Programme in Midwifery and granted exemption from parts of the programme. These students will follow a separate course of study, and will start the programme in August.

Introduction

By acquiring and combining knowledge from the other parts of the programme, the students will write an independent scholarly work in the form of a master's thesis written under supervision. The master's thesis must have a systematic scholarly structure and be based on topical and relevant literature and/or empirical data that provides an answer to the research question that the student has formulated.

Students must have passed MAJO4200 Research Theory and Methodology in Midwifery before they can start this course. All courses other than MAJOPRA4 must be passed before the students can submit his/her master's thesis for assessment.

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

Knowledge

The student:

• has the advanced knowledge about relevant research, scientific theories and research methods required to work on a delimited research question in the field of midwifery
• is capable of using recognised scientific methods to carry out a delimited research project
• has an in-depth understanding of data collection and the most common forms of quantitative and qualitative data analysis
• has in-depth knowledge of research ethics and the formal requirements that apply to research projects

Skills

The student is capable of:

• formulating a clear research question for the material to be used
• demonstrating an understanding of the relationship between the theoretical framework and relevant empirical material or theoretical findings
• carrying out methodological assessments and analyses and concluding in a manner that demonstrates understanding
• communicating about issues, analyses and conclusions in midwifery, both with specialists and with the general public
• developing a research design and carrying out an independent, delimited research or development project in accordance with applicable scientific and research ethical standards
• carrying out critical analyses of theories and methods and using them to structure argumentation in the field of midwifery

Competence

The student:

• has the competence required to initiate and carry out delimited research and development projects in his/her future professional practice
• is capable of designing, initiating and carrying out small-scale studies
• is capable of assessing the methodological and theoretical preconditions for scientific studies
• is capable of disseminating the results of his/her own and other people's research
• is capable of using his/her knowledge and skills to engage in innovative thinking and further development of the midwifery discipline
• is capable of communicating extensive independent work and masters the forms of expression used in midwifery
• is capable of analysing relevant academic, professional and research ethics issues

Eksamen vurderes av to interne sensorer. Det benyttes tilsynssensor i samsvar med retningslinjer for oppnevning og bruk av sensorer ved HiOA.

Undervisningen i friluftsliv har varierte arbeidsformer i ulike miljøer både i klasserom og utendørs. Turene vil foregå i ulike naturmiljø og vil ofte være basert på friluftslivsveiledning eller være studentstyrt.

Studentene skal på følgende turer og aktiviteter:

• Friluftsliv vinter
• Skogsfriluftsliv vinter
• Egentur vinter
• Klatring
• Friluftsliv for barn

Følgende arbeidskrav og faglig aktivitet med krav om deltakelse må være godkjent før eksamen kan avlegges:

• En obligatorisk 6-dagers tur på fjellet om vinteren
• En obligatorisk 3-dagers tur i skogen om vinteren
• En obligatorisk egentur på minimum tre dager uten lærer om vinteren. Ferdselsplan for turen skal godkjennes av faglærer
• En muntlig presentasjon av egenturen, ca. 10 minutter per gruppe
• En digital historie fra egenturen

Dersom man ikke er med på 6-dagers vintertur, må man vente til neste år med å ta igjen arbeidskravet. Ved manglende egentur kan man gjøre avtale med faglærer om å ta den igjen samme semester. Ved ikke godkjent presentasjon av egentur, gis det mulighet til å utbedre presentasjonen maksimalt to ganger. Ny frist må avtales med ansvarlig faglærer.

Innlevering av en individuell hjemmeoppgave i form av en rapport på 5000 ord +/-10 % i forbindelse med turene på høsten.

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Grade scale A-F

The master's thesis is assessed by one internal examiner (not a supervisor) and one external examiner.