MALK5000 Master's Thesis Course description

Arbeids- og undervisningsformene i emnet omfatter forelesninger, gruppearbeid, seminarer, praktisk ferdighetstrening, observasjon, veiledning, selvstudier og digitalt læreverk og digitale læringsressurser.

For å fremstille seg til eksamen må følgende være godkjent:

• Fagnotat i gruppe på 4-6 studenter, 1400 ord (+/- 10 %). Fagnotatet er gjenstand for faglig vurdering
• Individuell flervalgsoppgave, inntil 20 minutter
• Minimum 80 % tilstedeværelse i undervisning som er angitt som «obligatorisk tilstedeværelse» i timeplanen

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can analyze and critically assess the scientific work of others
• can choose and apply relevant methods of data collection for research or scientific inquiry

Skills

The student

• can demonstrate working knowledge of the ethical and technical principles that govern scientific research and publication, including international citation and reference standards
• can demonstrate that they can conduct a supervised research project in accordance with research ethics guidelines and regulations, and guidelines from relevant governmental bodies (i.e. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority, relevant Norwegian Research Ethics Committees and so on)
• can write a thesis according to criteria determined by the university
• can critically assess the results of his own work
• can critically assess various sources of information

Competence

The student

• can participate and promote the development of behavioral Sciences
• can justify their professional behavior with reference to ethical guidelines, general ethical considerations and their own assessment of the situation
• can analyze and critically assess various sources of information with relevance for the thesis

Individuell praktisk og muntlig eksamen, inntil 30 minutter.

Ingen hjelpemidler tillatt.

Thesis. Submission of master’s thesis according to program specifications, consisting of 1 scientific article. Technical standards according to the current APA manual. Submitting dates each year: June 15th and November 15th.

Thesis format

The Master’s thesis consists of one paper. The format of the paper is dictated by the publishing conventions of the science of behavior analysis, and the length should be appropriate for the work that is reported. The paper is written according to the current APA Publishing Manual Standard; double spaced Times New Roman size 12 with standard margins for MS Office Word.

Gradert skala A-F.

Alle besvarelser vurderes av to sensorer. Ekstern sensor benyttes jevnlig, og minimum ved hver tredje gjennomføring av emnet. Ved uttrekk av besvarelser til ekstern sensur skal uttrekk omfatte minimum 10 % av besvarelsene, men uansett ikke færre enn 10 besvarelser. Ved uttrekk skal ekstern sensors vurderinger komme alle studentene til gode.

13 studiepoeng overlapp med FYB1000 Funksjon - undersøkelse og kartlegging og 2 studiepoeng overlapp med FYB1050 Folkehelse og helseforvaltning.