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MAPSY4070 Research Design and Project Description Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Forskningsdesign og prosjektbeskrivelse
Study programme
Master’s Programme in Health Sciences – Interdisciplinary Specialisation in Mental Health and Addiction, part-time
Master’s Programme in Health Sciences – Interdisciplinary Specialisation in Mental Health and Addiction, full time
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Curriculum
SPRING 2025
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Language of instruction: Norwegian and English

This course covers the research process from the planning phase until completion of the master’s thesis, including literary searches and referencing, formulation of research questions/hypotheses/issues, choice of research method and development of a project description, as well as ethical assessments relating to the student’s own work. Formal requirements for the project description are also covered to enable the student to complete the project description for their master’s thesis by the end of the course.

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

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences.

Learning outcomes

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Teaching and learning methods

Opptak til studiet.

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

A project examination in the form of a written assignment in groups of up to three students. Scope: 2,500 words (+/-10%).

Resit examination: If the student is awarded the grade fails the written assignment, he/she will be given one (1) opportunity to submit a reworked version.

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

Pass/fail.