MAUU5900 Master's Thesis - Phase 3 Course description

Master's thesis is specialized individual research work in the field of universal design of ICT. Phase 3 (MT-3) is dedicated to final analysis and writing the Master's thesis. Prototypes and/or other products that are developed as part of the project can also be part of the final thesis. The Master's thesis will be presented orally.

MT5910 Master's Thesis - MT1 (Phase 1) and MT5920 Master's Thesis - MT2 (Phase 2) must be passed before starting on MT3 (Phase 3).

All courses must be passed before the written Master's thesis can be assessed and the oral presentation conducted.

A student who has completed this course should have the following learning outcomes, defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

On successful completion of this course the student:

• has specialized knowledge on the specific areas of their Master thesis

Skills

On successful completion of this course the student

• can clearly define and limit problem areas
• can connect his/her own project to relevant research literature
• can plan and carry out limited research or development projects
• can identify types and scopes of results which are required to ensure the claims and conclusions are scientifically valid
• can reflect on the decisions made and their consequences for the project

General competence

On successful completion of this course the student

• can apply knowledge and skills in new areas and carry out advanced projects
• can analyse and deal critically with developed products or collected data
• can carry out comprehensive independent study
• can contribute to the innovation of universally designed ICT solutions

Successful completion of MT-1 (Phase 1) and MT-2 (Phase 2) forms the basis for MT-3. The work is carried out under the guidance of the supervisor appointed at the start of MT-1. Full-time students are expected to complete MT-3 (Phase 3 - final Master's thesis) in the 4th semester. Part-time students are expected to complete MT-3 (Phase 3 - final Master's thesis) in the 8th semester.

• Individual students will be assessed based on the written Master thesis (30 000-40 000 words in APA style 6th Edition) This part of the examination counts 90% of the final grade.
• Individual oral presentation (30 minutes). This part of the examination counts 10% of the final grade.

Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

The oral presentation cannot be appealed.

A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade.

One internal and one external examiner will assess the Master's thesis and oral presentation.