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MAUUD5900 Master's Thesis Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Master's Thesis
Weight
30.0 ECTS
Year of study
2017/2018
Course history
  • Introduction

    Emnet inneholder følgende tre hovedområder:

    • Praktisk øving i fortellerteknikk.
    • Framføring.
    • Teori.

    Praktisk øving i fortellerteknikk

    • Grunntrening og kommunikasjon.
    • Identifisering av ulike målgruppers behov og valg av tema gjerne med et flerkulturelt perspektiv.
    • Fortellertrening.

    Framføring

    • Instruksjon og veiledning.
    • Utprøving og gjennomføring av fortellersituasjoner i grunnskolen.
    • Organisering og administrering av prosess og progresjon.
    • Dokumentasjon og vurdering.

    Teori

    • Den muntlige fortellerkunstens tradisjon og stil.
    • Kunnskap om ulike typer fortellinger.
    • Fortellerfunksjoner.
  • Required preliminary courses

    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.

  • Learning outcomes

    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
  • Teaching and learning methods

    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.

  • Course requirements

    Ingen.

  • Assessment

    • 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.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    All.

  • Grading scale

    Grading scale of A-F

  • Examiners

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