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MAVIT5300 Knowledge Translation – When Research Becomes Practice Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Kunnskapstranslasjon – Når forskning blir praksis
Study programme
Master´s Programme in Health and Technology - Specialisation in Biomedicine
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Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

The exam is an individual written home exam over 72 hours with a scope of 8-9 pages. Font and font size: Calibri 12-point. Line spacing 1.5. The approved citation style APA for assignments must be complied with.

Candidates who fail or who were absent from the ordinary exam for a valid reason can take a resit/rescheduled exam.

Required preliminary courses

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Learning outcomes

Grade scale A-F.

Teaching and learning methods

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner. At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.

Course requirements

None.

Assessment

Language of instruction: Norwegian/English

Under supervision, the students will conduct an independent research or development project, or a literaturestudy. Students can choose to write the master’s thesis individually or in pairs. On application, large, interdisciplinary innovation projects can be written in groups of up to four students. Students can also apply to write the master’s thesis with students from other specialisations if they so wish, provided that the scope of the master’s thesis is the same. If more than one student work on the master’s thesis together, each student’s contributions must be documented. The thesis can be written as a monograph or as a scientific article on a specialised topic.

Development of the project description in preparation for the master’s thesis is part of the course MAVIT4070 Research Design and Project Description, 10 ECTS credits.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

MAVIT4070/MAxxx4070 must be passed before the student can start to work on the master's thesis.

All compulsory courses in the programme must be passed before the student can submit their master's thesis for assessment.

Grading scale

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • has advanced knowledge of their area of specialisation and can analyse academic problems to identify the need for research and professional development
  • has in-depth knowledge of the research process

Skills

The student

  • can analyse relevant theories and issues to initiate and carry out a limited research, quality improvement or development work
  • can use relevant methods for research, quality improvement or development work in their own work
  • can analyse and deal critically with various sources of information and use them in scholarly arguments in their own research, quality improvement or development work
  • can carry out an independent, limited research, quality improvement or development work in accordance with the approved project description and the applicable norms for research ethics

General competence

The student

  • can communicate relevant issues, analyses and conclusions from their own research, quality improvement or development work to both the general public and academia
  • can contribute to new thinking, innovation processes and evidence-based practice in the health services and in health-promoting work

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.

Admission requirements

  • The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Degree Programme in Health Sciences.
  • The course is also available for students outside the programme and can be applied to individually. Applicants s must have a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree in health and social care, public health or sports subjects from an accredited university or college. The grade C requirement does not apply to admission to individual courses.

Overlapping courses

The following must have been approved in order for a student to be permitted to take the examination:

  • Two oral presentations (up to 20 minutes each) at the master seminar, and completion of the opponent role with critique/feedback on the presentation from fellow students.