MAVIT5910 Master Thesis Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian/English

Under supervision, the students will conduct an independent research, quality improvement or development project, or a literature summary. 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.

The development of a project description in preparation for the master’s thesis is required coursework in the course, and this must at the latest be started during the previous semester. For a more detailed schedule, see the structure of the specific specialisation.

Grade scale A-F

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 study and can identify relevant issues to clarify 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 a research, quality improvement or development project
• can use relevant research methods 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 project
• can carry out a limited, independent research, quality improvement or development project in accordance with applicable norms for research ethics

General competence

The student

• can communicate relevant issues, analyses and conclusions from their own research, quality improvement or development project 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 

One internal examiner. External examiners are used periodically.

Ingen forkunnskapskrav.

The master’s thesis written by one or two students. Large, interdisciplinary innovation projects can be written in groups of up to four students on application.

The content and scope of the different forms of master's theses:

• Monograph: The scope of a monograph thesis is up to 15,000 words.
• Scientific article: The thesis must include a manuscript in the form of at least one article that is in accordance with the author guidelines for a relevant scientific journal. The layout, structure and scope of the article must comply with the guidelines of the journal in question.

The thesis can be written in English or a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish or Danish).

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• har inngående kunnskap om algoritmisk tenkning og dennes plass i læreplaner i grunnskolen
• har inngående kunnskap om programmeringsprinsipper som løkker, tester, variabler, funksjoner og objekter i valgt programmeringsspråk

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan identifisere og dekomponere et problem, og utforme løsninger som gjør bruk av programmering
• kan tolke en kravspesifikasjon og arbeide selvstendig og i grupper med problemløsning i programmering
• kan gjennomføre et avgrenset programmeringsprosjekt selvstendig og i gruppe
• kan lese og kommentere generell programlogikk i ulike programmeringsspråk

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan anvende algoritmisk tenkning i ulike fagområder i skolen
• kan anvende sine kunnskaper og ferdigheter innen utvikling av programvare
• kan kommunisere om faglige problemstillinger innen programmering

I emnet inngår forelesninger og øvingsoppgaver. Studentene skal i tillegg gjennomføre et større programmeringsarbeid, basert på en kravspesifikasjon.

Retten til å avlegge eksamen forutsetter godkjente arbeidskrav. Se felles regler for arbeidskrav i programplanen.

Følgende arbeidskrav må være godkjent før eksamen kan avlegges i dette emnet:

Studentene skal i grupper (hver på 3-5 deltakere) gjennomføre et større programutviklingsprosjekt basert på en kravspesifikasjon. Oppgaven skal utvikles med pseudokode, flytdiagram og skrittvis forfining og være godt kommentert. Oppgaven består av to individuelle oppgaver og tre fellesoppgaver:

• Individuelle oppgaver:
  • Grov pseudokode for hele programmet (150-450 ord)
  • Ferdig program for minst et programelement (150-450 ord)
• Gruppeoppgaver:
  • Felles pseudokode og flytdiagram for hele prosjektet (150-450 ord)
  • Felles plan for arbeidsfordeling og tidsmessig gjennomføring (300-600 ord)
  • Kjørbart program og kommentert programkode