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MAVITD5900 Master Thesis Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Masteroppgave
Study programme
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents
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Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Rehabilitation and Habilitation
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Nursing; Clinical Research and Professional Development
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Physiotherapy for Musculoskeletal Health
Master's Programme in Health Sciences
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Occupational Therapy
Weight
50.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

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

Knowledge

Students have in-depth knowledge of:

  • various railway systems and vehicle and track structures
  • track geometry, superelevation and speed limitation
  • the interaction between the vehicle and the track
  • dynamic behavior of railway systems
  • high-speed rails, urban rails and design considerations

Skills

Students can:

  • select and design an appropriate track system
  • calculate the vehicle loads and speed limitation
  • perform computational modelling and analysis of coupled vehicle-track system
  • quantify the effect of railway imperfection and wear and tear

General competence

Students:

  • can understand the principles for geometric and structural design of railway tracks
  • are capable of conducting simple and complex train-track simulations with the aid of computational tools and programming languages
  • are familiar with railway maintenance requirements and techniques

Required preliminary courses

Lectures, exercises and projects

Learning outcomes

The following work requirements are mandatory and must be approved prior to the exam:

2 written group exercises.

Teaching and learning methods

The exam consist of two parts:

1) Written project report approx 30 pages, weighted 70 %

2) Oral examination of project presentation, weighted 30 %

All assessment parts must be awarded a pass grade (E or better) in order for the student to pass the course.

Assessment part 1) can be appealed. Assessment part 2) can not be appealed.

Course requirements

All types of materials and equipment are allowed.

Assessment

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. Individual oral examination where the grade can be adjusted.

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

  • Monograph: The scope of a monograph thesis is up to 25,000 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, and a supplementary memo/introductory chapter to the article-based thesis ('kappe') that elaborates on the theoretical and methodological considerations underlying the article. The layout, structure and scope of the article must comply with the guidelines of the journal in question, and the introductory chapter to the article-based thesis can be a maximum of 10,000 words.

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

The written thesis must be awarded a grade of A-E (preliminary grade) in order for a student to take the oral examination. The final grade is set after the oral examination. The whole grade scale can be used when setting the final grade.

An individual oral examination lasting up to 40 minutes based on the master’s thesis. The candidate gives a 10 - 15 minutes presentation of their master’s thesis at the start of the oral examination.

Students can appeal against the grade set for the written part of the examination in accordance with the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

1) One internal examiner,

2) Two internal examiners

External examiners are used regularly.

Grading scale

BYVE3610 Jernbaneteknikk

BYVE3620 Vei- og jernbaneteknikk

Examiners

All examination papers are assessed by two examiners. One examiner must be external. A supervisor is not allowed to be an examiner for the theses of students he or she has supervised.