MAVITD5910 Master Thesis Course description

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

Gradert skala A-F.

Hver besvarelse vurderes av to sensorer, hvorav minst én ekstern.

Work and teaching methods used in the course are self-study, presentations at 2-3 master’s seminars and an offer of 15 hours’ supervision per thesis, regardless of whether it is written individually or in a group. 

The seminars are an arena for sharing experience from all stages of the project work. Students will take part in academic discussion and practise structuring and wording academic argumentation and communicating constructive criticism. Presenting their work, giving feedback to fellow students, and receiving feedback from fellow students and teachers, are important parts of the seminars.

The supervision agreement is signed by the students and supervisors at the start of the supervision.

When a group of students work together, an overview of each student’s individual contribution must be enclosed with the assignment.

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

• Project description: scope of 3,000 words (+/- 10%) and must be approved by the student’s supervisor.
• Two oral presentations (up to 20 minutes) at the master’s seminars

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).

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

Grade scale A-F.

All examinations are assessed by an internal and an external examiner. The student's supervisor cannot be an examiner for the master's thesis.