MBIB5900 Master Thesis Course description

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

KnowledgeThe student· has good knowledge of intercultural communication and international project work· has good theoretical knowledge of scientific communication

SkillsThe student· can plan and carry out international collaborative projects, in this case, a major internationalconference· can evaluate scientific communication in the form of conference papers· can communicate effectively in international arenas

General competenceThe student· can plan and carry out work tasks as a participant in a project group

· The course will be hybrid. Students can choose to take the course on campus or online.· The forms of work alternate between lectures, seminars, oral presentations, and group work aswell as practical tasks in connection with the preparation and implementation of the conference.

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take theexam:

1. Individual work. Students must evaluate at least 3 articles submitted to the conference. Theassessment must be documented in a report of 1-2 pages.
2. Group work, 2-4 students. The students will work in groups to plan the BOBCATSSS program. Thework must be documented with a program proposal in an appropriate format of 2-3 pages.
3. Group work, 2-4 students. Students will plan a social event that can be held in connection withthe conference. The work must be documented in the form of an oral group presentation ofapprox. 10 minutes.

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the studentto take the exam. If one or more coursework requirements have not been approved, the student will begiven the opportunity to submit an improved version once by the given deadline. The work requirementscan be written in English, Norwegian or another Scandinavian language, except for the program proposalwhich must be written in English.

The work on the master's thesis will begin with a seminar late in the spring semester during first year where lecturers affiliated to the programme present their areas of research, and possible topics for master's theses. The next seminar is held just after the academic year starts, and the students will then decide on the thesis topics and discuss who they would like as a supervisor. In addition, three topic-specific lectures dedicated to the thesis will be held where the students present part of the thesis and receive feedback and comments from lecturers and opponents (two in the autumn semester and one in the spring semester). Supervision will be provided throughout the process of completing the master's thesis, and a supervision agreement between student and supervisor will be entered into before the first thesis lecture at the very latest.

An information letter with a detailed overview over the thesis lectures, the date these will take place and the procedure for submitting the thesis, will be handed out at the introductory seminar in the first year.

The master's thesis can be written individually or as a collaboration between several students. In the latter case, each student's area of responsibility must be clearly stated in the introduction.

Attendance and submission of the student's own work in the three topic-specific thesis seminars. A public and final seminar will be organised in relation to the submission where the candidates present their master's theses.

Coursework requirements must be completed by the set time and approved by the lecturer before the student can take the exam.

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

Pass / Fail

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 papersassessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.

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