EPN-V2

ORTO3900 Bachelor Assignment Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Bacheloroppgave
Study programme
Bachelor’s Programme in Prosthetics and Orthotics
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2018/2019
Course history

Introduction

Bestått/ikke bestått

Required preliminary courses

Midt- og sluttvurdering gjennomføres av klinisk veileder. Universitetets veileder deltar i midtvurdering. Endelig vedtak om bestått/ikke bestått fattes av universitetet.

Learning outcomes

After completing the module, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • has in-depth knowledge of the focus area of the bachelor's thesis

Skills

The student is capable of

  • preparing a research question and project outline
  • choosing, giving grounds for and using a relevant scientific method
  • obtaining and discussing relevant research articles and other specialist literature
  • discussing, assessing and reflecting on the research question and choice of methods in relation to findings and results

General competence

The student is capable of

  • planning and carrying out varied tasks and projects that take place over time and contribute to theoretical and/or practical development
  • critically reflecting on research ethics issues and guidelines relating to project work

disseminating, discussing and presenting the results of his/her own project in writing

Teaching and learning methods

The bachelor's thesis shall be an independent academic work. Seminars and supervision sessions, where students are given the opportunity to develop their topics and research questions, are organised in the fifth semester. Academic supervisors are assigned after the project outline has been submitted within the stipulated deadline. Students are entitled to six hours of academic supervision.

Course requirements

The following coursework requirements must be met before the student can take the exam:

  • the project outline must be submitted within the stipulated deadline
  • minimum attendance of 80% at seminars and academic supervision sessions

Assessment

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: Bachelor-s thesis written in pairs over a ten-week period

Scope: 10,500-11,500 words

Resit exam

The students rework the thesis. If a fail grade is awarded for the thesis twice, the students must write a new thesis.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F

Examiners

Two examiners will assess all theses. An external examiner will assess at least of 20% of the theses. The external examiner-s assessment shall benefit all the students.