ORTO3900 Bachelor Assignment Course description

The bachelor assignment shall be a development project in a field that is related to prosthetics and orthotics. The assignment can be written individually or in groups of two students. If the assignment is written in groups, it usually means that two students at the Bachelor's Programme in Prosthetics and Orthotics write an assignment together, but it is also possible for students to write their bachelor assignment together with a student from the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, or from another programme at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Students are encouraged to become affiliated to a research environment at the university or at an external institution. The programme will assist in identifying relevant research environments.

The table below shows the subjects covered by the module, with credits specified:

• Prosthetic and orthotic practice (9 credits)
• Theory og sciences and research methods (5 credits)
• Ethics (1 credits)
• Total credits: 15

The student must have passed the second year of the programme.

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

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 with individual assignment are entitled to four hours of academic supervision, and group assignments six hours.

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

• the project outline must be submitted within the stipulated deadline during the 5th semester
• minimum attendance of 80 % at seminars and academic supervision sessions

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: Bachelor assignment written individually or in groups of two students over a ten-week period.

Scope: Individual assignment 8500 words, group assignment 11 000 words, +/- 5 %

Resit exam

The student(s) rework the thesis. If a fail grade is awarded for the thesis twice, the student(s) must write a new thesis.

All

Grade scale A-F

Two examiners will assess all the exam papers. An external examiner will assess a minimum of 20 % of the exam papers. The external examiner's assessment shall benefit all the students.