Studyinfo subject PSYK3910 2024 HØST
PSYK3910 Bachelor Thesis Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Faglig fordypning og bacheloroppgave
- Study programme
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Bachelorstudium i psykologi med vekt på atferdsanalyse
- Weight
- 30.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2024/2025
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
The bachelor’s programme concludes with documentation of independent work in the form of a bachelor’s thesis. The course PSYK3910 - Bachelor’s Thesis is worth 30 ECTS (the whole of the sixth semester). Here, the students will take part in the lecturers’ research activities through work corresponding to the scope of PSYKPRA2. The student will also write their bachelor’s thesis in the context of this research activity. The bachelor’s thesis must be written in article form in accordance with the APA standard.
Required preliminary courses
Passed the courses PSYK1100, PSYK1210, PSYK1420, PSYK1610, PSYK1700, PSYK2100, PSYK2200, PSYK2310, PSYKPRA10, PSYK2400 and PSYK2600 to begin the course. All other courses in the study must be passed in order to submit the bachelor's thesis for examination.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:
Knowledge
The student can
describe the specific area of specialisation
explain approval procedures for research projects and relevant approval bodies for these
Skills
The student can
protect privacy (according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)), including safeguarding consent to the collection of personal data and confidentiality
cooperate and contribute in a research environment and describing the research group’s activities
perform allocated work independently
conduct different types of literature searches
- formulate a research question that can be investigated and written about in a bachelor's thesis
plan, conduct and document a study, a project work, or a care or training measure
collect and process data
use the IMRAD model in reporting and referring according to the current APA standard
act in accordance with relevant guidelines for ethics/ethical principles
General competence
The student can
demonstrate research ethics and relevant criticism in accordance with academic standards
exchange professional opinions and experience and contribute to the development of the field
Teaching and learning methods
The course is taken full-time over 18 weeks, two of which may comprise a theoretical introduction. Through cooperation on research activities, the students will have the opportunity to specialise in an area of psychology and in their specific area of interest/project.
The students will also work independently on the bachelor’s thesis. A supervisor from among the department’s staff will be appointed for each student.
Course requirements
Submission and approval of an outline for the bachelor’s thesis
Participation in organised supervision (min 80%)
All required coursework must be approved before the student can submit their bachelor’s thesis.
Assessment
Individual bachelor’s thesis with a maximum scope of 8,000 words
On application, students may be permitted to write the thesis in pairs. This is on the condition that they have collected the data together and use these in the thesis.
If the bachelor’s thesis mentions information about people and/or their behavior, OsloMet and the Department for Behavioral Sciences' current rules for privacy and consent must be observed.
It is required that the thesis be written in whole or in part from a behavioral analytical perspective. For theses that are written based on a subject field other than behavior analysis, it is expected that the thesis contains an account of and discussion of behavior analysis in relation to the thesis' subject matter.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.
Grading scale
Grade scale A-F
Examiners
All answers are assessed by two examiners.
An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.