SKOMP1000 The Profession of Nursing and Social Science Course description

• 15 ECTS overlap with SYKK/SYKPPRA20x Nursing Patients with Acute, Critical and Chronic Diseases 1, 20 ECTS.
• SYKKPRA21 and SYKPPRA21 are fully overlapping.

The exam consists of two parts: the Master's thesis itself and an oral examination. The Master's thesis must receive a passing grade before the student can sit for the oral examination. The oral examination begins with the student presenting their Master's thesis in lecture format (30 minutes, 45 minutes if co-authored with another student). Following this, the student will participate in an individual, oral discussion and assessment (of approx. 45 minutes).

The student can choose to receive the grade on the written master's thesis before the oral presentation of the thesis (the lecture) commences.

The oral presentation (the lecture) and the subsequent individual, oral discussion and assessment can change the grade that is given for the Master's thesis. After the oral examination, the final grade is set. The final grade is entered into the diploma.

When two students co-author a Master's thesis, both will receive the same grade for the written thesis. Each individual student will, however, individually present their part of the thesis in lecture form and subsequently participate in an individual, oral discussion and assessment. The presentation and oral discussion and assessment will be evaluated as the individual student’s contribution and will be used for possible adjustment of the final grade.

A student can deliver a new or revised Master's thesis one time if the Master thesis does not receive a passing grade. The student in this case will receive an offer of three-hours further supervision before submitting. Students receiving a passing grade on their Master's thesis do not have the right to have their thesis re-evaluated within the same study program.

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

Grade scale A - F.

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

Minimum attendance of 80 % at workshop an seminars

Assignment 1

The profession of nursing:

1a) Ethical focus

Group assignment/individual Students will write an ethical reflection in groups with individual reflection note from the work Scope: 1,000 words (+/- 10%) Feedback from the lecturer during the process The assignment will be presented and discussed in study groups with the study group supervisor.

1b) Focus on evidence-based practice

Group assignment The assignment will be presented using a given template at a seminar Scope: 1,000 words (+/- 10%)

Assignment 2

State and municipal studies, health and social policy.

2a) Health and social law focus

Individual subject note. Scope of 1000 words (+/- 10%).

2b) Focus on the structure and organisation of the health and care services.

Individual electronic multiple choice assignment - 100% correct and submitted by the deadline.

The master's thesis will be assessed by an internal and an external examiner. Neither examiner shall be involved in the supervision of the master's thesis in question.

Simon Innvær

A thesis should be approximately 52 pages (+ / - 10 percent), in Calibri 12 with line spacing 1.5 (excluding table of contents, foreword, summary, references and appendix). The thesis is to be written in the APA style. A thesis written by two students should be 77 pages. Co-writing has to be approved by the course coordinator.

Alternatively, the student can write an article based master’s thesis consisting of one ready to submit article manuscript intended for a peer reviewed journal (level one or two). Theses in article form written by two students should consist of two such article manuscripts. Along with the article(s) there must be an introductory chapter (in Norwegian referred to as "kappe") consisting of around 14 pages (excluding table of contents, foreword, summary, references and appendix). The introductory chapter must be in the APA style. The article should be in the style of the journal.

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.

Kari Dahl

Some of the content overlaps with the courses SYBA/S1110, SYBA/S1200 and SYBA/S3000/3010