SKOMPD3900 Bachelor's Thesis Course description

A bachelor’s thesis written on a relevant nursing topic in which theory of science and research methods are key aspects. The exam form is intended to give the students an opportunity to incorporate their experience from clinical training.

Credits based on the national curriculum are:

• Main topic 1 - 7 credits
• Main topic 2 - 4 credits
• Main topic 3 - 1 credit
• Main topic 4 - 3 credits

Passed SKOMD1000.

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

• has broad knowledge of the nurse’s role and responsibilities in a chosen area of specialisation
• has broad knowledge of nursing research and other relevant research and professional development in a chosen area of specialisation

Skills

The student is capable of

• defining clinical issues of relevance to professional development in nursing
• carrying out systematic literature searches
• clarifying concepts, analysing and assessing different sources of information, and using these sources to formulate relevant argumentation
• carrying out an independent, limited literature study under supervision and in accordance with applicable standards of research ethics
• presenting specialist literature in an independent, logical and systematic manner

Competence

The student

• is capable of critically and analytically assessing the chosen topic in light of academic and research-based knowledge
• is familiar with professional ethical issues and can contribute to planning professional development in clinical practices

Session-based teaching in Oslo at the beginning of the course. Otherwise, lectures, seminars and supervision take place on digital platforms and self-study.

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

• Project description for the bachelor’s thesis
• Completed supervision (three compulsory hours of the four hours offered)

Bachelor's thesis in the form of a literature study. The bachelor’s thesis is normally written in pairs of students.

Scope: 10,000 words (+/- 20%).

The supervisor offers two seminars. Each group is offered one hour of supervision four times, three of which are compulsory.

For more information, see the provisions for the bachelor’s thesis SYBA3900 for the 2019 year group.

Resit exam: If students are forced to interrupt their writing period before submission or are awarded a grade F, they can submit a reworked version for assessment once in the same group or individually. The resit will normally be scheduled for the subsequent autumn semester.

1. If the students keep the same research question as they used for the ordinary exam, they do not have to redo the required project description, if this has been approved at the first attempt.
2. If the students change their research question, the project description must be re-approved.

In both cases, students are allocated four more hours’ supervision, three of which must be used in order for the student to be allowed to submit the bachelor’s thesis for assessment.

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

Grade scale A-F.

One internal and one external examiner.

SKOMP3900, SKOMPD3900, SYBA3900 and SYBAS3900 overlap 100%.