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SYKK3900B Bachelor's Thesis Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Bacheloroppgave
- Study programme
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Bachelor's Programme in Nursing
- Weight
- 15.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2023/2024
- Curriculum
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SPRING 2024
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
The bachelor’s thesis is the final academic in-depth paper in the nursing programme. Through the work on the bachelor’s thesis, the student will delve into a delimited area of research, and have the opportunity to develop his/her own academic independence. The topic must be linked to the nursing profession, patients and/or next-of-kin. The bachelor’s thesis must include systematic literature searches to apply results from recent research related to the chosen research question. The bachelor’s thesis must be presented in a systematic and clear manner. The title of the bachelor’s thesis will also be included on the diploma.
In the autumn semester, some teaching will be set up in connection with, for example, the development of a preliminary topic and problem for the bachelor thesis, cf. the work requirement Project description for the bachelor thesis.
Required preliminary courses
Passed first and second year of the programme.
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 is capable of
- discussing the nurse’s role and responsibilities in a chosen area of specialisation
- summarising relevant research and professional development in the chosen specialisation
Skills
The student is capable of
- creating a project description, including a time schedule and how he/she intends to complete the bachelor’s thesis with the resources available
- formulating a clear research question relating to nursing, which is possible to answer within the framework of the thesis
- carrying out an independent systematic literature review in accordance with the applicable research standards
- clarifying concepts, analysing and assessing different sources of information, and using these sources to formulate relevant argumentation
- presenting specialist literature in an independent, logical, critical and systematic manner
Competence
The student is capable of
- disseminating and arguing for strengths and weaknesses of his/her own study in a substantial and methodical manner
- reflecting on relevant research ethics issues
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, seminars, supervision, and self-study. All students will be allocated a supervisor.
Course requirements
The following coursework requirement must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:
- Project description for the bachelor’s thesis, scope 1,000 words (+/- 10%)
- Completed supervision, three compulsory supervision sessions out of the four sessions offered
Assessment
- Passed first and second year or equivalent of the Bachelor’s Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, or
- Admitted to the Complementary Education in Biomedical Laboratory Science
Permitted exam materials and equipment
After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student
- can describe how blood banks produce, control and store blood products such as erythrocyte concentraeste, thrombocyte concentrates and plasma
- can describe how different blood products are used in the treatment of patients
- can describe which blood type systems, blood types and blood type antibodies are important in connection with transfusions, and in relation to hematological diseases in newborns
- can describe the principles of basic blood type serology laboratory investigations
- can describe causal mechanisms of diseases in babies and newborns due to blood type antibodies and thrombocyte antibodies
- can describe complications that may occur during transfusion, transplantation and stem cell treatment
- can explain the principles of selected immunological methods and describe the various methods’ areas of use
- can explain how relevant methods and analyses can be quality assured
- is familiar with the laws and regulations that regulate the blood banks in Norway
Skills
The student
- can gather information about who can be a blood donor in Norway and how donors are selected in the blood bank
- can select and take blood from a donor under supervision
- masters basic blood type serology laboratory investigations, can assess the significance of the analysis results and demonstrate honesty and independence in their own work
- can conduct and quality assure different immunological methods and assess any sources of errors related to these
General competence
The student
- can identify and discuss ethical issues in the field of transfusion medicine and medical immunology
- can care for, respect and cooperate with fellow students, colleagues and patients/blood donors regardless of their ethnic, religious and cultural background
Grading scale
The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:
- a minimum of 90 per cent attendance in laboratory teaching
- a minimum of 90 per cent attendance in external practical training at a blood bank
- individual report from the practical training in the blood bank
Examiners
Pen/pencil and handed out antigram.
Overlapping courses
Alle hjelpemidler tillatt.