SYKP3900B Bachelor's Thesis Course description

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.

Passed first and second year of the programme.

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

Lectures, seminars, supervision, and self-study. All students will be allocated a supervisor.

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

Bachelor’s thesis

• Literature review.
• Normally written in group with 2-3 students.
• Scope of 8,000 words (+/- 10%).

Resits/rescheduled exam: If the bachelor’s thesis is awarded a fail grade, the student has the right to submit a reworked version once.

Emnet omhandler grunnleggende kunnskap i anatomi, fysiologi og histologi. Sentralt for dette er kunnskap om og forståelse for sammenhengen mellom de forskjellige vev og organers struktur og funksjon og de viktigste mekanismene for regulering av biologiske funksjoner. Grunnleggende kunnskap i anatomi, fysiologi og histologi er en forutsetning for å forstå utvikling av sykdom og hvordan sykdom kan påvirke analyseresultater.

Emnet er sammensatt av følgende fagområder, angitt i studiepoeng:

• Anatomi og fysiologi 9,5
• Histologi 0,5

Studenten må være tatt opp på studiet.

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap og ferdigheter:

Kunnskap

Studenten

• kan gjøre rede for grunnleggende kunnskap om hvordan celler, vev, organer og organsystemer er bygget opp og fungerer
• kan beskrive cellers og vevs utseende basert på mikroskopering av histologiske preparater og blodutstryk
• kan beskrive ulike typer humant prøvemateriale og hvordan prøver tas, behandles og oppbevares
• har kjennskap til grunnleggende medisinsk terminologi

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan mikroskopere celler og vev fra ulike vev og organer
• kan utføre enkle fysiologiske undersøkelser
• kan ta blodprøver av medstudent etter gjeldene prosedyrer

Undervisningen omfatter forelesninger supplert med obligatorisk gruppearbeid og praktiske øvelser for å understøtte teori. I tillegg utfører studenten noen praktiske laboratorieøvelser som setter emnet inn i en bioingeniørfaglig sammenheng.