YFBA3900 Bachelor’s assignment - Comprehensive vocational teacher competence Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian/English

Under supervision, the students will conduct an independent research, quality improvement or development project, or a literature study. Students can choose to write the master’s thesis individually or in pairs. On application, large, interdisciplinary innovation projects can be written in groups of up to four students. Students can also apply to write the master’s thesis with students from other specialisations if they so wish, provided that the scope of the master’s thesis is the same. If more than one student work on the master’s thesis together, each student’s contributions must be documented. The thesis can be written as a monograph or as a scientific article on a specialised topic.

MAVIT4070/MAxxx4070 must be passed before the master's thesis can begin.

All compulsory courses in the programme must be passed before the student can submit their master's thesis for assessment.

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse

Kunnskap

Studenten

• skal ha kunnskap om nasjonalt og internasjonalt forsknings- og utviklingsarbeid med relevans for lærerprofesjonen innenfor det yrkespedagogiske og yrkesfaglige området.
• kan bruke og henvise til relevante forskningsresultater for å treffe begrunnede valg og gjennomføre systematisk yrkesfaglig og pedagogisk utviklingsarbeid eller vitenskapelig forskning.

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan anvende sine yrkesfaglige, pedagogiske, yrkesdidaktiske og teknologiske kunnskaper,

• kan planlegge, begrunne, gjennomføre, lede, vurdere og dokumentere relevant fag- og yrkesopplærings tilpasset elevenes/lærlingenes behov

• kan vurdere og dokumentere elevers læring og utvikling, gi læringsfokuserte tilbakemeldinger og bidra til at elevene/lærlingene kan reflektere over egen læring
• kan orientere seg i faglitteraturen og forholde seg kritisk til informasjonskilder og eksisterende teorier
• kan bruke relevante forskningsresultater for å treffe begrunnende valg og gjennomføre systematisk yrkesfaglig og pedagogisk utviklingsarbeid

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• har innsikt i relevante faglige og yrkesetiske problemstillinger og kan formidle sentralt fagstoff skriftlig, muntlig og gjennom andre dokumentasjonsformer,
• kan via faglig innsikt, engasjement og formidlingsevne motivere for elevenes/lærlingenes læring, yrkesstolthet og yrkesidentitet
• kan analysere og forklare avanserte arbeidsprosesser i eget yrkesfag og sammenligne eget yrke med andre yrker i utdanningsprogrammet
• kan reflektere over forhold knyttet til verdiforankring og yrkesetiske utfordringer i fag- og yrkesopplæringen
• har endrings- og utviklingskompetanse som grunnlag for å møte framtidens behov i skole, arbeids- og yrkesliv

Work and teaching methods used in the course are self-study, presentations at 2-3 master’s seminars and an offer of 15 hours’ supervision per thesis, regardless of whether it is written individually or in a group.

The seminars are an arena for sharing experience from all stages of the project work. Students will take part in academic discussion and practise structuring and wording academic argumentation and communicating constructive criticism. Presenting their work, giving feedback to fellow students, and receiving feedback from fellow students and teachers, are important parts of the seminars.

The supervision agreement is signed by the students and supervisors at the start of the supervision.

When a group of students work together, an overview of each student’s individual contribution must be enclosed with the assignment.

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

• For full-time specialisations: One oral presentation (up to 10 minutes) at the master seminar, and completion of the opponent role with critique/feedback on the presentation from fellow students.
• For part-time specialisations: Two oral presentations (up to 10 minutes each) at the master seminar, and completion of the opponent role with critique/feedback on the presentation from fellow students.

The master’s thesis written by one or two students. Large, interdisciplinary innovation projects can be written in groups of up to four students on application.

The content and scope of the different forms of master's theses:

• Monograph: Recommended scope of a monographic assignment is 13,000 words +/- 10%

• Scientific article: The thesis must include a manuscript in the form of at least one article that is in accordance with the author guidelines for a relevant scientific journal, and a supplementary memo/introductory chapter to the article-based thesis ('kappe') that elaborates on the theoretical and methodological considerations underlying the article. The layout, structure and scope of the article must comply with the guidelines of the journal in question. If the maximum length is not stated in the relevant journal's author guidelines, the maximum length is 8,000 words The supplementary memo/introductory chapter to the article-based thesis ('kappen') must have a scope of 3000 words +/- 10%

The thesis can be written in English or a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish or Danish).

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with. There is an opportunity to reuse self-produced text from MAVIT4070 in the master's thesis without self-citation.

Grade scale A-F.

All examinations are assessed by an internal and an external examiner. The student's supervisor cannot be an examiner for the master's thesis.