BYTS3900 Bachelor Thesis Course description

The bachelor's thesis is the concluding course in the engineering programme. The students choose the topic for their theses and the work is carried out in a group which usually comprises 3 or 4 students. It will give students training in carrying out a large project independently and in using relevant methodology tools, and will be organised so that the students are able to use knowledge and skills from several fields.

It is highly recommended to write the bachelor's thesis in collaboration with an industry partner based on an industry project. The bachelor's thesis is normally carried out in cooperation with business and industry or other institutions. It must be grounded in real engineering questions that are relevant to the chosen programme option, and it can be related to design or contractor operations, or to a research or development project.

The bachelor's thesis is based on knowledge acquired through all five previous semesters.

Students must be registered in the third year of study and have completed at least 100 credits from the first and second years of study by 1 October before they can register for the bachelor’s thesis.

Del 1) Praksisveileder og veileder. Universitetet har i henhold til lov om universitet og høgskoler ansvaret for endelig vurdering av studenten.

Del 2) Hver besvarelse vurderes av to sensorer. Ekstern sensor vurderer minimum 20 % av besvarelsene. Ekstern sensors vurderinger skal komme alle studentene til gode.

20 studiepoeng overlapp med VPSYPRA10 Utvikling og utøvelse av relasjonskompetanse 20 stp.

20 studiepoeng overlapp med VPSYDPRA10, VSPYDPRA11, MAPSDPRA10 og MAPSDPRA11 - alle med navn Relasjon og omsorg til mennesker med psykisk lidelse, 20 stp.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• Two milestone meetings

The assessment of learning outcomes will be based on the project execution and report, the oral and visual presentation, including a poster presentation in plenary session and an oral individual examination.

1) The report counts for 80%. A group of 3 or 4 students normally cooperate on the bachelor's thesis. In exceptional cases (illness, top sport) and on application, students can be permitted to write the bachelor's thesis alone.

2) The execution and oral and visual presentation in the group and the oral individual examination count for 20%.

The exam results in part 1) can be appealed. The exam results in part 2) cannot be appealed.

Both parts of the exam must be awarded grade E or better for the student to pass the course.

All aids are allowed as long as source reference rules are followed.

Grade scale A-F.

Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regularly.

Diego Maria Barbieri