SFB5900 Master's Thesis in Family Therapy Course description

Masteroppgaven er et selvstendig arbeid på 30 studiepoeng.

Masteroppgaven skal være et selvstendig og analytisk arbeid med relevans for studiets fagområder. Studentene skal velge et tema som skal belyses gjennom systematisk bruk av kvalitative og/eller kvantitative metoder. Problemstillingen kan være av enten teoretisk eller empirisk karakter.

Masteroppgaven kan leveres som en monografi eller som artikkelmanus, som beskrevet nedenfor.

Alle emner som inngår i mastergraden må være bestått før studenten kan levere inn masteroppgaven til sensur.

Passed second year of the programme or equivalent.

Krav til masteroppgaven

Krav til faglig avgrensning: Masteroppgaven skal være et selvstendig og analytisk arbeid med relevans for studiets fagområder. Studentene skal velge et tema som skal belyses gjennom systematisk bruk av kvalitative og/eller kvantitative metoder. Problemstillingen kan være av enten teoretisk eller empirisk karakter.

Masteroppgaven skal følge Institutt for sosialfag sin mal for oppgaveskriving.

Vi gjør særlig oppmerksom på Forskrift om studier og eksamen ved Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, § 7-5 om fusk. Se også Klagenemndas nettside om fusk på universitets nettsider om eksamen.

Monografi

Individuelle oppgaver i monografiform forventes å ha et omfang på 50 sider +/- 10 prosent (eksklusiv innholdsfortegnelse, forord, sammendrag, referanser og vedlegg) definert ved 12 punkts Times New Roman og 1,5 i linjeavstand. Det tilbys totalt 10 timer veiledning, individuelt eller i gruppe.

Inntil to studenter kan gå sammen om å skrive en felles masteroppgave. Prosjektet må godkjennes av studieleder eller den studieleder har delegert oppgaven til. Det skal ved innlevering av masteroppgaven vedlegges et skriv der det går fram hvilke deler av oppgaven den enkelte student har hovedansvar for. Monografioppgaver skrevet av to studenter forventes å ha et omfang på 75 sider +/- 10 prosent. Antall veiledningstimer ved samskriving er 15.

Artikkelmanus

Individuelle oppgaver i artikkelform skal bestå av ett leveringsklart artikkelmanus beregnet på et fagfellevurdert tidsskrift (nivå 1 eller 2).

Oppgaver i artikkelform skrevet av to studenter skal bestå av to artikkelmanus. Når to artikkelmanus innleveres som masteroppgave, må de tematisk høre sammen.

Sammen med artikkelmanus skal det leveres en kappe på 15 sider eksklusiv innholdsfortegnelse, forord, sammendrag, referanser og vedlegg. Her utdypes blant annet metode og teoretiske perspektiver, samt temaer som ikke er tilstrekkelig dekket i artiklene. Der oppgaven består av flere artikkelmanus, trekkes linjene mellom artiklene i kappen. Det foreligger en skriftlig veiledning for utarbeiding av kappe. Innlevering av masteroppgaven i form av artikkelmanus har ikke som forutsetning at manus er akseptert for publisering. Artikkelen må følge tidsskriftets retningslinjer for publisering.

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 relevant illnesses, injuries and pathological conditions and treatment forms for the most common illnesses in the surgical field
• has broad knowledge of how illnesses influence basic needs
• has broad knowledge of palliative care, and the death process
• has broad knowledge of pharmacology and drug administration
• has broad knowledge of clinical assessment processes in nursing to address the patient's basic needs and improve their own resources in the course of the illness
• has broad knowledge of nursing diagnoses and documentation systems
• has knowledge of professional ethics, dignity and integrity
• has knowledge of the relationship between culture, the body and illness
• has broad knowledge of the meaning of next of kin for patients' health and quality of life
• has knowledge of health legislation: division of authority, internal control, injuries/accidents, the right to immediate assessment and treatment
• has broad knowledge of evidence-based practice
• has knowledge of organisation and management in the specialist health service
• has knowledge of interdisciplinary cooperation

Skills

The student is capable of

• communicating and interacting with patients and their next of kin during the course of an illness
• conducting systematic observation, identifying and assessing patients' nursing diagnoses
• planning, prioritising and performing nursing interventions and assessing these
• performing clinical procedures in accordance with the applicable guidelines
• using the documentation system and documenting in accordance with professional and legal requirements
• assessing laboratory results
• preparing the patient for an examination or treatment
• using relevant research results relating to the target group and making sound choices of action
• administering drugs in line with the applicable health legislation
• using relevant medical technology
• using different mapping tools in patient treatments
• identifying different ethical issues and dilemmas, making ethical considerations, safeguarding the patient's dignity and integrity and promoting the patient and next of kin's right of co-determination and autonomy
• organising, managing and coordinating nursing for a group of patients
• cooperating with other professional groups
• demonstrating dexterity in nursing work

Competence

The student

• is capable of planning and carrying out nursing work in the specialist health service
• is capable of sharing opinions and experience relating to ethical challenges (dignity and integrity)
• has insight into advanced medical procedures and the use of advanced medical technical equipment
• is capable of sharing opinions that can contribute to practical development in the field

All clinical training have different compulsory activities and tasks in the implementation. See chapter on Clinical training.

In addition, the following must be approved before the final assessment can be done:

• Practical test at the simulation and skills centre
• Student-BEST

The assessment is based on the learning outcomes for the course, the student's specification of the learning outcomes and the formative assessment made of the student during the clinical training period.

Students' clinical training can only be assessed if their attendance is sufficiently high.

• Less than 10% absence: The student can complete the clinical training course as normal.
• 10-20% absence: If possible, the student can make up for the clinical training missed. This must be agreed with the clinical training supervisor and the supervisor at the university.
• More than 20% absence: The student must retake the whole clinical training course.

Students are responsible for obtaining a copy of their assessment form from the supervisor. The form must be presented to the new supervisor in the next clinical training period.

Pass-fail.

One representative of the clinical training establishment and one representative of the university. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

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