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SKOMP3910 Bachelor's Thesis Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Bacheloroppgave
- Study programme
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Supplementary education for nurses educated outside the EU/EEC
- Weight
- 15.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2025/2026
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
The course is taught in plenary lectures, and students work on and discuss different assignments in groups and plenary sessions. Students are expected to play an active role in lectures and seminars. Students will also be required to discuss papers and course themes during lectures and seminars.
Required preliminary courses
In order to be able to register for the exam, the student must have the following approved work requirements:
Students have to hand in written assignments by set deadlines during the semester. If the assignment is not approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version. The lecturer will inform students of deadlines for submission.
Learning outcomes
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 discuss the nurse’s role and responsibilities in a chosen area of specialisation
- can summarise relevant research and professional development in the chosen specialisation
Skills
The student
- can create a project description, including a time schedule and how he/she intends to complete the bachelor’s thesis with the resources available
- can formulate a clear research question relating to nursing, which is possible to answer within the framework of the thesis
- can carry out an independent systematic literature review in accordance with the applicable research standards
- can clarify concepts, analysing and assessing different sources of information, and using these sources to formulate relevant argumentation
- can present specialist literature in an independent, logical, critical and systematic manner
General competence
The student i
- can disseminate and arguing for strengths and weaknesses of his/her own study in a substantial and methodical manner
- can reflect on relevant research ethics issues
Teaching and learning methods
One dictionary (Native language-English/English-native language or English-English).
Calculator (as specified in regulations for use of calculator).
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
An internal and an external examiner will grade the exam.
A selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external and internal examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
Applied Statistical Methods (Statistiske metoder) and Corporate finance (Finansstyring)
Grading scale
- Company structures.
- Private Equity and Venture Capital.
- Initial Public Offerings (IPOs).
- Raising Long term Capital (SEOs + Debt).
- Valuation.
- Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As).
- Value Enhancing Strategies.
- Capital Structure.
- Payout Policy.
- Corporate Governance.
- Executive Compensation.
Examiners
One internal and one external examiner.
Overlapping courses
SYKK3900, SYKP3900, SYKD3900 and SKOMP3910 are fully overlapping.