Examination arrangement

Course content

The topic for the project is selected within the students discipline.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

• Able to carry out research and development within the field of the registered Course of Studies
• Demonstrates an understanding of methodical working
• Has the ability to develop systematic/scientific evaluations.

Skills:

• Able to update knowledge in their disciplines, both through information gathering and contact with external groups and practitioners
• Able to reflect on the issues and problems faced by their chosen discipline
• Can go in depth into specific issues and develop clear alternative options
• Able to apply knowledge and relevant research and development results in order to solve theoretical, technical and practical issues within their disciplines, including justifying their choices
• Able to develop and define concrete issues of general social interest to their discipline
• Can find, evaluate, use and refer to information and technical material, and present it so that it highlights and explains a problem.

General Competence:

• Has insight into scientific integrity and an understanding of ethical issues that are of relevance to the problem
• Has insight into the environmental, health, social and economic consequences of products and solutions in their area and can put them in an ethical and lifetime perspective
• Able to disseminate scientific knowledge to diverse audiences both in writing and orally in both Norwegian and English
• Able to reflect on his/her own professional practice

Learning methods and activities

Academic supervision

Coursework requirements:

• A project plan in Norwegian, with an oral presentation of the project in English
• Presentation of the project on the Internet
• For group projects a co-author declaration is required
• A poster
• Log

Compulsory assignments

• Approved exercises

Further on evaluation

The written project report, together with any resulting product, is given a provisional grading. Projects with provisional grades from A to E then proceed to oral presentation and public discussion. Provisional grades may then, as a result of the oral presentation and public discussion, be adjusted by one grade up or down.

Candidates that do not obtain a pass grade have the end of the following semester to present an improved project for reassessment.

The course will be terminated in spring 2023.

Re-sit exam: August.

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

In order to complete the bachelor assignment, a minimum of 110 credits from the study program must be passed: For full-time students, these credits must be from 1. to 4. semester. For online students, these credits must be from 1. to 6. semester. From autumn 2019, it is assumed that 60 credits is passed from the first year and at least 50 credits from the second year. For the online students, it is assumed that similar courses have been passed.

Course materials

Technical literature appropriate to the project themes. Recommended methodology, research and scientific learning aids: - K. Halvorsen. En innføring i vitenskapelig metode. ISBN: 8270377945 - A. Johannessen, L. Christoffersen og P. A. Tufte. Forskningsmetode for økonomisk-administrative fag, ISBN: 82-7935-211-2 - M. Stene. Vitenskapelig forfatterskap. ISBN: 82-463-0016-4 - H. Westhagen. Prosjektarbeid: Utviklings- og endringskompetanse. ISBN: 82-05-30539-0