Course content

The topic for the project is selected within the student¿s 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 extrenal 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

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Utfyllende informasjon:

Personal supervision.

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav:

A project plan in Norwegian, with an oral presentation of the project in English;

Presentation of the project on the Internet, including an English abstract;

An individual log (diary of progress) - for group projects a co-author declaration is required;

A poster.

Compulsory assignments

• Approved exercises

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Students must have completed a minimum of 100 ECTS credits from their registered Course of Studies by no later than 1st
September of the academic year in which this dissertation will be attempted, with the following additional requirements:

Full time students must have completed their 100 ECTS credits from their first four semesters;

Part time or flexible programme students must have completed their 100 ECTS credits from their first six semesters.

Additionally, from Autumn 2015, the 100 ECTS credits must include the following subjects:

REA1141 Mathematics 1 (REA1141F Mathematics 1 for flexible programme engineering students);

REA2101 Physics and Chemistry.

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