Master's Thesis | Nord.no

The master’s thesis consists of a report from a piece of independent research work completed during the final year. This is a compulsory course in the master’s programme of study. The work will result in a report of approximately 100 to 120 pages, in addition to the reference list and any appendices (A4, line spacing 1.5 Times New Roman). In very special cases, students may be permitted to write their master’s thesis alone. Applications requesting this must be approved. The size of the thesis can then be reduced to 80 to 100 pages, in addition to the reference list and any appendices.

In accordance with the regulations of 2005 concerning the requirements for a master's degree from section 5 of the Ministry of Education and Research: The admission requirements for experience-based master's degrees of 90 or 120 credits are the following:

bachelor's degree
cand.mag.
other degree or vocational training of a minimum 3 years in scope
education which has been approved as being equivalent to the above mentioned degrees or educational programmes, pursuant to Section 3-5 of the Norwegian Act relating to Universities and University Colleges

Because this is an experience-based master's degree, in addition to requirements for education, at least two years of relevant vocational experience is also required. The institution stipulates what is relevant vocational experience. In this context, relevant practice is documented competence within the field of management and organisation.

In order to begin the course, all courses at master’s level (MKL110, MKL120, MKL210 and MKL220) must be passed. This applies also to all compulsory coursework requirements. The course is reserved for the students admitted to the master's programme in Knowledge Management.

After completing the course, candidates will have attained the following learning outcomes defined in knowledge, skills and general competence:

Candidate knowledge:

has in-depth knowledge of what characterises a scientific thesis
has knowledge of ethical research guidelines

Candidate skills:

can write a research report that meets scientific thesis requirements
can make an academically justified choice of theory and research methodology
can follow ethical research guidelines
can document and produce findings from a survey in a scientific manner

Candidate general competence:

has insight into and be able to use scientific theories and methodologies at a high level
is able to select and apply research design in a major research project

See programme description.

Compulsory theoretical course.

Participation in assignment seminars and academic supervision. Students receive academic supervision along the way by an appointed supervisor. The supervision shall ensure that the student receives advice on literature, practical advice on any data collection or changes to the project, and that research ethical guidelines are followed. Academic supervision is therefore a compulsory part of writing the master's thesis. The assessment will nevertheless be based on an individual oral examination in which the candidates present and discuss the findings, strengths and weaknesses of the thesis together with an internal and external examiner.

Studieprogrammet evalueres årlig av studentene gjennom emneevalueringer og studieprogramevaluering. Evalueringene inngår som en del av universitetets kvalitetssikringssystem.

Final assessment:

Master's thesis, group, grading scale A-F, counts for 100%

Group (2-3 students). Scope of 100-120 pages. Time period: autumn of the final year. Two examiners, of which at least one is an external examiner.

An individual oral hearing will be held following the submission of the assignment. A grade is given to the task, which may be adjusted on the basis of the oral hearing. The thesis must be assessed to be passed before an oral hearing is held.

All.

In order to begin the course, all courses at master’s level (MKL110, MKL120, MKL210 and MKL220) must be passed. This applies also to all compulsory coursework requirements. The course is reserved for the students admitted to the master's programme in Knowledge Management.