Master's Thesis
On successful completion of the course students gain the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The student will have
- in-depth knowledge of the philosophy of science and the methods suitable for research in the field of speech and language therapy
Skills
The student will be able to
- complete an independent, limited research project in line with current research ethical norms connected to the field of speech and language therapy
- work independently on relevant practical and theoretical questions
- apply relevant methods for research and development work in the field of speech and language therapy
General knowledge
The student will be able to
- assess the use of methods and results from relevant surveys and evaluation
A course and seminar in academic writing is provided. Preparatory work begins in the second semester when the project outline is handed in. The outline will form the basis of approval of the topic and being allocated a supervisor. The candidate will then draw up a project description according to established criteria. The project description is approved by the supervisor, and this forms the basis of the supervision contract. In some cases, it will be relevant to use a co-supervisor. Individual and group- based supervision is given primarily at the sessions and through e-mail correspondence between sessions. The e-classroom will also be a relevant tool for supervision.
Thesis can be delivered individually or as a work performed by two students.The thesis should be approximately 60 pages long, using Times New Roman 12 and 1 1/2 line spacing (the index and bibliography are not included). This applies to both the individual thesis and the shared thesis. Writing a shared thesis requires more extensive empirical background material.