Faglig innhold

The course aims to nurture the passion to the research field. The research project will allow exchange students to have the hands-on opportunity to develop pertinent skills in research, including the formulation of a research hypothesis, critique of published literature, experimental design methodologies, and data collection and analysis.

Læringsutbytte

After the research project thesis the student should have

Knowledge:

• in depth knowledge in a specific topic

Competence

• formulate a research question based on adequate insight into current knowledge
• to report outcomes of research and defend interpretations and conclusions in a coherent way, both orally and in writing

Skills

• apply and adopt experimental methods to gain new knowledge;
• obtain, record and interpret experimental data; is able to retrieve and interpret published scientific data;

Læringsformer og aktiviteter

Independent research project work on a relevant topic under supervision.

Obligatoriske aktiviteter

• Muntlig presentasjon av oppgave

Forkunnskapskrav

A first degree (a bachelor's degree) in a relevant field