Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Students may choose to combine the 3rd and
4th semesters into an extended master’s thesis (60
ECTS). Extended theses are especially advised when working on
project topics, where an extraordinary great generation of data is
necessary. Theses (including extended theses) have to be approved
in advance by the Study Board of Planning, Geography and Surveying,
and the student has to fulfil the knowledge, skills and
competencies as indicated for master’s theses. See description of
4th semester.
Students completing the project module acquire the
following:
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Thorough knowledge of relevant theories and methods in relation
to the chosen problem and can reflect on them
- Can describe the used theories so that the special
characteristics of the theories are brought to light and in this
way document understanding of the possibilities and limitations of
the used theories within the concerned field of problems
- Have knowledge of the scientific-theoretical and methodical
embeddedness of the used theories and can reflect on them
- Have thorough knowledge of the research embeddedness of the
chosen problem, including knowledge of the most important national
and international research in the field
Skills
- Can independently plan and carry through a project at a high
professional level
- Can give an account of possible methods for solution of the
problem formulation of the project, and describe and assess the
suitability of the chosen method, including an account of chosen
limitations and their importance to the results
- Can give an account of the relevance to the education of the
chosen problem, including a precise account of the core of the
problem and the professional context
- Can analyse and describe the chosen problem by using relevant
concepts, theories and empirical investigations
- Can analyse and assess the results of empirical investigations,
whether it is the student’s own investigations or those of others,
including an assessment of the importance of the investigation
methods to the validity of the results
- Can point out relevant future strategies, possibilities of
change and/or solution proposals
- Can impart knowledge of the problem to both professionals and
non-professionals
Competences
- Can form a synthesis between the professional problem,
theoretical and empirical investigations and make a critical
assessment of the synthesis formed and the other results of the
project work
- Can independently, on the basis of the acquired problem, be
part of interdisciplinary discussions and development work
- Can independently acquire the newest knowledge in the field and
are on this background capable of continuously developing the
professional skills and competencies
Type of instruction
Problem-based project work alone or in groups.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Extended Master's Thesis |
Type of exam | Master's thesis/final project |
ECTS | 60 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | External examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |