COSI Master Thesis

The student shall choose a specific problem of relevance to the master's programme. The topic must represent a challenge within the specific area and must require that the student adheres to practices that are common within the area. The topic must be pre-approved by the supervisor.

After successfully completing the master's thesis, the students have obtained knowledge, skills and general competencies as:

Knowledge:

- Possess specialized insight into a research and development area and relevant research and development work. - Possess knowledge of theories and methods being used in the area of ​​specialisation.

Skills:

-Are capable of defining a significant and complex research and development (R&D) problem relevant to the master's programme, clearly and independently, but with guidance from a supervisor. -Are capable of analyzing existing literature, theories, methods, and interpretations. -Are capable of critical thinking. -Are capable of planning and conducting necessary studies or experiments, organizing and analyzing data acquired, drawing defensible conclusions, and making recommendations based on these. -Are capable of documenting the results achieved in a research and development project, mastering the terminology of the field.

-Are capable of presenting the results in written and oral form.

General competencies:

-Are capable of independently acquiring new knowledge.

- Project work

-Seminar(s)

- Tutoring

Additional information: The seminars will be held on campus Gjøvik during Spring semester.