ME-505 Thesis Seminar
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Course Leaders:
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- Hanne Sortevik Haaland
- Christian Webersik
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English 
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Master's Programme in Global Development and Planning
Teaching language
EnglishRecommended prerequisites
ME-413
Course contents
The course will help the students develop a defendable proposal for their master thesis. It will build upon previous courses, especially UT504 (Integrating Environment, Development and Management for Sustainability) and ME413 (Research Methods in Development Studies). The main aim is to prepare the students for practical research work, including the writing of the thesis. The students will raise critical questions when reading research proposals, and will develop their own openness of mind, curiosity and probing attitude, characterizing the accomplished researcher.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course the participants should have the ability to:
Create a cogent, coherent and defendable thesis proposal
Present and explain their preliminary thesis proposal to an audience of fellow students, tutors and course instructors
Critique the presentations of peers and provide constructive feedback
Teaching methods
Seminars and lectures during the second face-to-face session and netbased teaching through Fronter (LMS)
Evaluation
Course evaluation is carried out as a midterm evaluation in accordance with standard procedure in the quality assurance system, chapter 2.1.1., unless other information is given in the beginning of the semester.
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio 100% evaluated as passed/failed. All hand-ins of the portfolio must be passed to obtain an overall passing grade. A study guide and calendar will provide more detailed information at the beginning of the semester.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| ME-521 – Thesis seminar in Development Management | 10 |
| ME-500 – Thesis Seminar and Applied Research Methods | 5 |