IKT591 Master's Thesis

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Artificial Intelligence and The Internet of Things, Master's Programme
• Artificial Intelligence, 5-year master programme

Teaching language

English

Prerequisites

In order to select the IKT591 master's thesis, the students must:

-be in the start of the 3rd semester

- have passed examinations corresponding to 60 ECTS credits in the Master's programme

- have a grade point average of B or above

- Furthermore, IKT591 can only be carried out after a special agreement with the University of Agder, and is only approved for students who pursue a research career or have an industry agreement. The topic of the thesis has to be approved by the University of Agder.

Course contents

The master's thesis is a self-contained work with a topic within information and communication technology. The work is expected to include elements of research and innovative methods. Basic assignments within planning, programming or development should be avoided. The thesis project includes a master's thesis describing the state-of-the-art, research problem, approach, results, evaluations, and outlook, as well as an oral presentation of the thesis. A press release that presents the thesis work and the main results is also required. Prototypes and/or other products that are developed for the thesis may be included as part of the hand-ins.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the master's thesis, the students will be able to

- apply their knowledge in new areas within ICT

- analyze ICT problems, both from a research and an industrial's perspective

- obtain skills required to analyze existing theories and methods, and to independently solve both applied and theoretical problems

- apply relevant research and development methods in an independent manner

- critically analyze various information sources, and apply these for structuring and formulating arguments

- conduct an independent research and development project under supervision, according to governing academic and ethical research standards

- convey comprehensive independent work by mastering relevant expression forms used within ICT research and development

- disseminate applied and theoretical problems and solutions, orally and in writing, both to peers and to the public

- contribute with innovation and new ideas both in academic and industrial ICT projects

Examination requirements

For every student/group there will be 20 compulsory guidance meetings. The press-release of the thesis must be submitted and approved.

Teaching methods

Independent work. A supervisor will be available for regular consultations. The students choose whether they want to do the master's thesis project individually or in groups of maximum three students. The duration of the master's thesis is two semesters, which gives an estimated workload of 1600 learning hours for the student.

Evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Assessment methods and criteria

The thesis and oral presentation. The thesis and other submitted work can be written and presented in English, Norwegian or another Scandinavian language. Graded assessment.

The students choose whether they want to write the master's thesis individually or in groups of maximum three students. The assessment given on the thesis may be individually adjusted maximum one grade up/down after the oral presentation. Students taking a new or postponed exam, cannot submit an improved version of the master's thesis.

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
IKT592 – Master's Thesis	30