Master's 5-Year Programme in Teacher Education, level 1-7
Master's 5-Year Programme in Teacher Education, level 5-10
Prerequisites
All courses in the programme preceding the master’s thesis must be completed and passed.
Learning outcomes
General competence
The student shall
Be able to carry out a R&D project independently from project design to information retrieval, analysis and presentation
Be able to present and communicate, on an advanced level and to diverse target groups, academic questions related R&D relevant for special needs education
Knowledge
The student shall
Have specialized insight in a specified area within the field of special education
Have in-depth knowledge about research, theory, methodology and ethics relevant for the master’s thesis
Be familiar with ethical research regulations and be able to apply these to his/her own research
Skills
The student shall
Be able to design questions that are important when working with special educational needs in schools, analyse and explore these, and be able to present the results in an academic manner
Be able to analyse and have a critical approach to national and international research, and use this knowledge when working with the master’s thesis
Be able to expound on methodology and questions related to research, ethics and science relevant for the master’s thesis
Course contents
The master’s thesis is an independent scientific work within the field of special educational needs. There will be a writing seminar before the course starts. The student will be assisted in developing and designing a research question. A supervisor will be appointed based on the project description. The thesis may have an empirical or theoretical approach. The thesis will be related to the profession and the period of professional, supervised training.
Teaching methods
The thesis work will be supervised. The extent and form of the supervision will vary according to the variety of thesis. There will be two mandatory meetings. Normally the supervision will be in groups combined with individual or supervision in pairs. A contract for supervising and carrying-out the thesis-work must be signed before the work starts. Mandatory work and hours of supervision will be described in the contract. The workload is estimated at 800 hours.
Examination requirements
The contract must be approved and signed.
The conditions of the contract must be met.
Assessment methods and criteria
The master’s thesis can be written individually or in pairs. Scope: 40-60 pages /16000-24000 words. 50-70 pages /20000-28000 words if written in pairs. If written in pairs, the students will have to account for the collaboration and the individual contribution. Individual, differentiated grades.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.