MAS412 Research project (15 ECTS)

Course facts

Course code

MAS412

Course title

Research project

ECTS

15 ECTS

Semester

Fall/spring

Course language

English

Prerequisite

Completed bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Students will be evaluated for admission by the international office. The topic has to be approved by a supervisor at NIH.

Introduction

The project aims to provide the student with the opportunity to study a topic within a research area where The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences has expertise. The student is expected to use original literature to discuss a research topic in the essay.

Learning outcomes

After the course, the student shall be able to

formulate a scientific question and work independently to find literature and structure an essay.
produce a written academic text in English that portrays the topic in a scientific and logical fashion.

Learning styles and activities

The topic and research question of the essay must be approved by a supervisor. The essay will be a literature study and/or a study based on lab work with research data analysis to answer a scientific question.

Each student will be given 6 hours of guidance by a supervisor.

Assessment

Individual written essay of a maximum of 12000 words not included the table of contents, reference list and possible attachments.

The essay will be graded pass-fail.

Core material

The student is expected to find approximately 1000 pages of scientific literature in cooperation with a supervisor.