Thesis Info Meeting 04-04-2014-3

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Thorkil Ploug, M.D.

Director of Studies for Human Biology

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Info meeting for Master’s thesis for class 25 of theHuman Biology study programme



Disclaimer

What is presented at this info meeting only applies to Class 25.

For Class 26 starting September 2014 the regulations governing thethesis work are expected to be somewhat different due to the StudyProgress Reform (Studiefremdriftsreformen).


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Main guidelines for thesis work

1. Your final exam must be completed within 3 years from thestudy programme commencement date

2. Your written thesis must be submitted to the exams officeno later than 10 months from the thesis initiation datestated in the thesis contract

3. The thesis initiation date stated in the thesis contract mayeither be September 1st, December 1st, February 1st or June1st during the second year of the study programme

4. The thesis contract should be online submitted no later than

1 month prior to the initiation date stated in the contract

5. No later than one month prior to submitting your thesis youmust submit the online document “Final titel”



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Subject specific 2013 Curriculum for the Master’sprogramme in Human Biology effective fromSeptember 1st, 2014 and public published on May

1st, 2014.§ 12 Master’s thesis During the 3rd and 4th semester of the programme students mustcomplete their master’s thesis. The thesis must demonstrate thestudent’s ability to formulate, analyse and process issues within arelevant, limited subject in the health sciences in a qualified way.

12.2. The master’s thesis is compiled by each student alone.12.3. The thesis must be completed in accordance with the approvedcontract and comprise the equivalent of minimum 50 and maximum 70A4 pages written in point 12, Times New Roman, line spacing 1.5 andexcluding references and optional appendixes. The thesis must includean abstract in English or Danish of no more than one A4 page. Theabstract must summarize the research question, the methods used,

important findings, a discussion if relevant, and a conclusion. Theabstract will be included in the overall assessment of the master’s thesis.12.4. Assessment will be based on the student’s spelling and writingskills as well as the scientific content of the thesis. The scientific contentwill carry most weight.12.5. The Master’s thesis is credited 50 ECTS points.



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Master’s thesis examContent

Under the supervision of a researcher to critically acquire knowledge about scientific method and to

apply such knowledge for the solution of a scientific problem of the student's own choice within thefield of health science.Credit 50 ECTS

Type of assessment: Written assignmentOral defence, 60 minutes

The master's thesis shall be prepared in accordance with the approved thesis agreement and shallcorrespond to approx. 50-60 A4 pages written in Times New Roman 12 points with line spacing set to1.5 lines.The thesis must be completed in accordance with the approved contract and comprise the equivalentof minimum 50 and maximum 70 A4 pages written in point 12, Times New Roman, line spacing 1.5and excluding references and optional appendixes. The thesis must include an abstract in English orDanish of no more than one A4 page. The abstract must summarize the research question, themethods used, important findings, a discussion if relevant, and a conclusion. The abstract will beincluded in the overall assessment of the master’s thesis.At the assessment of the master's thesis, both the academic contents and the student's ability toconvey such contents shall be taken into consideration. The academic contents shall carry moreweight during the assessment.The oral 60-minute exam consisting of 25 minutes of oral presentation of the master'sthesis using AV equipment followed by 30 minutes of scientific discussion focussing on theissues of the thesis.

Aid: All aids allowedMarking scale 7-point grading scaleCensorship form: External censorship

Criteria for exam assesment

To achieve the maximum grade of 12, the student shall be able to:Select and process a well-defined and clear health science problem of research relevanceConvey the work in writing as well as orally at a high international academic level

Critically discuss, assess, conclude and put into perspective own and others' research results at ahigh international scientific level while including relevant literature


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Student questions1. Må man tage orlov inden man begynder på sit speciale, og hvis ja, hvor længe må man det? Altså

er der regler for, hvor længe der må gå fra man har taget sine sidste fag og til man starter på sitspeciale?

2. Er det stadig gældende, at specialekontrakten skal skrives under og afleveres inden d. 1/8, 1/12,1/2 eller 1/6? Eller må man gerne gå i gang fx 1/3?

3. Are there certain months a year (March, June and December) you have to defend your thesis?

4. When is the earliest we can defend our thesis, and what is the process involved?

5. Hvornår SKAL vi starte, hvornår MÅ vi starte?

6. Er der krav til vejleders akademiske grad, f.eks. han/hun skal være PhD eller professor?

7. Hvordan forgår det, hvis man laver speciale i udlandet? Hvis jeg har forstået det rigtigt, så er ensvejleder (intern eller ekstern) også ens eksaminator. Hvad så hvis man f.eks har en vejleder dersidder i USA? Skal man så også have en vejleder fra KU, der kan være eksaminator? Og hvem erså intern og ekstern?

8. What is the minimum time requirement for the thesis (number of months)?

9. Is it possible to do half of the thesis in Denmark and half internationally?

10.What is the length requirement for the written project?

11.Selve proceduren ved kontrakt osv. (hvis der er ændret noget ift. 2011-ordningen)

12.Kan vi søge om at lave 60 ECTS point i stedet for 50?

13.Hvad skal specialekontrakten indeholde? Foreløbig titel, foreløbig projektbeskrivelse samtarbejdsplan - er der nogle mere specifikke krav til, hvad de skal indeholde? Og hvornår skal

specialekontrakten afleveres i hele denne proces?


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Student questions cont.

14.Hvis man vælger at skrive speciale på fx hospital eller privat virksomhed i industrien, skal

bekræftelse på supervision så kun udfyldes af ens eksterne vejleder?

15.Hvilken rolle har ens interne vejleder? Er det rigtig forstået, at det er mest i forbindelse medeksamen og det praktiske ift. dette, men ellers ikke nødvendigvis har nogen rolle i løbet afspecialet?



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Who can be supervisor? Din vejleder skal være ansat på SUND for at kunne eksaminere og/eller værehovedvejleder (Your main supervisor must hold a position (see below) at SUND in

order perform the supervision and carry out the examination). Baggrunden er, atuniversitet skal være garant for vejlederens faglige niveau, og at fakultetet har”hånd i hanke” med eksaminatorer og vejledere, så du som studerende ikke kommeri klemme i forbindelse med eksamination og vejledning. I praksis fortolkesbestemmelsen sådan, at vejleder skal have en ansættelseskontrakt med SUND –enten permanent eller tidsbegrænset.

Stillingskategorier – employment positions Din vejleder skal være ansat i en af disse stillingskategorier (Your main supervisormust hold one of the following positions):Adjunkt – Assistent professorLektor – Associate professorProfessor- dog må adjungerede professorer ikke være hovedvejleder og/eller eksaminereEksterne lektorer og eksterne kliniske lektorer- dog skal den eksterne lektor eller kliniske lektor have godkendt hos sin institutledereller institutadministrator, at der kan disponeres med tid til at være vejlederKlinisk professor – Clinical professorKlinisk lektor – Clinical associate professor

Vejledere fra andre institutter eller uddannelser

Du har mulighed for selv at finde en vejleder til dit bachelorprojekt ellerkandidatspeciale på tværs af institutter og uddannelser på SUND. Forudsat at detenkelte institut har kapacitet til en bachelorprojekt- eller

kandidatspecialestuderende, kan du gennemføre bachelorprojektet ellerkandidatspecialet på det institut på SUND, du ønsker.



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