XYHH4003 Master’s thesis support (3 cr)

Course description

The course focuses on supporting the writing of a master's thesis by promoting students' knowledge of practices and further developing their scientific argumentation skills. Students discuss their research and use peer feedback to develop their work.

Core content

• peer feedback in the master’s thesis writing process
• ethical use of sources in the master’s thesis

On completion of the course the student is expected to

• understand the principles of good academic practices and be able to act in accordance with them
• argue scientifically and bring out their own voice in their texts
• evaluate their own text and utilize peer feedback and various tools in the text editing process
• understand the conventions of thesis writing and know how to apply them in producing an academic text
• be able to discuss their research scientifically in accordance with the principles of arguments