FYS-2016 Bachelor's Thesis in Physics - 20 stp

The subject is normally only given to bachelor's degree students in physics and teacher students in "Lektorutdanning 8-13 trinn" with specialization in physics but may on request be available as a singular subject.

The course is normally only given to Bachelor's degree students in physics and teacher students in "Lektorutdanning 8-13 trinn" with specialization in physics, but may on request be available as a singular subject.

The student must arrange for a thesis project with a faculty member at the Department of physics and technology, and the application must include a description of the project and a supervision contract.

Application for approval of the thesis project must be submitted to the student administration at the Department of physics and technology by September 1st/February 1st. Ordinary registration for the exam via Studentweb.

The course may consist of one or more of the following:

• theoretical studies
• practical or experimental work
• programming or computer simulations

The course may additionally contain elements of topics in physics education.

A written thesis must be handed in. All research groups at the Department of Physics and Technology offer different projects according to capacity. The dimension of the submitted thesis should reflect a workload of 20 ECTS credits.

Knowledge - The student will be able to:

• knowledge in one physics related theme relevant for the project
• knowledge of methods applied in the project work
• a broad knowledge of the scientific area that the project is related to
• knowledge of designing a scientific project

Skills - The student will be able to:

• identify relevant scientific problems within the theme the students has chosen
• identify and analyze literature and methods which are relevant for the theme
• work with a limited problem within the theme chosen by the student
• apply methods used within the project
• evaluate obtained results in the project and suggest other solutions
• document and communicate the results from the project paper in a systematic/scientific manner
• plan and execute a project at bachelor's level

General expertise - The student will be able to:

• display good communication skills in writing
• understand the code of ethics and rules of conduct in scientific work
• work both independently and in cooperation with the supervisor