Course - Master's Thesis in Strategic Design and Service Development - PD6920
Master's Thesis in Strategic Design and Service Development
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About the course
Course content
The topic and research question for the master's thesis should be relevant to technology management and digital transformation as a subject area. Together with the specialisation, the master's thesis completes the programme's specialisation 'Strategic design and service development'. The topic of the thesis and the theory used must therefore be linked to the subject area covered by the specialization. It is considered an advantage that students work with real issues related to their own business. The topic/research question is chosen by the student in consultation with the supervisor. The master's thesis is standardised to about 800 working hours.
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
The student - has in-depth, research-based knowledge within a limited field of study
Skill:
The student - can carry out an independent research or development project using relevant theories and methods, and in accordance with ethical norms for research
General Competence
The student - links research-based knowledge to own organizational experience in a way that demonstrates the ability for independent analytical reflection
Learning methods and activities
Early in the semester, a project plan must be established that must be approved by the supervisor. The master's thesis can be written individually or in groups of up to three members. If a group thesis is written, the individual's contribution must correspond to an individual master's thesis with regard to work effort and scope.
The student is assigned a supervisor from the academic environment responsible for the specialisation chosen by the student. In cases where there are several departments involved in the specialization, the topic of the thesis, as described in the application, will determine which department is responsible for supervising the student. Consideration may also be given to assigning a supervisor from another department and/or an external co-supervisor if the topic of the thesis so warrants.
Mandatory activity
Approved project plan. The project plan must contain the research question, central topics in the thesis, choice of method and progress plan. This will typically build on the submitted research outline in the course PK6401.
Guidance
Students are entitled to up to 30 hours of supervision limited to two semesters. The number of hours includes both direct conference / supervision with the student and pre- and post-work for the supervisor. A separate agreement must be entered into and signed by the student, supervisor and department. The course is part of NTNU's further education programme, and has a course fee. See NTNU Videre's website.
Further on evaluation
Further on evaluation
In the case of a group thesis, the group chooses individual or joint assessment of the master's thesis. At the start of the work on the master's thesis, a written agreement must be entered into between the department, supervisor and student. Students who are going to write a group assignment must also enter into a written agreement about this. A separate agreement form is used.
The master's thesis must be submitted in NTNU's exam system Inspera Assessment.
Special conditions
Compulsory activities from previous semester can be approved by the department.
Admission to the study programme: Technology Management and Digital Transformation (MTDO) is required.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Technology Management and Digital Transformation (MTDO)
Recommended previous knowledge
Recommended previous knowledge
Students are expected to have basic competence in scientific work methods and research methods.
Required previous knowledge
Completed basic and specialization module
Subject areas
- Product Design Engineering - Design Methodology
- Design Strategies
- Design Methodology
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
- Ashis Jalote Parmar
- Brita Fladvad Nielsen
- Eleftherios Papachristos
- Hedvig Aminoff
- Nils Henrik Stensrud
- Ole Andreas Alsos