Degree Project 3 (6 cr)
Code: VÅV22EX03-3008
General information
Enrollment
27.02.2026 - 28.03.2026
Timing
30.03.2026 - 31.12.2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6 cr
Virtual portion
2 cr
RDI portion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning
Unit
Faculty of Health and Welfare
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Seats
10 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
- Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
- Degree Programme in Midwifery
Teachers
- Ann-Louise Glasberg
- Anna-Lena Nieminen
- Anita Ståhl-Levón
- Katarina Vironen
- Irén Vikström-Dahl
- Åsa Lågland
- Marlene Gädda
- Rika Levy-Malmberg
Teacher in charge
Ann-Louise Glasberg
Groups
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USS23F-VSjukskötare (YH), h23, flerform, Vasa
Objective
Student:
- can produce a degree project that is to be based on healthy or sick individuals and / or groups' needs or problems, alternatively evidence-based care or teaching in health care for individuals and small groups at care facilities or in the community
- can reflect on how evidence-based knowledge can be applied in care work and suggest implications for care practice
- can act as an opponent for another degree project
- can account for the most important content of the degree project in a maturity test, as well as demonstrate the ability to express oneself in writing
Content
The research process
Presentation of degree project and opposition
Maturity test
Location and time
Novia Vaasa, Alere
v.21 and v.47 2024
Materials
Henricson, M. (red.) (2023). Vetenskaplig teori och metod - Från idé till examination inom vård- och hälsovetenskap. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Teaching methods
Written assignments
Seminar
Presentation of thesis
Maturity test
Employer connections
Presentation of thesis public.
Exam schedules
Spring v.21
Autumn v.47
Completion alternatives
Validation according to Novia instructions.
Student workload
27 h/cr = 162 h
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject (by heart reading)
Assessment criteria for written work
The student has followed the instructions and their knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential.
The student shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written work. The student has followed the instructions for the written work. They have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student can account for the literature, reflect and motivate his / her views
Assessment criteria for written work
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written work. The student master the substance of his work, but the application is limited
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student shows in his answer an in-depth knowledge and maturity beyond the traditional
Criteria for evaluation of written work individually or in groups
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows that she has mastered the substance. They have read the other participants' written work and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar. The written work and the possible opponentship show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods)
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows that she has mastered the substance. They have read the other participants' work and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar.
Assessment methods and criteria
Thesis: 0-5
Maturity test: uk-gk
Qualifications
VÅV22EX02 Thesis 2
Ragarding student midwives: BM22PR06 Practice: Intrapartum Midwifery 4