The topic of the second master's week is researching and writing the Master's thesis. Attendance is not mandatory, but all the lectures deal with topics that it is important to know about as a master's student. The program will be updated with links to slides after the presentations.
Thursday 11 January
09:00 - 09:15 – Welcome! Grab a coffee and find a seat.
09:15 - 10:00 – From project description to thesis submission (pdf)
With associate professor Suhas G. Joshi and senior adviser Marianne Andresen.
10:15 - 11:00 – Introduction to thesis writing: Requirements and expectations (web)
With senior lecturer Leif Harald Karlsen.
11:15 - 12:00 – How to choose research methods for your project (pdf)
With professor Kyrre Glette.
12:00 - 13:00 – Lunch break
Servings of fochachette (a form of focaccia).
13:00 - 13:15 – Information: Available resources for master (pdf) students
With Academic Writing Centre and Senior Academic Librarian Anna Kathinka Dalland Evans.
13:15 - 14:00 – Experiences from being a master student at IFI (pdf)
With Tine Nørregaard.
14:15 - 15:00 – Q&A with the student administration
Friday 12 January
09:00 - 09:15 – Welcome! Grab a coffee and find a seat.
09:15 - 09:30 – Introduction to methods
09:30 - 11:30 – Parallel sessions, choose between:
1) Quantitative empirical methods (pdf)
- Controlled experiments: sampling, generalization, validity, AB-experiments
- Surveys: sampling, generalization, validity
With professor Dag Sjøberg og Associate Professor Gunnar Rye Bergersen
2) Qualitative empirical methods (pdf)
- Qualitative data collection methods (e.g. observational studies)
- Qualitative data analysis methods (e.g. thematic analysis)
With Associate Professor Jasmin Niess and Doctoral Research Fellow Tora Jarsve.
11:30 - 12:30 – Lunch break
Servings of wraps.
12:30 - 13:15 – Navigating literature
With Doctoral Research Fellow Barbro Renland Haugjord.
13:30 - 15:00 – Ethics & informatics
With Associate Professor Henrik Skaug Sætra.