Extended description of grades for master's thesis in
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology
- Master programs (2 years) at Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Natural Science with Teacher Education
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Description of grades
These descriptions must naturally be adjusted to the scope of the
master’s thesis in terms of the number of credits.
| Symbol |
Level |
Description |
| A | Excellent |
- Excellent work which is outstanding.
- The candidate has very good insight into the scientific
theory and methods in his/her field and has demonstrated
scientific knowledge at a very high level. The objectives of
the thesis are well defined and easy to understand.
- The candidate is able to select and apply relevant
scientific methods convincingly, has all the technical
skills required for the work, can plan and conduct advanced
experiments or computations and works very independently in
cooperation with a supervisor.
- The thesis is very thorough and contains new knowledge and
is an innovative contribution. The analysis and discussion
have an extremely good scientific foundation and
justification and are clearly relevant to the topic that is
addressed. The candidate demonstrates extremely good
critical reflection and distinguishes clearly between
his/her contributions and the contributions from others.
- The form, structure and language in the thesis are at an
extremely high level.
|
| B | Very good |
- Very good work that is clearly distinguishable.
- The candidate has very good scientific knowledge and
insight into the scientific theory and methods in his/her
field. The objectives of the thesis are well defined and
easy to understand.
- The candidate is able to select and apply relevant
scientific methods soundly, has almost all the technical
skills required for the work, can plan and conduct
experiments or computations very well and works
independently in cooperation with a supervisor.
- The thesis is thorough and contains some new knowledge and
some innovative contributions. The analysis and discussion
have a very good scientific foundation and justification and
are clearly relevant to the topic that is addressed. The
candidate demonstrates very good critical reflection and
distinguishes clearly between his/her contributions and the
contributions from others.
- The form, structure and language in the thesis are at a
very high level.
|
| C | Good |
- A good piece of work.
- The candidate has good scientific knowledge and insight
into the scientific theory and methods in his/her field. The
objectives of the thesis are generally well defined, but may
contain some unclear formulations.
- The candidate uses the relevant scientific methods
satisfactorily, has most of the technical skills required
for the work, can plan and conduct experiments or
computations well.
- The thesis is considered good with elements that are
creative. The analysis and discussion have a good scientific
foundation and justification and are relevant to the topic
that is addressed. The candidate demonstrates good critical
reflection and usually distinguishes clearly between his/her
contributions and the contributions from others.
- The form, structure and language in the thesis are at a
good level.
|
| D | Satisfactory |
- A clearly acceptable piece of work.
- The candidate has quite good scientific knowledge and
insight into the scientific theory and methods in his/her
field. The objectives of the thesis are defined, but contain
some inexact formulations.
- The candidate is generally able to apply relevant
scientific methods, has the main technical skills required
for the work, and can plan and conduct experiments or
computations without help. The candidate works independently
to some extent, but needs quite close supervision to achieve
satisfactory scientific progress.
- The thesis is considered satisfactory. The analysis and
discussion have a satisfactory scientific foundation and
justification, and are relevant to the topic that is
addressed, but there is room for improvement. The candidate
demonstrates his/her ability for critical reflection, but
has problems
- distinguishing clearly between his/her contributions and
the contributions from others.
- The form, structure and language in the thesis are at an
acceptable level.
|
| E | Sufficient |
- A piece of work that is acceptable and satisfies the
minimum criteria.
- The candidate has sufficient scientific knowledge and
insight into the scientific theory and methods in his/her
field. The objectives of the thesis are described, but are
vague and imprecise.
- The candidate is able to apply some relevant scientific
methods, has a minimum of technical skills required for the
work, and can plan and conduct experiments or computations
generally without help but achieves limited scientific
progress unless there is close supervision.
- The thesis is considered limited and somewhat fragmented.
The analysis and discussion have an adequate scientific
foundation and justification, but ought to have had a better
relevance to the topic that is addressed. The candidate
demonstrates sufficient critical reflection, but has
problems distinguishing between his/her contributions and
the contributions from others.
- The thesis is generally acceptable, but has definite
shortcomings with respect to form, structure and language.
|
| F | Fail |
- A piece of work that does not satisfy the minimum requirements.
- The candidate does not have sufficient scientific
knowledge and insight into the scientific theory and methods
in his/her field. The objectives of the thesis are unclearly
defined or lacking.
- The candidate demonstrates a lack of competence in the use
of scientific methods, does not have the required technical
skills and achieves very limited scientific progress, even
with close supervision.
- The thesis is considered very limited and fragmented. The
analysis and discussion do not have an adequate scientific
foundation and justification, and are only partly relevant
to the topic that is addressed. The candidate does not
demonstrate the necessary critical reflection, and does not
distinguish between his/her contributions and the
contributions from others.
- The thesis has major shortcomings with respect to form,
structure, and language.
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