Degree project in Radiography, 15 credits

To be qualified to a higher semester, it is required that the student has taken at least 15 ECT credits from last semester, and all credits from previous semesters.

• Delimit and formulate a research problem on the basis of the main field of radiography • Apply scientific methodology and design in the research process. • Apply methods for data collection and analysis. • Show a capacity for independent, critical and creative thinking • Be able to write a research oriented report in a scientific language • Be able to present and critically review a scientific work

By means of the different parts of the research process and on the basis of guidelines for the degree project, the student describes a problem area and an objective of his/her study. This is then answered through established scientific data collection and analysis methods. The course also includes a presentation and defence of the degree project in an open seminar with an oral critical reviewer. Furthermore, to analyse and assess another student's degree project critically.

The course is carried out through an own independent project with regular meetings with the supervisor appointed by the department .

To pass the course, a presented and approved degree project is required . Furthermore, carrying out a critical oral review on another student's project is required. Approval of the course takes place according to the guidelines for degree projects established by the programme committee of the Study Programme in Radiography.

The student may be examined under a previous syllabus within a year after the date when a close-down or major changes of the course was decided.

Course evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board of Education at Karolinska Institutet.