Master’s thesis
| Title | Διπλωματική εργασία / Master’s thesis |
| Code | MT18 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Panagiotis Bamidis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024786 |
Programme of Study: Joint PPS "Managing Digital Transformation in the Health Sector" (2024-today)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 30 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600256800
|
Course Type 2021
Skills Development
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600256800
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.digihealthedu.eu/course/view.php?id=18
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Acquire the capacity to undertake research independently. Know how to develop a review based on relevant literature in a given-scientific field.
Select one or more methodological approaches to achieve the project.
Know how to validate the artifacts that constitute the solution to the chosen problem and identify the corresponding validity threats.
Have learned about the complexity and how to prepare a successful master dissertation with high quality, both in form and content.
To be able to present a technical-scientific problem and its motivation, to produce appropriate and validated solutions.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The work program starts from a topic raised by the student's intellectual interest, a topic that will be addressed according to a customized program of work to be agreed with the supervisor. Notwithstanding this, the work to be done must materialize in a ""paper"" containing:
1.The formulation of a question or a problem, theoretically capable of having an appropriate response through the mobilization of scientific research methodology.
2.A review of the theoretical issues underlying the question above, obtained through research, analysis and critical interpretation of the latest internationally accepted scientific literature.
3.In coordination with the earlier theoretical balance, the dissertation must contain an exercise (theoretical and / or empirical) that complements an innovative way to approach the topic under investigation.
4.Finally, the dissertation must contain a conclusive synthesis answering the research starting point, as well as suggestions for further research.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Podcast
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written assigments | 750 | 30 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 750 | 30 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
The bibliography adopted results from the survey conducted by the students themselves, taking into account the "Question of Departure" that guides the work of each student.
Special attention should be given to bibliographical information provided by the Advisor.
Evans, D., Gruba, P., & Zobel, J. (2014). How to write a better thesis. Melbourne Univ. Publishing.
Smith, I., & Felix, M. S. (2019). A practical guide to dissertation and thesis writing. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Last Update
26-08-2024
