• Develop a research problem by which an actual challenge in Health Care is productively connected to extant literature and to available data
• Select and adapt theories
• Assess strong and weak point of methods and research design
• Provide consistency and coherence in the relationships between problem statement, analysis and conclusion
• Explain and discuss the implications of research results for practices and problems in Health Care relevant in relation to business practice within the program's field of study
• Communicate the content of the thesis to peers

The thesis project addresses one or several interrelated problems in the development of a specific health care innovation. It presents data and analysis of these problems, considers and argues for a prioritization of solutions and weighs the pros and cons of its preferred solution. 

The data collection and analysis of this problem solving is based on the academic literature on relevant methods, theories and concepts. The relationship between this literature and the handling of innovation problems in the project is brought out by the thesis. The choice of methods and theory is considered in light of relevant alternatives in the literature. 

The thesis project is carried out in a setting of innovation practitioners, when possible in the form of an internship in relevant organisation in the health care system. Alternatively in another setting securing ongoing practitioner attention to the project.

In addition to the academic thesis report, an additional short presentation of results for practitioners is required (and supplied as an appendix to the academic report).

The main study objectives of the thesis project is to apply and integrate the knowledge and skills acquired over the previous 90 ECTS of the program, to harness the ability to delimit and address well-fined problems, and to train students in relating to and collaborating with relevant problem-owners.