Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s ThesisLaajuus (15 cr)

Objective

Upon completion of the course, the students can:
- write up a Master’s thesis report, communicate in writing and speaking showing expert communication skills in their field.
- show in the maturity exam an excellent command of the field’s expertise in the Master’s thesis and ability to communicate the results with expertise.

Content

• Reporting and publishing the Master’s thesis
• Sample of a maturity test that can be a press release, a blog or an article ready to be published, e.g., executive summary or another informative text related to the final thesis. The students will agree with the form and the target audience with the instructor.
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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The evaluation targets of the Master’s thesis are:
- Description and significance of the research and development need
- Goals of the thesis
- Data base of the thesis
- Methodological choices and implementation of the thesis
- Results, interpretation, and conclusions
- The thesis process as a whole, taking responsibility for one’s own process
- Reliability and ethics of the thesis
- Communication, language, and the layout of the thesis report

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Assessment criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The evaluation targets of the Master’s thesis are:
- Description and significance of the research and development need
- Goals of the thesis
- Data base of the thesis
- Methodological choices and implementation of the thesis
- Results, interpretation, and conclusions
- The thesis process as a whole, taking responsibility for one’s own process
- Reliability and ethics of the thesis
- Communication, language use, and the layout of the thesis report

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Assessment criteria, see the curriculum attachment
The evaluation targets of the Master’s thesis are:
- Description and significance of the research and development need
- Goals of the thesis
- Data base of the thesis
- Methodological choices and implementation of the thesis
- Results, interpretation, and conclusions
- The thesis process as a whole, taking responsibility for one’s own process
- Reliability and ethics of the thesis
- Communication, language skills, and the layout of the thesis report

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment criteria, see the curriculum attachment
The evaluation targets of the Master’s thesis are:
- Description and significance of the research and development need
- Goals of the thesis
- Knowledge base of the thesis
- Methodological choices and implementation of the thesis
- Results, interpretation, and conclusions
- The thesis process as a whole, taking responsibility for one’s own process
- Reliability and ethics of the thesis
- Communication, language skills and the layout of the thesis report