Opinto-opas

Objective

The student is able to plan, implement and evaluate a research and development project in co-operation with working life. The student is able to apply the research knowledge of the field and RDI methods to development and problem solving in working life. In his/her work, the student shows initiative and good development and change management skills. The student is able to work independently in expert positions of the field and as a developer and reformer of working life.

The student produces a written report of the research and development project and has good oral and written professional communication skills. In the maturity test the student demonstrates good knowledge of the thesis’ subject area and is able to communicate the results in a professional manner.

Content

All parts of the thesis process according to degree programme guidelines: workshops, seminars, individual and group supervision, maturity test.

The maturity test can be a press release, a publishable article, an executive summary or other informative text. The student agrees on the form and target audience of the maturity test together with the thesis supervisor.

Location and time

Kick off day: October
Seminars:
15.11. 9 - 12
16.12. 9 - 12 (this may be a work shop for Research proposals, tbc)
The schedules for the rest of the seminars and work shops will be announced later.
All seminars take place at Myllypuro campus

Materials

As in research methodology course. Material recommended by the supervisors.

Teaching methods

Thesis seminars. individual/group tutoring and methodology workshops

Employer connections

All Thesis projects are linked with organizational RDI projects.

Exam schedules

Maturity test when the Thesis is completed.

International connections

Some projects take place via international networks.

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

3 x 4 hour seminars / semester
Statistics- ja language support work shops, 4 hrs
Work shops: research proposal, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, literature reviews
Individual and group tutorials when needed
Focus is on independed work.
810 hours total

Content scheduling

Autumn 2019: ideas for Thesis
Spring 2020: planning and implementation
Autumn 2020: implementation and reporting (publication)
Spring 2021: reporting and publication

Further information

Each student will be assigned a supervisor. The supervisors and the students will be linked after the Kick off day in autumn 2019.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The areas of assessment are:
• The significance of the work to the working life partner, professional field, and/or to the development of the area
• Utilising of information sources and methodological skills
• Results and conclusions
• Mastering the research and development process
• Communication skills, language, presentation and form of the thesis

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The areas of assessment are:
• The significance of the work to the working life partner, professional field, and/or to the development of the area
• Utilising of information sources and methodological skills
• Results and conclusions
• Mastering the research and development process
• Communication skills, language, presentation and form of the thesis

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The areas of assessment are:
• The significance of the work to the working life partner, professional field, and/or to the development of the area
• Utilising of information sources and methodological skills
• Results and conclusions
• Mastering the research and development process
• Communication skills, language, presentation and form of the thesis

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The areas of assessment are:
• The significance of the work to the working life partner, professional field, and/or to the development of the area
• Utilising of information sources and methodological skills
• Results and conclusions
• Mastering the research and development process
• Communication skills, language, presentation and form of the thesis

Assessment methods and criteria

See a separate document in Thesis workspace
Two faculty members to assess, maturity test to be assessed by a linguistic.

Qualifications

Research methods and tools 5 ECTS credits or equivalent research and development studies. Sufficient knowledge of the subject matter.