Opinto-opas

Objective

Students are able to:
- analyse and justify development needs of services for old people and services in co-operation with representatives of the world of work and prepare a plan for a research and development project
- select appropriate research-oriented strategies that are justified in terms of research ethics for strengthening individual, collective and societal change processes in services for old people..

Content

Recognizing a development need; justifying and selecting appropriate research-oriented strategies
Drawing up a plan for a research and development project
Research permit; Master’s thesis contract

Materials

N/A

Teaching methods

Seminar
Small group tutorial
Individual Tutorials
Process writing

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

5 ects (5*27h=138h student work)

Further information

Seminar and info: 25.8.2020, 1.10.2020
Small group tutorial: 30.11.2020

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

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
- Shared expertise and collaboration
- Ethic in reseach and developing work
- 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
- Shared expertise and collaboration
- Ethic in reseach and developing work
- 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
- Shared expertise and collaboration
- Ethic in reseach and developing work
- 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
- Shared expertise and collaboration
- Ethic in reseach and developing work
- Communication skills, language, presentation and form of the thesis

Assessment methods and criteria

Attendance
Peer critique