Opinto-opas

Objective

The student is able to plan and justify a research and / or development project in cooperation with working life.

The student is able to critically and effectively apply the research and expert knowledge of the field and RDI methods for developing practices and solving problems in working life.

The student is able to justify her/his decision.

Content

Selection of the subject, ideation and planning of the thesis

Implementation according to the degree programme guidelines: workshops, seminars, individual and group supervision

Location and time

• 5.10. 9 - 13 thesis kick off
• 29.10. by 16.00 dead line for choice of topics (via e-document)
• 25.11. 9 - 13 thesis seminar, I
• 14.12. 9 - 13 thesis seminar, II

All students will be appointed a supervisor. The supervisor will distribute the link to the seminars.

30.11., 16.30-18.00: Work shop on scientific writing (Writing your thesis start to finish & reference archiving with software)

Spring 2022:
February 3rd 15 -18
March 29th 15 - 18
April 26th 15 - 18
May 25th 12 - 15

January 27, 16 -18 Systematic reviews (Nanne)
March 31, 16 - 18 Systematic reviews (Nanne)
January 19, 9 -10.30 Constructing quantitative data collection instruments (Eija)
April 12, 9 - 11 SPSS (Eija)
April 12, 13 - 14 Qualitative research methods (Tricia)

Materials

As in the RDI skill and methods.

Teaching methods

Seminars, workshops, autonomous studying

Employer connections

All thesis projects have a link to the working life.

Exam schedules

n/a

International connections

n/a

Completion alternatives

n/a

Student workload

Thesis kick off, 4 hrs
Seminars, 8 hrs
Work shop, 2 hrs
Autonomous studies 121 hrs

Content scheduling

As presented in the Moodle platform

Further information

Supervisors: Eija Metsälä, Tricia Cleland Silva, Marianne Pitkäjärvi

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Prerequisite for passing is acceptance of the research protocol granted by the supervisor and the working life representative, when appropriate

Assessment methods and criteria

Research proposal, Pass / fail