Opinnäytetyön aiheanalyysi ja suunnittelu (5 cr)
Code: S000EQ77-3001
General information
Enrollment
02.07.2021 - 31.07.2021
Timing
01.08.2021 - 31.12.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Hyvinvointi
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Vanhustyön tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK)
Teachers
- Eveliina Holmgren
- Kaija Matinheikki
- Tuula Mikkola
Groups
-
S1621S6Vanhustyön tutkinto-ohjelma ylempi
Objective
Upon completion of the course, the students know how to
• critically and effectively apply research and expert knowledge in their field, as well as research and development methods to meet the development needs of work life and to solve problems
• take initiative in their action and show expertise in their development and change management skills.
Content
- selecting the topic of the final thesis and justifying it based on the development need in working life of the field and the appropriately chosen research strategies
- setting up the research plan
- Permission to conduct research and the thesis contract
Location and time
N/A
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)
Content scheduling
Seminar and info: 24.8.2021, 7.10.2021
Small group tutorial: 29.11.2021
Evaluation scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Evaluation criteria, see the curriculum attachment
The targets of evaluation for the Master’s thesis are:
- Description and significance of research and development needs
- Objectives of the thesis
- Knowledge base of the thesis
- Selected methods and implementing the thesis
- Results, interpretation and conclusions
- The whole process as a whole, taking responsibility for one's own process
- Reliability and ethics of the thesis
- Communication, language and layout of the thesis report
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Evaluation criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The targets of evaluation for the Master’s thesis are:
- Description and significance of research and development needs
- Objectives of the thesis
- Knowledge base of the thesis
- Selected methods and implementing 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 layout of the thesis report
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Assessment criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The targets of evaluation for 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
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Assessment criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The targets of evaluation for 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
Assessment methods and criteria
Attendance
Peer critique