Study Guide

Objective

Upon completion of the course, the students know how to
• make justified choices during the different stages of the final thesis
• act independently as the experts of the field as well as the developers and reformers of the work life.

Content

• Implementing research and development process of the Master’s thesis

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

10 ects (10*27 h= 270h student work)

Content scheduling

Workshops in spring 2021:
1. 24.1 8.45-16.00
2. 4.4 8.45 -16.00
3. 24 5.45 - 16.00

Further information

Tutor-lecturers are:
Tuula Mikkola
Mia Rosenström
Kaija Matinheikki-Kokko
Marianne Roivas

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluation criteria, see the curriculum attachment
The targets of the 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, good (3)

Evaluation criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The targets of the 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)

Evaluation criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The targets of the 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, approved/failed

Evaluation criteria, see the attachment to the curriculum.
The targets of the 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 methods and criteria

Attendance
Peer critique