Evaluating and Publishing the Master’s Thesis (15 cr)
Code: S000EQ79-3001
General information
Enrollment
02.05.2022 - 15.05.2022
Timing
01.08.2022 - 31.12.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
15 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
School of Wellbeing
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in Elderly Care - Human Ageing and Services
Teachers
- Minna Kalajoki
- Kaija Matinheikki
- Marianne Roivas
- Tuula Mikkola
- Mia Rosenström
Teacher in charge
Tuula Mikkola
Groups
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S1621S6Vanhustyön tutkinto-ohjelma ylempi
Objective
Upon completion of the course, the students can:
- write up a Master’s thesis report, communicate in writing and speaking showing expert communication skills in their field.
- show in the maturity exam an excellent command of the field’s expertise in the Master’s thesis and ability to communicate the results with expertise.
Content
• Reporting and publishing the Master’s thesis
• Sample of a maturity test that can be a press release, a blog or an article ready to be published, e.g., executive summary or another informative text related to the final thesis. The students will agree with the form and the target audience with the instructor.
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Materials
n.d
Teaching methods
Seminar
Small group tutorial
Individual Tutorials
Process writing
Employer connections
n.d
Exam schedules
n.d
International connections
n.d
Completion alternatives
n.d
Student workload
15 ects (15*27h=405h student work)
Content scheduling
All together: 29.8.2022 12.45 -16.00
Small group tutorial:
- 30.8.2022 klo 8.45-16.00
- 24.10.2022 8.45 -16.00
Thesis Seminar:
- 17-18.11.2022 8.45-16.00
Maturity test: 19.11.2022: 8.45-12.00
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Assessment criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The evaluation targets of the Master’s thesis are:
- Description and significance of the research and development need
- Goals of the thesis
- Data 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, and the layout of the thesis report
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Assessment criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The evaluation targets of the Master’s thesis are:
- Description and significance of the research and development need
- Goals of the thesis
- Data 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 use, and the layout of the thesis report
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Assessment criteria, see the curriculum attachment
The evaluation targets of the Master’s thesis are:
- Description and significance of the research and development need
- Goals of the thesis
- Data 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 evaluation targets of 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