Ideation and planning of the Master’s Thesis (10 cr)

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

Thesis kick off 29th Sept 9am-1pm
Link to join: https://metropolia.zoom.us/j/62535829211

Thesis seminars (supervisors send their own Zoom links)
1. seminar Thurs 10.11 at 10.30-2.30 pm
2. seminar Fri 9.12 at 9am-1pm
Workshop to support Master theses
7.9 at 1.30-2.30pm Database searches by Metropolia librarian. (link later)
Scientific writing. (Eija Metsälä & Tricia Cleland Silva)
15.9. at 2.30pm -3.30pm https://metropolia.zoom.us/j/62535829211
9.12 Fri at 1.30pm-2.30pm https://metropolia.zoom.us/j/62535829211
Literature reviews -Jan Feb 2023/ How to write research proposal Jan-Feb 2023

Spring 2023 seminars
23.1 at 10.00-13.00
16.3 at 10.00-13.00
20.4 at 13.00-16.00
22.5 at 10.00-13.00

All supervisors will send their own links to their thesis seminar group

Workshops to support Master thesis (only 1st year students)
How to construct a thesis plan (EM) 16.1 at 1pm to 2.30pm
Agreements and permits (EM) 16.1 at 2.45pm to 4.15 pm

In addition some workshops together with 2nd year students (to be put to your curricula)
Systematic reviews (EM) 13.1.2023 at 10.00-11.30
Systematic reviews (EM) 10.3.2023 at 10.00-11.30
Constructing quantitative data collection instruments (EM) 17.1 at 13.00-14.15
SPSS-programme (EM) 17.1 at 14.30-16.00
Qualitative analysis (Tricia Cleland Silva) 23.1 at 14-15

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, 10 hrs
Autonomous studies 111 hrs

Content scheduling

As presented in the Moodle platform

Further information

Supervisors: Eija Metsälä, Tricia Cleland Silva, Heini Maisala McDonnel, Kaarina Pirilä

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