Study Guide

Objective

Students report and finalize their thesis. They are able to describe and evaluate the process of the thesis as a whole. Students are able to report their thesis to the chosen target group and share their competence in professional community in Finnish and English.

Content

- Completion and reporting of thesis
- Writing an abstract in English
- Writing a maturity test
- Publication of thesis, for example in the form of an article, poster or presentation

Location and time

Fall semester 2023

Materials

Material supporting the completion of the thesis can be found in Moodle. Literature about research methods

Teaching methods

Individual learning
Small group tutorial
Seminar and peer-review
Finnish language and communication workshops

Employer connections

Co-working with working life partners

Exam schedules

Publication seminar 12/2023
Maturity test December 2023/ January 2024

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Course resources: 5 ECTS x 27h = 135h for student to work
Small group working 4 x 3h= 12 h, maturity exam 3h. Publication seminar 8h. Finnish language and communication workshops 12h.
Independent studying 100 h. Working in the publishing phase requires the student to take an independent and self-directed approach and time management.

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information

The teacher may give additional assignments as a pedagogical solution e.g.
to cover for absence.

MATERIALS
and assignments created by the teacher are protected under the Copyright law (404/61),
and the teacher holds the copyright to these creations. Assignments
and materials may not be used other than in your own studies. The
public distribution of these is only allowed with the teacher's permission.

In case the student has received a decision for individual support, which can affect the completion of the study unit, the student should be in touch with the responsible teacher of the study unit directly after the
ending of the enrolment period.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria, see “Competence assessment framework” enclosed in curriculum

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment criteria, see “Competence assessment framework” enclosed in curriculum

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation of the thesis is based on Metropolia's common thesis evaluation criteria

Further information

Evaluation of the thesis according to the guidelines of the degree programme.

Student and study councellor goes through the other recommended studies in their discussion of student’s personal study plan.