Planning of the Thesis Work (5 cr)

Objective

The student will be able to
- identify questions and needs for development in the professional field and the working life and to plan for their solutions
- use reliable and confined information from various sources in the development work
- apply professional skills and knowledge and use appropriate methods for the development task.

Content

- familiarizing with the Thesis process
- agreement and permit practices
- familiarizing with health care context, and planning co-operation with working life partners
- recognizing developmental needs
- critical literature search in Finnish and English language
- choosing methodology and methods
- focusing Thesis topic
- preparing and presenting Thesis plan
- work shops

Location and time

Thesis project begins with theme selection in November.
First meeting is scheduled and mandatory.
Guidance and independence work.
Seminar is mandatory.

Materials

Methodology literature
Workshops.

Teaching methods

Student's independent work and group-/personal supervision,
workshops
Thesis seminar
Guidance of thesis, reserving guidance and info in Moodle
Oma workspace TERVEYSALAN OPINNÄYTETYÖ
Wihi-software

Employer connections

Hanke/projektikohtainen yhteistyö

Student workload

Independent work load is 4,5 ECTS = 121,5 hours
Guidance 0,5 ECTS

Further information

Research and development methods course must be completed before course starts
Participation in orientation obligatory
Participation in workshops and guidance obligatory
Participation in seminar day and opponent obligatory

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation: Final project (Bachelor's)"

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass, Fail
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation: Final project (Bachelor's)"

Assessment methods and criteria

Accepted Plan of the Thesis Work
Professional competence and development
• significance for the profession and the connection to professional practices
• utilization of professional knowledge
• development of professional competence
• applicability in professional life
The methods used and the results obtained
• reliablility and ethics
• validity and innovation
• the usefulness of results
• the management of the thesis process and the development work
Communication and presentation
• structure and form
• the use of standard and professional language
• the focus, clarity and consistency of the text and expressions
• critical, analytical and reflective nature of communication
• argumentation and use of reference sources

Qualifications

Methods for Research and Development Work 5 ECTS

Further information

The areas and targets in the assessment of the Bachelor’s Thesis

Professional competence and development
- significance for the profession and the connection to professional practices
- utilization of professional knowledge
- development of professional competence
- applicability in professional life

The methods used and the results obtained
- reliablility and ethics
- validity and innovation
- the usefulness of results
- the management of the thesis process and the development work

Communication and presentation
- structure and form
- the use of standard and professional language
- the focus, clarity and consistency of the text and expressions
- critical, analytical and reflective nature of communication
- argumentation and use of reference sources