Report and assessment of the Master’s Thesis (10 cr)

Objective

Student is able to assess the thesis in cooperation with working life.

The student is able to make justified decisions during the different phases of the thesis process.

The student is able to work independently in expert positions of the field and as a developer and reformer of working life.

The student is able to produce a written report of the research and development project and has good oral and written professional communication skills.

In the maturity test, the student demonstrates good knowledge of the thesis’ subject area and is able to communicate the results in a professional manner.

Content

Reporting, publishing and assessing the research and development project

Implementation according to the degree programme guidelines: workshops, seminars, individual and group supervision, maturity test.

The maturity test can be a press release, a publishable article, an executive summary or other informative text. The student agrees the form and target audience of the maturity test together with the thesis supervisor.

Location and time

see above

Materials

n/a

Teaching methods

Tu 23.1 at 9.00-12.30
Tu 5.3 at 9.00-12.30
Wed 17.4 at 9.00-12.30
Tu 14.5 at 9.00-12.30

Workshops to support master thesis
Scientific writing (Sanna T) 23.1 at 1pm -2.30 pm https://metropolia.zoom.us/my/tornroos
Systematic reviews (Sanna T) 23.4 at 4pm -5pm https://metropolia.zoom.us/my/tornroos
Constructing quantitative data collection instruments (EM) Tu 5.3 at 1pm-2.30 pm https://metropolia.zoom.us/j/9148892197
SPSS-programme Tu 14.5 at at 1pm-2.30 pm (EM) https://metropolia.zoom.us/j/9148892197
Qualitative analysis (Salla Kivelä)

Teacher: Katja Hämäläinen (katja.k.hamalainen@metropolia.fi)
Zoom: https://metropolia.zoom.us/j/3133538662 (Meeting ID: 313 353 8662 Passcode: 7RmnLR)

12.1.2024 8.30am -10.00am How to Write an Abstract
12.3.2024 8.30am-10.00am How to write an Abstract
5.2.2024 8.30am-10.00am How to Write a Press Release
18.4.2024 8.30am-10.00am How to write a press release

Exam schedules

n/a

Completion alternatives

n/a

Student workload

270h student work, out of which it is recommended that the student uses at least 10h for attending different thesis supporting workshops

Further information

It is mandatory to run Turnit plagiarism detection before returning the final version of Master thesis

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Presequisite of passing is the approval of the report by the supervisor as well as by the working life representative. Furthermore, the maturity test must be passed.

Assessment methods and criteria

Master thesis assessment criteria are to be found in Moodle Master thesis workspace