Theme Analysis and Planning the Master’s Thesis (5 cr)

Objective

Upon completion of the course, the students know how to

• critically and effectively apply research and expert knowledge in their field, as well as research and development methods to meet the development needs of work life and to solve problems
• take initiative in their action and show expertise in their development and change management skills.

Content

- selecting the topic of the final thesis and justifying it based on the development need in working life of the field and the appropriately chosen research strategies
- setting up the research plan
- Permission to conduct research and the thesis contract

Location and time

N/A

Materials

N/A

Teaching methods

Seminar
Small group tutorial
Individual Tutorials
Process writing

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

5 ects (5*27h=138h student work)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluation criteria, see the curriculum attachment
The targets of evaluation for the Master’s thesis are:
- Description and significance of research and development needs
- Objectives of the thesis
- Knowledge base of the thesis
- Selected methods and implementing the thesis
- Results, interpretation and conclusions
- The whole process as a whole, taking responsibility for one's own process
- Reliability and ethics of the thesis
- Communication, language and layout of the thesis report

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Evaluation criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The targets of evaluation for the Master’s thesis are:
- Description and significance of research and development needs
- Objectives of the thesis
- Knowledge base of the thesis
- Selected methods and implementing 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 layout of the thesis report

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Assessment criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The targets of evaluation for 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 criteria, approved/failed

Assessment criteria, see the curriculum attachment.
The targets of evaluation for 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