Planning of the Thesis Work (5 cr)
Code: XX00EL75-3002
General information
Enrollment
02.05.2023 - 14.05.2023
Timing
14.08.2023 - 22.12.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
School of Rehabilitation and Examination
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Osteopathy
Teachers
- Elina Tirkkonen
- Kaisa Hartikainen
- Annakaisa Oksava
Teacher in charge
Kaisa Hartikainen
Groups
-
SXF21S1Osteopatian tutkinto-ohjelma päivä
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 in accordance with the principles of sustainable development
- 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 the operational environment, 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
Location and time
Autumn 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
peer-review
Finnish language and comminication workshops
Employer connections
Co-working with working life partners
Exam schedules
N/A
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. Finnish language and comminication workshops 12h.
Independent studying 103 h. Planning seminar 8h. Working in the publishing phase requires the student to take an independent and self-directed approach and time management.
Students also participate in multidisciplinary development and research workshops that support thesis planning and workshops offered by Finnish language and communication teachers. Each workshop is offered several times with the same content, and the student chooses the time that suits him best.
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 theending of the enrolment period.
Evaluation scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation: Final project (Bachelor's)"
Assessment criteria, good (3)
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation: Final project (Bachelor's)"
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation: Final project (Bachelor's)"
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation: Final project (Bachelor's)"
Assessment methods and criteria
The evaluation of the thesis is based on Metropolia's common thesis evaluation criteria
Prerequisites
Competence in research and development methods in accordance with the curriculum