Study Guide

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

- The schedules of teaching contacts, ideation workshops and the thesis plan seminar can be found in the calendar.
- Teaching contacts and group meetings take place remotely with a Zoom or Teams connection. Replacing an absence approved by the teacher with a substitute assignment.
- Teachers' guidance takes place via Wihi and remotely with a Zoom or Teams connection.
- Independent work during the course and between scheduled contacts.

Teaching methods

- Independent work.
- Utilizing OMA and Moodle workspaces and the use of Wihi.
- Teaching contacts, ideation workshops and thesis plan seminar, where attendance is required.
- Instructions for using teachers' guidance are given in the course start information.

- Other possible information related to working and learning activities related to the course will be announced by the teachers after the start of the course.

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

- In order to complete the course, the thesis plan must be returned to Wihi according to the instructions given during the course, and the plan must be acceptable to the teachers.

Prerequisites

Competence in research and development methods in accordance with the curriculum