Planning of the Thesis Work (5 cr)

Objective

The student will be able to
• identify questions and needs for development in their professional field and working life and plan solutions to them in accordance with the principles of sustainable development
• use reliable information from various sources to base and frame their work
• apply their professional knowledge and appropriate methods and working methods in their development work.

Content

• Familiarisation with the thesis process
• Contractual and permitting practices
• Familiarisation with the environment and planning of cooperation with working life
• Identifying the need for development
• Source-critical information gathering in Finnish and English
• Choice of working methods and methodologies
• Specifying the topic
• Drawing up and presenting a development plan

Location and time

Autumn 2024, start period 1 or 2. If period 2, the prosess will continue in spring 2025. Seminars according to the schedule, the supervisor of the thesis announces the implementation of the seminars. Seminar weeks: 33, 37, 43 and 49
The workshop offer is presented in Moodle Bachelor´s Thesis (UAS), Health Care

Materials

Literature of research- and development methods,research articles of the professional area, Moodle Research and development materials

Teaching methods

Student's independent work, group-/personal supervision,opponent, workshops, seminars

Employer connections

Co-operation with the project partners

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

Approved performance requires international source literature.

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

5 cr corresponds to 135 hours of student work

Content scheduling

Autumn 2024, seminar weeks 33, 37, 43, 49.

The forms of supervision of the thesis are: group supervision (eg seminars and workshops) and also pairs individual supervision which needs to be agreed with the supervisor.

Further information

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to create ideas and sketches, but it cannot replace the student's own thinking and writing answers.

The assignments and MATERIALS prepared by the teacher are works in accordance with the Copyright Act (404/61) for which the teacher has copyright. Assignments AND MATERIALS may not be used except in their own studies. Their public distribution is only allowed with the permission of the teacher. Other students' works are confidential.

Course feedback:
Course feedback is collected, it is an important part of the development of teaching and activities. The course feedback is given anonymously, and the giver of the feedback cannot be identified.

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

Accepted presentation of the of the thesis in the seminar and oral and written peer review of the second thesis and participation in the seminars of one's own group.

Review of the thesis in the Turnitin plagiarism recognition system.

See the thesis evaluation framework Oma and Moodle Bachelor´s Thesis (UAS), Health Care

Qualifications

Competence in research and development methods in accordance with the curriculum.