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

Autumn 2024, The 4th semester is recommended. For a justified reason, the starting schedule can be deviated from (e.g. graduation, project work).

Materials

Sector-specific, professional literature, research articles of the professional area

Teaching methods

Student's independent work, personal supervision, workshop activity

Employer connections

No

Exam schedules

No exam

International connections

No

Completion alternatives

No

Student workload

5 ECTS ca. 135 hours
1 ECTS = 27 hours

Content scheduling

Article manuscript/Literature review is doing as part of the recognition of prior learning process of
the student's thesis.

Further information

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

Article manuscript/Literature review will be evaluated when its all parts are ready.

Prerequisites

Competence in research and development methods in accordance with the curriculum