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, 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

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

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.

Qualifications

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