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

XX00EL75-3024 Planning of the Thesis Work
weeks: 7-11 (12.2-15.3.2024)
Orientation week 7 (see OMA diary) -attendance is compulsory!

Materials

TBC when the process begins

Teaching methods

Workshops
Independent/group work
Group and individual meetings with supervisor

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

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Completion alternatives

RPL -Decision must be done prior course begins.

Student workload

The course is 5 credits which means 135 hours of student´s work.
Please note that workshops scheduled are compulsory for all, as well as attendance at seminar day and at all tutorial meetings. All these are designed to support your process and independent work.
Compulsory workshops include:
- Academic writing 1 & 2
- Literature review workshop
- Database search workshop

Content scheduling

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Further information

Please, always see the OMA diary for planned workshops and seminars, as attendance is compulsory. Also, make sure to note your individual/group meetings with your supervisor -these are not pre-scheduled.
The course uses Teams- platform for communication

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

To pass this course -see criteria presented on orientation day info slides

Prerequisites

Competence in research and development methods in accordance with the curriculum