Planning of the Thesis Work (5 ECTS)

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

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

Qualifications

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