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

Thesis project begins with theme selection in autumn.
First meeting is scheduled and mandatory.
Guidance and independence work.
Seminar and peer evaluation are mandatory.

Materials

Methodology literature
Workshops.

Teaching methods

Student's independent work and group-/personal supervision,
workshops
Thesis seminar
Guidance of thesis, reserving guidance and info
Oma workspace TERVEYSALAN OPINNÄYTETYÖ
Wihi-software

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

5 x 27 hours of student working time

Further information

Research and development methods course must be completed before course starts
Participation in orientation obligatory
Participation in workshops and guidance obligatory
Participation in seminar day and opponent obligatory

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

Approved/Failed

Prerequisites

Competence in research and development methods in accordance with the curriculum