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

Thesis project begins with theme selection in spring -24
First meeting is scheduled for autumn and is mandatory.
Guidance and independence work.
Seminar according to schedule
Seminar and peer evaluation are mandatory.

Materials

Moodle workspace: opinnäytetyö (AMK); Kuntoutus ja tutkiminen
Methodology literature
Workshops.
Peer reviewed articles

Teaching methods

Student's independent work and group-/personal supervision,
workshops
Thesis seminar
Guidance of thesis, reserving guidance and info
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

Qualifications

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