Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English (5 ECTS)
Code: SX00EP19-3006
General information
- Enrollment
- 05.05.2025 - 18.05.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 ECTS
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus
- Campus
- Myllypurontie 1
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Social Services (in English)
- Teachers
- Jyrki Konkka
- Smarika KC
- Minna Kalajoki
- Miia Ojanen
- Teacher in charge
- Smarika KC
- Groups
-
SXG23S1Degree Programme in Social Services päivä
- Course
- SX00EP19
Implementation has 15 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 34 h 0 min.
Time | Topic | Location |
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Fri 26.09.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
Walk-in workshop / Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA6017
Oppimistila
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Mon 20.10.2025 time 09:00 - 11:45 (2 h 45 min) |
Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA2019
Oppimistila
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Thu 23.10.2025 time 12:45 - 16:00 (3 h 15 min) |
Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPB6005
Oppimistila
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Mon 27.10.2025 time 12:30 - 14:00 (1 h 30 min) |
Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA4010
Oppimistila
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Thu 30.10.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPB5029b
Reflektointitila
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Mon 03.11.2025 time 12:30 - 14:00 (1 h 30 min) |
Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA4010
Oppimistila
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Tue 04.11.2025 time 10:00 - 11:30 (1 h 30 min) |
Walk-in workshop / Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA6011
Oppimistila
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Tue 04.11.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
Workshop / Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA6011
Oppimistila
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Thu 06.11.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
Workshop / Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA6011
Oppimistila
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Tue 11.11.2025 time 12:45 - 14:15 (1 h 30 min) |
Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA2019
Oppimistila
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Tue 11.11.2025 time 15:00 - 16:00 (1 h 0 min) |
Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006: voluntary workshop for questions/ZOOM |
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Mon 17.11.2025 time 08:30 - 10:00 (1 h 30 min) |
Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA6012
Oppimistila
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Tue 18.11.2025 time 08:30 - 11:45 (3 h 15 min) |
Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA4010
Oppimistila
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Thu 04.12.2025 time 12:45 - 16:00 (3 h 15 min) |
Seminar / Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA2019
Oppimistila
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Fri 05.12.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00 (7 h 0 min) |
Seminar / Planning the bachelor’s thesis and English SX00EP19-3006 |
MPA6017
Oppimistila
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Learning outcomes
The students justify the starting points of their thesis from the point of view of developing their own professional field. The students cooperate in various work life networks with representatives, instructors and students of working life. They draw up a viable plan for the thesis based on critical information gathering and creative solutions. They act in accordance with the principles of professional and research ethics. The students use international research literature to draw up the plan. The students become acquainted with the reading and working with scientific texts and the practices of academic writing.
Content
The Bachelor's thesis process. The current development needs of the field. Cooperative negotiations with work life representatives, network-like work and peer support. Obtaining information while examining international research literature. Justified choice of work practices and methods. Method guidance, textual guidance and data acquisition. Communicating research and development activities. Drawing up a literary review and a preliminary research plan for their presentation at a seminar. Questions related to the research permit and the consent of the participants.
In English: learning the professional vocabulary. Reading and working on a scientific text.
Communicating the topic of the thesis in English.
Prerequisites
The following courses need to have been completed by the students: Basics of research and development and Advanced research and development.
Teaching methods
Classroom teaching
Online teaching
Workshops
Seminar work
Independent work
Location and time
TIMETABLE CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE
20.10.2025 09.00 - 11.45 MPA2019 (Jyrki Konkka and Smarika KC)
23.10.2025 12.45 - 16.00 MPB6005 (Smarika KC) Info, start of the course, thesis process, schedules
Mandatory participation
30.10.2025 12.45 - 14.15 MPB5029b (Jyrki Konkka) Instructions for the literature review, Mandatory participation
WORKSHOPS (Smarika KC, Jyrki Konkka and Miia Ojanen) Students can ask questions about the thesis process. The student participates in at least one workshop.
04.11.2025 10.00 - 11.30 MPA6011 or Zoom (Smarika KC)
06.11.2025 12.45 - 14.15 MPA6011 or Zoom (Jyrki Konkka)
11.11.2025 15.00 - 16.00 Zoom (Miia Ojanen)
PLANNING SEMINARS (mandatory participation) for SXG23S1 (Jyrki Konkka, Smarika KC and sosiaaliala hyvinvointi - virtuaaliopettaja)
04.12.2025 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2019
and/or 05.12.2025 09.00 - 16.00 MPA6017
ENGLISH for the degree group /Minna Kalajoki
27.10.2025 12.30 - 14.00 MPA4010
03.11.2025 12.30 - 14.00 MPA4010
11.11.2025 12.45 - 14.15 MPA2019
17.11.2025 08.30 - 10.00 MPA6012
18.11.2025 08.30 - 11.45 MPA4010 (Presentations)
Walk-In Workshops for Thesis Writing / Minna Kalajoki
26.09.2025 12.45 - 14.15 MPA6017
04.11.2025 10.00 - 11.30 MPA6011
WORKSHOPS FOR INFORMATION SEARCH / Library
Student workload
135 hours
Assessment methods and criteria
The course is graded as PASS/FAIL.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
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The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.