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

Autumn semester 2025

Materials

Material supporting the completion of the thesis can be found in Moodle. Literature about research methods.

Teaching methods

Individual learning
Small group tutorial seminar
Peer-review
Planning seminar
Finnish language and comminication workshops

Employer connections

Co-working with working life partners

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Course resources: 5 ECTS x 27h = 135h for student to work
Small group working 4 x 3h= 12 h. Finnish language and comminication workshops 12h.
Independent studying 103 h. Planning seminar 8h. Working in the publishing phase requires the student to take an independent and self-directed approach and time management.

Students also participate in multidisciplinary development and research workshops that support thesis planning and workshops offered by Finnish language and communication teachers. Each workshop is offered several times with the same content, and the student chooses the time that suits him best.

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information

The teacher may give additional assignments as a pedagogical solution e.g.
to cover for absence.

MATERIALS
and assignments created by the teacher are protected under the Copyright law (404/61),
and the teacher holds the copyright to these creations. Assignments
and materials may not be used other than in your own studies. The
public distribution of these is only allowed with the teacher's permission.

In the course assignments, sources that are suitable for and/or defined by the course objectives must be utilized, and AI can support your own thinking. However, the text or content of the assignments cannot be generated by AI. If you use AI in an assignment, it must be clearly documented in the assignment by describing which AI program or application was used and how. The student is responsible for the content and ethical implementation of their assignments. If necessary, read more about the use of AI in Metropolia’s AI guidelines.

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

The course learning assignments, thesis proposal, and planning seminar must be successfully completed.

The evaluation of the thesis is based on Metropolia's common thesis evaluation criteria

Qualifications

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