Academic and Research Communication (5 cr)

Objective

The course strengthens the skills needed for conducting the final project and writing the Bachelor’s thesis. The emphasis on the course contents varies according to the student’s major. The students primarily participate in the course organszed within their own major.

Content

• Bachelor’s thesis process
• Academic writing and seminar skills
• Defining objectives, scoping and selecting methodological approach
• Information retrieval, source criticism and promoting appropriate research writing practices
• Different forms of communication when presenting research results
• Peer review, providing and receiving constructive feedback

Location and time

Course can be find via Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

N/A

Teaching methods

The course is a 100% self-paced online course and the course has a total of six sections, three of which (sections 2, 3 and 5) are evaluated by numerical evaluation, the rest on a pass/fail scale.

Section 1 is self-correcting, but remember you will get feedback from the teacher. All assignments must be completed successfully in order to receive an approved grade for the course. The course grade is determined by the assignments to be returned.

Start with section 1 and proceed in numerical order. Read the instructions in each section carefully and make sure you make your return according to the instructions given.

Remember to be specific in your answers. Illustrate your answers with examples and your experiences from, for example, working life. If you use content produced by artificial intelligence to help you, then you must not label it with your own names, but you must tell about its use openly and transparently.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Can be find on course environment.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on Student starting level.

Content scheduling

Start with section 1 and proceed in numerical order. Read the instructions in each section carefully and make sure you make your return according to the instructions given.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
• has achieved the objectives of the course
• is able to identify, define and use concepts and models in the subject area of the course
• understands the conditions and principles of the development of expertise.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
• has achieved the objectives of the course well, although there are still areas where knowledge and skills need to be improved
• has a good understanding of the concepts and models of the subject matter of the course and is able to carry out a reasoned analysis
• is able to apply what they have learned in learning and working life situations
• understands the importance of expertise in the ICT field and is able to analyse their own expertise.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• has achieved the objectives of the course with excellent marks
• has an excellent command of the concepts and models of the subject matter of the course
• is able to analyse clearly and reasonably and propose practical development measures
• has a good ability to apply what they have learned in learning and working life situations
• is able to analyse expertise in the ICT field and their own development towards expertise.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
• has achieved the objectives of the course
• is able to identify, define and use concepts and models in the subject area of the course
• understands the conditions and principles of the development of expertise.

Assessment methods and criteria

Approved when all course sections have been successfully completed.