Planning of the Bachelor’s Thesis (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students will recognise and be able to justify the starting points for their bachelor’s thesis from the perspective of developing their own professional field. They will be capable of effectively cooperating in various work networks and professionally discussing with industry representatives, instructors and students. Students will able to prepare a viable plan for their final project based on critical research and creative solutions. They will know how to identify and solve work-related ethical issues. Students will use English research resources to plan for their bachelor’s thesis.

Content

- Identifying current development needs in the field
- Partnership negotiations with industry representatives, a networking work approach, peer support
- Understanding the process of the bachelor’s thesis
- Information retrieval in English and Finnish, critical evaluation of sources
- Justification of chosen working methods and practices
- Workshops in methodology, academic writing and information gathering
- Communication in R&D
- Drawing up a proposal and a viable working plan; their presentation at a seminar
- Applying for research permission and drawing up the agreement for the bachelor’s thesis

Location and time

PLANNING OF THE BACHELOR’S THESIS

This course implementations is primarily intended for students in the SXG18S1 group who begin the thesis process (thesis writing)
Teaching is carried out remotely. Links to the platform come from teachers.
Enroll for of the Thesis courses for the Spring 2021 Planning of the Bachelor’s Thesis and Implementation of the Bachelor’s Thesis.

PLANNING OF THE BACHELOR’S THESIS (SX00BU40-3101) COURSE SCHEDULE (English)

TIMETABLE CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE

STARTING

Thu 14.1.2021, 12.30-15.00 (Tiina Lehto-Lundén)
Info, start of the course, thesis process, schedules
Mandatory participation

Fri 15.1.2021, 9.00-11.00 (Tiina Lehto-Lundén)
Project presentations
Mandatory participation if you don’t have a working life partner
Together with the Finnish students

Wed 20.1.2021, 13.00-14.30 (Jyrki Konkka)
Instructions for the literature review
Mandatory participation

WORKSHOPS (Tiina Lehto-Lundén, Jyrki Konkka ja Miia Ojanen)
- 28.1., 12.30-14.00 (Tiina)
- 10.2., 10.30-12.00 (Miia)
- 25.2., 12.00-13.30 (Jyrki)

The student participates in at least one workshop

SEMINARS (mandatory participation)
For the groups SXH18S1 ja SXG18S1 (students who start in Spring 2021 Thesis process, both in Finnish and English)
- 10.3. and/or 11.3. Planning seminar (SX00BU40-3101 Planning of the Bachelors Thesis)
- 10.5. and/or 12.5. Working seminar (SX00BU42-3096 Implementing the Bachelor´s Thesis)

ENGLISH for the degree group /Minna Kalajoki
Planning of the Bachelor’s Thesis consist 2 credits of English
- 27.1. 12.45-16.00
- 8.2. 12.45-16.00
- 16.3. 8.30-11.45, presentations
- 17.3. 8.30-11.45, presentations

TEKSTINOHJAUSPAJAT / Eveliina Korpela

- Thu 21.1., 12.30-14.00 Lähteiden hyödyntäminen ja viittaustekniikka (in Finnish)

Note also other workshops for writing open to all Metropolia students

WORKSHOPS FOR INFORMATION SEARCH / Library

- Schedules are being refined

Further information

PLANNING OF THE BACHELOR’S THESIS

This course implementations is primarily intended for students in the SXG18S1 group who begin the thesis process (thesis writing)
Teaching is carried out remotely. Links to the platform come from teachers.
Enroll for of the Thesis courses for the Spring 2021 Planning of the Bachelor’s Thesis and Implementation of the Bachelor’s Thesis.

PLANNING OF THE BACHELOR’S THESIS (SX00BU40-3101) COURSE SCHEDULE (English)

TIMETABLE CHANGES ARE POSSIBLE

STARTING

Thu 14.1.2021, 12.30-15.00 (Tiina Lehto-Lundén)
Info, start of the course, thesis process, schedules
Mandatory participation

Fri 15.1.2021, 9.00-11.00 (Tiina Lehto-Lundén)
Project presentations
Mandatory participation if you don’t have a working life partner
Together with the Finnish students

Wed 20.1.2021, 13.00-14.30 (Jyrki Konkka)
Instructions for the literature review
Mandatory participation

WORKSHOPS (Tiina Lehto-Lundén, Jyrki Konkka ja Miia Ojanen)
- 28.1., 12.30-14.00 (Tiina)
- 10.2., 10.30-12.00 (Miia)
- 25.2., 12.00-13.30 (Jyrki)

The student participates in at least one workshop

SEMINARS (mandatory participation)
For the groups SXH18S1 ja SXG18S1 (students who start in Spring 2021 Thesis process, both in Finnish and English)
- 10.3. and/or 11.3. Planning seminar (SX00BU40-3101 Planning of the Bachelors Thesis)
- 10.5. and/or 12.5. Working seminar (SX00BU42-3096 Implementing the Bachelor´s Thesis

ENGLISH for the degree group /Minna Kalajoki
Planning of the Bachelor’s Thesis consist 2 credits of English
- 27.1. 12.45-16.00
- 8.2. 12.45-16.00
- 16.3. 8.30-11.45, presentations
- 17.3. 8.30-11.45, presentations

TEKSTINOHJAUSPAJAT / Eveliina Korpela

- Thu 21.1., 12.30-14.00 Lähteiden hyödyntäminen ja viittaustekniikka (in Finnish)

Note also other workshops for writing open to all Metropolia students

WORKSHOPS FOR INFORMATION SEARCH / Library

- Schedules are being refined

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student is able to:
- Apply professional knowledge in the field appropriately
- Use concepts and information in his field systematically
- Argue a course of action on the basis of research information and findings
- Find information and argue the use of his sources
- Work in various duties depending on the assignment
- Define the principles of and requirements for his actions
- Show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
- Find out the safety instructions concerning a word assignments and to act accordingly
- Act according to the relevant professional ethical principles
- Plan and guide the operation of multidisciplinary groups
- Communicate about professional issues

Assessment methods and criteria

HYV/HYL

Qualifications

Passed before course beginning:
SX00BU36 Professional Communication and IT Skills
SX00BU37 Basics of Research and Development
SX00BU38 Advanced Research and Development

Further information

Thesis evaluation as agreed in degree programme.

Students and their teachers/tutors will go through other recommended courses in their individual study plan (ISP) discussions.

Further information

Thesis evaluation as agreed in degree programme.

Students and their teachers/tutors will go through other recommended courses in their individual study plan (ISP) discussions.