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

In the spring term 2021
Myllypuro Campus if possible, Teams if needed - to be announced later

Materials

Hyvinvointialojen opinnäytetyön työtila (Moodle):
https://moodle.metropolia.fi/course/view.php?id=260

Teaching methods

Group guidings (3 times) - compulsory
Bachelor's Thesis Workshops (3 times) - compulsory
Project plan for Bachelor's Thesis

Employer connections

Bachelor's Thesis' collaborators from workforce.

Exam schedules

N/A

Completion alternatives

If you already have university degree (university or university of applied sciences), contact teachers.

Student workload

5 credits = 135 hours
3 x Group guidance = 12 h
2 x Workshops = 8 h
Preparing for guidance = 6 h
Independent work, information search ja project plan (writing) = 109 h

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

All parts are assessed with grading scale pass - to be supplemented.
Passing requires that all parts are passed.

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.