Planning of the Bachelor’s Thesis (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

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

Prerequisites

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

Teaching methods

Small group tutorial
Seminars
Individual learning

Location and time

Fall semester 2020

Learning materials and recommended literature

Powerpoint presentations which are given during the course in Moodle

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

Final work related co-operation with working life

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Ideaseminar 05/2020
Planning seminar 10/2020

International connections

N/A

Student workload

Planning the thesis demands individual working and self-directing skills

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information for students

In addition, students participate in multidisciplinary development and research workshops that support thesis planning and in workshops offered by Finnish language teachers. Each workshop is offered several times with the same content and the student chooses the most suitable time for himself.

If the student has an individual support decision that affects the completion of the course, the student must contact the teacher in charge of the course implementation immediately after the end of the registration period.

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning assignments passed / failed
Ideapaper passed/ failed
Thesis project plan passed/failed
Participation in seminars passed/failed

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