Planning of the Bachelor’s Thesis (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students identify and are able to justify the starting points of their thesis in terms of their professional development. They are capable of active cooperation in different professional networks and are able to a professional discussion with professional representatives, mentors and students. Students are able to make a feasible plan for their thesis, which is based on critical information acquisition and creative solutions. They are able to identify and solve ethical issues related to their work. Students use English research literature in planning of their thesis.

Content

- Gaining understanding of the thesis process
- Identification of current development needs in the field
- Cooperation negotiations with working life representatives, networking and peer support
- Acquisition of information in both Finnish and English and source criticism
- Reasoned choice of working methods and research methods
- Workshops: methods, text control and information acquisition
- Communication of research and development activities
- Draw up an idea paper and a viable plan and present those at the seminar
- Applying for a research permission and making a thesis agreement

Teaching methods

Group guidings - compulsory
Bachelor's Thesis Workshops
Individual learning

Location and time

In the autumn term 2022
Myllypuro Campus Moodle - to be announced later

Learning materials and recommended literature

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

Methodology Literature

Alternative completion methods of implementation

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

Internship and working life connections

Bachelor's Thesis' working life representatives

Exam dates and retake possibilities

N/A

International connections

N/A

Student workload

5 credits = 135 hours

Planning the thesis demands individual working and self-directing skills.

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information for students

If the student has individualized educational support arrangements, shall this student contact the teacher of the course immediately after the end of the registration period (or latest before the start of the course.)

It is not allowed to use or distribute any tasks, assignments or MATERIALS in any other way than in student's own studies. Distributing ONLY with teacher's personal permission.

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

Assessment methods and criteria

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

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria, see “Competence assessment framework” enclosed in curriculum

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation: Final project (Bachelor's)"