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ThesisLaajuus (15 cr)

Code: TE00BM91

Credits

15 op

Objective

After completing the Bachelor’s Thesis the student can:
- apply her/his knowledge and skills to fulfill professional engineering assignments
- study independently state-of-the-art engineering challenges and propose functional, economically rational, and ethically sustainable solutions to solve those challenges
- work innovatively and systematically according to the agreed project schedule
- utilize literature and other information sources
- select and use proper working methods and tools
- evaluate of the source material, the knowledge base of the work, the methods used, and the results critically
- communicate clearly with other professionals and customers.

Content

The Bachelor’s Thesis is a research and development project that is completed independently supported by the possible stakeholder’s instructor and the supervising teacher. The thesis project is carried out on a topic related to the student's professional field. The work must be useful for the customer as well as exhibit the student's understanding of the field. The thesis can also be on a topic of the student’s own choice.
Contents:
- Topic selection
- Thesis agreement
- Planning of the work and information gathering
- Implementation of the work
- Reporting of the thesis results
- Final seminar
- Maturity test
- Publication of the thesis

Qualifications

Student must participate in the Research Communication course when starting to work with thesis or student must demonstrate in some other way that they have the necessary skills for the work (e.g., completion of a previous higher education degree or an equivalent course).

Enrollment

14.11.2024 - 30.11.2025

Timing

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

RDI portion

15 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

0 - 150

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
  • Degree Programme in Business Information Technology
Teachers
  • Anne Jumppanen
  • Kimmo Tarkkanen
  • Matti Kuikka
  • Tuomo Helo
  • Sami Pyöttiälä
Groups
  • PTIETS22dncs
    PTIETS22 Data Networks and Cybersecurity
  • PTIETS22swis
    PTIETS22 Software Development and Information Systems
  • PTIETS22deai
    PTIETS22 Data Engineering and Artificial Intelligence
  • PTIETS22sepm
    PTIETS22 Software Engineering and Project Management

Objective

After completing the Bachelor’s Thesis the student can:
- apply her/his knowledge and skills to fulfill professional engineering assignments
- study independently state-of-the-art engineering challenges and propose functional, economically rational, and ethically sustainable solutions to solve those challenges
- work innovatively and systematically according to the agreed project schedule
- utilize literature and other information sources
- select and use proper working methods and tools
- evaluate of the source material, the knowledge base of the work, the methods used, and the results critically
- communicate clearly with other professionals and customers.

Content

The Bachelor’s Thesis is a research and development project that is completed independently supported by the possible stakeholder’s instructor and the supervising teacher. The thesis project is carried out on a topic related to the student's professional field. The work must be useful for the customer as well as exhibit the student's understanding of the field. The thesis can also be on a topic of the student’s own choice.
Contents:
- Topic selection
- Thesis agreement
- Planning of the work and information gathering
- Implementation of the work
- Reporting of the thesis results
- Final seminar
- Maturity test
- Publication of the thesis

Materials

Material provided by the teacher and shared in learning environment (ITS).
In addition, thesis authors must participate in the Research Communication course either before or during their thesis work, where they will receive guidance on thesis writing

Teaching methods

Research and reporting

Exam schedules

-

International connections

Thesis supervisors guide students in the preparation of their thesis.

Completion alternatives

Types of thesis:
- Research-based thesis
- Functional thesis
- Learning diary
- Portfolio thesis
- Thesis as a demonstration

Student workload

The tasks are described in the section "content".

The scope of the work is 15 credits, which corresponds to approximately 400 hours.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved: The thesis report has been published in Theseus.

Content scheduling

Completion the thesis work according to the ICT unit's thesis process, including the following tasks:
1. Preparation of the thesis plan and contract preparation form
2. Thesis contract
3. Agreement the follow-up with the supervisor
4. Thesis for comments in Finnish
5. Thesis for comments in English
6. Final seminar presentation on Teams
7. Statement from the commissioner
8. Finalizing the thesis and submitting it for evaluation
9. Maturity test
10. Publishing the thesis in Theseus

Further information

ItsLearning & Teams

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

The actual evaluation of the thesis is done separately for the thesis according to the instructions of the Turku AMK intranet.
This study unit is marked as approved when the thesis report has been published in Theseus.

Qualifications

Student must participate in the Research Communication course when starting to work with thesis or student must demonstrate in some other way that they have the necessary skills for the work (e.g., completion of a previous higher education degree or an equivalent course).

Enrollment

02.04.2024 - 31.12.2024

Timing

01.06.2024 - 30.06.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

20 - 200

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
Teachers
  • Kimmo Tarkkanen
  • Golnaz Sahebi
  • Jarno Tuominen
  • Mika Koivunen
  • Tero Virtanen
  • Jari-Pekka Paalassalo
  • Taisto Suominen
  • Anne Jumppanen
  • Juha Nikkanen
  • Matti Kuikka
  • Jani Ekqvist
  • Teppo Saarenpää
  • Tuomo Helo
  • Sami Pyöttiälä
  • Ali Khan
  • Mikko Kiuru
  • Jussi Salmi
  • Jani Vanharanta
  • Marika Säisä
Groups
  • PTIVIS21O
    Software Engineering and Project Management
  • PTIVIS21H
    Terveysteknologia
  • PTIVIS21T
    Data Networks and Cybersecurity
  • PTIVIS21S
    Embedded Software and IoT
  • PTIVIS21P
    Game and Interactive Technologies

Objective

After completing the Bachelor’s Thesis the student can:
- apply her/his knowledge and skills to fulfill professional engineering assignments
- study independently state-of-the-art engineering challenges and propose functional, economically rational, and ethically sustainable solutions to solve those challenges
- work innovatively and systematically according to the agreed project schedule
- utilize literature and other information sources
- select and use proper working methods and tools
- evaluate of the source material, the knowledge base of the work, the methods used, and the results critically
- communicate clearly with other professionals and customers.

Content

The Bachelor’s Thesis is a research and development project that is completed independently supported by the possible stakeholder’s instructor and the supervising teacher. The thesis project is carried out on a topic related to the student's professional field. The work must be useful for the customer as well as exhibit the student's understanding of the field. The thesis can also be on a topic of the student’s own choice.
Contents:
- Topic selection
- Thesis agreement
- Planning of the work and information gathering
- Implementation of the work
- Reporting of the thesis results
- Final seminar
- Maturity test
- Publication of the thesis

Materials

-

Teaching methods

Research and reporting

Exam schedules

-

International connections

Thesis supervisors guide students in the preparation of their thesis.

Completion alternatives

Types of thesis:
- Research-based thesis
- Functional thesis
- Learning diary
- Portfolio thesis
- Thesis as a demonstration

Student workload

The tasks are described in the section "content"
The scope of the work is 15 credits, which corresponds to approximately 400 hours.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved: The thesis report has been published in Theseus.

Content scheduling

Completion the thesis work according to the ICT unit's thesis process, including the following tasks:
1. Preparation of the thesis plan and contract preparation form
2. Thesis contract
3. Agreement the follow-up with the supervisor
4. Thesis for comments in Finnish
5. Thesis for comments in English
6. Final seminar presentation on Teams
7. Statement from the commissioner
8. Finalizing the thesis and submitting it for evaluation
9. Maturity test
10. Publishing the thesis in Theseus

Further information

The thesis has its own environment in the learning environment (ITS: ICT Opinnäytetyöt - Thesis work), where the instructions related to the thesis work.
Additionally, Teams, where thesis seminars are held.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

The actual evaluation of the thesis is done separately for the thesis according to the instructions of the Turku AMK intranet.
This study unit is marked as approved when the thesis report has been published in Theseus.

Qualifications

Student must participate in the Research Communication course when starting to work with thesis or student must demonstrate in some other way that they have the necessary skills for the work (e.g., completion of a previous higher education degree or an equivalent course).

Enrollment

22.11.2023 - 30.11.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Teachers
  • Anne Jumppanen
  • Kimmo Tarkkanen
  • Matti Kuikka
  • Golnaz Sahebi
  • Tuomo Helo
  • Sami Pyöttiälä
  • Annukka Kinnari
  • Ali Khan
  • Mika Koivunen
  • Marika Säisä
Groups
  • PTIETS21swis
    PTIETS21 Software Development and Information Systems
  • PTIETS21dncs
    PTIETS21 Data Networks and Cybersecurity
  • PTIETS21sepm
    PTIETS21 Software engineering and Project Management

Objective

After completing the Bachelor’s Thesis the student can:
- apply her/his knowledge and skills to fulfill professional engineering assignments
- study independently state-of-the-art engineering challenges and propose functional, economically rational, and ethically sustainable solutions to solve those challenges
- work innovatively and systematically according to the agreed project schedule
- utilize literature and other information sources
- select and use proper working methods and tools
- evaluate of the source material, the knowledge base of the work, the methods used, and the results critically
- communicate clearly with other professionals and customers.

Content

The Bachelor’s Thesis is a research and development project that is completed independently supported by the possible stakeholder’s instructor and the supervising teacher. The thesis project is carried out on a topic related to the student's professional field. The work must be useful for the customer as well as exhibit the student's understanding of the field. The thesis can also be on a topic of the student’s own choice.
Contents:
- Topic selection
- Thesis agreement
- Planning of the work and information gathering
- Implementation of the work
- Reporting of the thesis results
- Final seminar
- Maturity test
- Publication of the thesis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Student must participate in the Research Communication course when starting to work with thesis or student must demonstrate in some other way that they have the necessary skills for the work (e.g., completion of a previous higher education degree or an equivalent course).

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 31.05.2024

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

30 - 200

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
Teachers
  • Pia Satopää
  • Pertti Ranttila
  • Jarno Tuominen
  • Tero Virtanen
  • Jari-Pekka Paalassalo
  • Tiina Ferm
  • Taisto Suominen
  • Juha Nikkanen
  • Tero Jokela
  • Matti Kuikka
  • Jani Ekqvist
  • Mika Luimula
  • Teppo Saarenpää
  • Tuomo Helo
  • Ali Khan
Groups
  • PTIVIS20O
    Software engineering and Project Management
  • PTIVIS20T
    Data Networks and Cybersecurity
  • PTIVIS20H
    Terveysteknologia
  • PTIVIS20S
    Embedded Software and IoT
  • PTIVIS20P
    Game and Interactive Technologies

Objective

After completing the Bachelor’s Thesis the student can:
- apply her/his knowledge and skills to fulfill professional engineering assignments
- study independently state-of-the-art engineering challenges and propose functional, economically rational, and ethically sustainable solutions to solve those challenges
- work innovatively and systematically according to the agreed project schedule
- utilize literature and other information sources
- select and use proper working methods and tools
- evaluate of the source material, the knowledge base of the work, the methods used, and the results critically
- communicate clearly with other professionals and customers.

Content

The Bachelor’s Thesis is a research and development project that is completed independently supported by the possible stakeholder’s instructor and the supervising teacher. The thesis project is carried out on a topic related to the student's professional field. The work must be useful for the customer as well as exhibit the student's understanding of the field. The thesis can also be on a topic of the student’s own choice.
Contents:
- Topic selection
- Thesis agreement
- Planning of the work and information gathering
- Implementation of the work
- Reporting of the thesis results
- Final seminar
- Maturity test
- Publication of the thesis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Student must participate in the Research Communication course when starting to work with thesis or student must demonstrate in some other way that they have the necessary skills for the work (e.g., completion of a previous higher education degree or an equivalent course).

Enrollment

30.11.2022 - 30.12.2023

Timing

09.01.2023 - 30.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Teachers
  • Anne Jumppanen
  • Kimmo Tarkkanen
  • Matti Kuikka
  • Golnaz Sahebi
  • Sanna Määttä
  • Sami Pyöttiälä
  • Tuomo Helo
  • Ali Khan
  • Mika Koivunen
Groups
  • PTIETS20swis
    PTIETS20 Software Development and Information Security
  • PTIETS19R1
  • PTIETS20sepm
    PTIETS20 Software engineering and Project Management
  • PTIETS19R2

Objective

After completing the Bachelor’s Thesis the student can:
- apply her/his knowledge and skills to fulfill professional engineering assignments
- study independently state-of-the-art engineering challenges and propose functional, economically rational, and ethically sustainable solutions to solve those challenges
- work innovatively and systematically according to the agreed project schedule
- utilize literature and other information sources
- select and use proper working methods and tools
- evaluate of the source material, the knowledge base of the work, the methods used, and the results critically
- communicate clearly with other professionals and customers.

Content

The Bachelor’s Thesis is a research and development project that is completed independently supported by the possible stakeholder’s instructor and the supervising teacher. The thesis project is carried out on a topic related to the student's professional field. The work must be useful for the customer as well as exhibit the student's understanding of the field. The thesis can also be on a topic of the student’s own choice.
Contents:
- Topic selection
- Thesis agreement
- Planning of the work and information gathering
- Implementation of the work
- Reporting of the thesis results
- Final seminar
- Maturity test
- Publication of the thesis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Student must participate in the Research Communication course when starting to work with thesis or student must demonstrate in some other way that they have the necessary skills for the work (e.g., completion of a previous higher education degree or an equivalent course).

Enrollment

02.07.2022 - 31.03.2023

Timing

01.08.2022 - 30.06.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 250

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology
  • Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
Teachers
  • Tapani Ojanperä
  • Pia Satopää
  • Werner Ravyse
  • Tero Virtanen
  • Jarno Tuominen
  • Jari-Pekka Paalassalo
  • Juha Kalliovaara
  • Taisto Suominen
  • Anne Jumppanen
  • Juha Nikkanen
  • Tero Jokela
  • Matti Kuikka
  • Jani Ekqvist
  • Sanna Määttä
  • Teppo Saarenpää
  • Mika Luimula
  • Jani Vanharanta
Teacher in charge

Mauri Suhonen

Groups
  • PTIVIS19H
    Terveysteknologia
  • PINFOS19
  • PTIVIS19
  • PTIVIS19O
    Software Engineering and Project Management
  • PTIVIS19T
    Data Networks and Cybersecurity
  • PTIVIS19S
    Embedded software and IoT
  • PTIVIS19P
    Game and Interactive Technologies

Objective

After completing the Bachelor’s Thesis the student can:
- apply her/his knowledge and skills to fulfill professional engineering assignments
- study independently state-of-the-art engineering challenges and propose functional, economically rational, and ethically sustainable solutions to solve those challenges
- work innovatively and systematically according to the agreed project schedule
- utilize literature and other information sources
- select and use proper working methods and tools
- evaluate of the source material, the knowledge base of the work, the methods used, and the results critically
- communicate clearly with other professionals and customers.

Content

The Bachelor’s Thesis is a research and development project that is completed independently supported by the possible stakeholder’s instructor and the supervising teacher. The thesis project is carried out on a topic related to the student's professional field. The work must be useful for the customer as well as exhibit the student's understanding of the field. The thesis can also be on a topic of the student’s own choice.
Contents:
- Topic selection
- Thesis agreement
- Planning of the work and information gathering
- Implementation of the work
- Reporting of the thesis results
- Final seminar
- Maturity test
- Publication of the thesis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Student must participate in the Research Communication course when starting to work with thesis or student must demonstrate in some other way that they have the necessary skills for the work (e.g., completion of a previous higher education degree or an equivalent course).