Study Guide

Objective

BACHELOR’S THESIS 15 CR
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- Students will
- Learn to identify the key development needs in their professional duties and solutions to them
- Learn to work independently and (critically) assess and use research information in their field
- Learn to adhere to the principles of research ethics
- Learn to handle cooperation partnerships responsibly
- Develop and demonstrate their ability to apply their knowledge and competence in practical expert assignments related to their professional studies
- Learn to use supervision to advance their Bachelor’s thesis
- Learn to present their progress as well as to give and receive feedback
- Demonstrate their familiarity with the field of their thesis as well as their language skills
- Learn to perform and document their work and to communicate the results

Content

Bachelor’s Thesis Plan 7 cr
- Getting acquainted with the thesis process
- Selecting and defining the topic
- Creating a theoretical basis
- Choosing a method of implementation
- Presenting a written plan and serving as an opponent to another student’s work as agreed

Materials

Research methodology literature and articles
Research articles of the target substance

Teaching methods

Information lecture, independent and groupwork, seminar, presentation, working as an opponent

International connections

Process writing, independent and groupwork, independent literature searches, dialectical supervising discussions on the topic and methodological aspects, peer feedback

Student workload

7 cr = 7 x 27 h = 189 hours
Written assignment: Bachelor’s thesis proposal
Process assignment: The process of proposal writing, performance as presenter of the proposal and as the opponent, participation in the discussions

Content scheduling

Content:
• Getting acquainted with the thesis process
• Selecting and defining the topic
• Creating a theoretical basis
• Choosing a method of implementation
• Presenting a written plan and serving as an opponent to another student’s work as agreed

Timing: 13.1.-9.2.2021
week 2 2 hours theory classroom for 25 students and 4 hours for supervisory discussions (no need for classroom)
weeks 3,4,5, 4 h 4 h supervision in one day every week
week 6 thesis proposal seminar 8h x3 (on different days) theory classroom for 25 students

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment of the study process and the thesis proposal
Assessment scale: accepted/ failed
Proposal seminar on the week 14 (approximately 2 hours/ proposal)