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 Reporting and Maturity Test 8 cr
- Supervised thesis work
- Presenting and defending the thesis and serving as an opponent to another student’s work as agreed
- Maturity test
- Publication of the thesis

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, process writing

International connections

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

Student workload

Workload: 8 cr (8 x 27 h) = 216 hours
Bachelor’s thesis report as the written assignment
The process of report writing, performance as presenter of the report and as the opponent to another, participation in the discussions

Content scheduling

Content:
• Supervised thesis work
• Presenting and defending the thesis and serving as an opponent to another student’s
work as agreed
• Maturity test
• Publication of the thesis

Timing:
15.4.- 29.5.2021
weeks 12,13,14,15,16,17 4 h supervision every week
week 19 Bachelor thesis seminar 8+8+8 h (different days)
25 students theory classroom
week 21 Maturity test 3 h 25 students theory classroom
Thesis fair for one day (for all bachelor thesis students)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment of the study process, presentation of the thesis, working as the opponent, and the thesis report
Assessment scale: 0-5
Assessment criteria: the TUAS thesis assessment criteria for the bachelor’s thesis in Nursing
Maturity test: Failed/ Accepted