Study Guide

Objective

By completion of the study module, the student demonstrates:

Knowledge and skills of own field as well as the ability to understand and evaluate them.

Competence in research and development:
- by planning and implementing the development project and managing its process
- by delivering usable results / output
- by being able to evaluate the result of the development project.


Self-development skills:
- by ability to reflect on one's own work
- in managing own work
- in evaluating personal expertise.

Organizational and collaborative expertise:
- by demonstrating internationalization, communication and interaction skills in the development work
- by demonstrating the ability to act in communities and networks in the development work
- by contributing to the development of the creative wellbeing / arts, heath and wellbeing sector.

Ethical competence:
- Demonstrating reliability, accountability and critical thinking in the development work and reporting.

Content

An essential part of Master-level studies is a thesis of 30 credits. The thesis process starts immediately at the beginning of the studies, and it continues through the entire cycle of studies.

The thesis is implemented as a development project with a research-based approach and a close connection to practical work. The student carries out his/her development work at his/her workplace, in RDI projects of the Turku University of Applied Sciences, in working life connections or in a manner agreed with the supervisor. The thesis is based on commission, when possible and in concordance with the goals of the student.

The thesis relies on in-depth information gathering and analysis, and the development process utilizes relevant research methods following principles of good scientific practice. The thesis includes documenting and reporting on development activities. The student will become familiar with the methodological skills necessary for development and reporting in the preceding study module.

In the studies of Creative Wellbeing, the thesis is divided in two parts:
- A 5 credits course Development work methods and design (1st semester), and
- Implementation and reporting of the development project, 25 credits (2nd semester and forward up to graduation)

Implementation and reporting of the development project (25 ECTS) includes the following steps:
• Presenting the thesis plan and finalizing it making use of feedback
• Thesis agreement
• Implementation, related research activities and documentation of the work in accordance with working-life practices and in a meaningful way for the thesis
• Participation in group supervision sessions (seminars) and individual guidance of the thesis
* Thesis report
* Applying peer-feedback ( for example learning team) in the process
• Presentation of the results after completion of the thesis
• Maturity test: The student writes a maturity examination in the field of the thesis. This demonstrates mastery of the thesis and the language competence. If the (excellent) competence of the school education language has already been assessed in previous studies, the maturity test will only serve as a proof of the professional expertise. The maturity test is evaluated on a scale approved/ failed.
• Ensuring that there is no plagiarism in the thesis, and evaluation of the thesis

Evaluation scale

H-5