Bachelor’s Thesis Reporting and Maturity Test (8 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Autumn 2025
- bachelor's thesis writing
- supervised thesis process and independent work
- bachelor's thesis seminar, compulsory presence in the seminar and active participation
- maturity test

Objective

Bachelor’s Thesis Reporting and Maturity Test 5 ECTS
The study unit includes 4 ECTS of studies arranged in English

Objectives
Students will:
• Gain proficiency in independent and team work
• Know how to act according to the principle of research ethics
• Learn to handle cooperation partnerships in a responsible manner
• Develop and demonstrate their ability to apply their knowledge and competence in expert assignments related to their professional studies
• Learn to recognize and apply counselling in a manner that advances their Bachelor’s thesis
• Know how to present their progress as well as to give and receive constructive feedback
• Demonstrate their familiarity with the field of their thesis as well as their language skills
• Know how to carry out a working life-oriented research and development project
• Know how to document their work and how to communicate the results
• Know how to report and how to create a written Bachelor’s thesis
• Publish a thesis according to instructions

Content

Contents
• Advancing and completing the Bachelor’s thesis and the related reporting under supervision and according to a separate plan
• Presenting and defending the thesis and serving as an opponent to another student’s work as agreed
• Maturity test
• Publication of the thesis

Materials

Tutkimus- ja kehittämistoiminnan metodiikkaa käsittelevä kirjallisuus ja artikkelit.
Opinnäytetyön aihekohtainen muu materiaali.

Teaching methods

Teamwork, project learning and research skills

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

Working life basis on the thesis
Independent and group work and reflection on the topic

Completion alternatives

Aiemman korkeakoulututkinnon suorittaneet voivat hakea aikaisemman osaamisen hyväksilukua, jonka perusteella opinnäytetyön raportointivaiheen suoritus voidaan yksilöllistää.

Student workload

8 ECTS = 216 h
Supervision,independent work, bachelor's thesis implementation and writing, seminars 162 h (6 ECTS)
Seminars 27 h (1 ECTS)
The thesis is compeleted Wednesday 24.19.2025 at 16 o'clock
The raporting seminars on the week 49
The Maturity test 27 h (1 ECTS) written by Talk by Students programme

Evaluation methods and criteria

The assessment criteria can be found in Messi Bachelor's thesis pages. The criteria are common to all Turku University of Applied Sciences Bachelor's phase students.

Failed (0)

The assessment criteria can be found in Messi Bachelor's thesis pages. The criteria are common to all Turku University of Applied Sciences Bachelor's phase students.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The assessment criteria can be found in Messi Bachelor's thesis pages. The criteria are common to all Turku University of Applied Sciences Bachelor's phase students.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The assessment criteria can be found in Messi Bachelor's thesis pages. The criteria are common to all Turku University of Applied Sciences Bachelor's phase students.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Opinnäytetyön arviointikriteerit Messissä Opinnäytetyö AMK - sivustolla. Kriteerit ovat yhteiset kaikille Turun ammattikorkeakoulun alemman ammattikorkeakoulututkinnon opiskelijoille.