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Research Communication and Opening Thesis Seminar (3cr)

Code: KH00BY71-3009

General information

Enrollment: 01.12.2025 - 12.01.2026; Registration for introductions has not started yet.

Timing: 12.01.2026 - 30.04.2026; The implementation has not yet started.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 cr

Unit: Engineering and Business

Campus: Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 35 - 45

Teachers: Laura Laurén; Babi Lyrintzis

Groups: MTUTAMK23
Degree Programme in Industrial Management Engineering, Sales

Course: KH00BY71

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Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Content scheduling

The course meetings will be held according to the schedule during the spring semester of 2026.

Content:
- Kick-off seminar presentations for the thesis
- Research communication assignment
- Thesis agreements

Objective

Having completed the study unit the students are able to start their Bachelor’s Thesis project.

Content

Instructed Bachelor’s Thesis project
Research Communication
Seminar Work

Materials

The course materials are available in the Itslearning workspace.

Teaching methods

The learning method of the course is guidance; the student receives support for working on their thesis. During the guidance sessions, the student is supported in defining the scope of their thesis topic and planning the schedule. During the course, each student is assigned a personal supervisor who provides individual guidance.

The course progresses in accordance with the thesis process of Turku University of Applied Sciences. More detailed information about the process is available on the Messi's Bachelor's thesis website.

Exam schedules

The course does not include an exam.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

The aim of the course is to provide guidance for thesis work so that all students have equal opportunities to start working on their own project. In joint discussions, different perspectives and challenges encountered during the process are explored.

The course includes contact teaching, seminar work, and independent study.

Seminar work emphasizes self-directed learning, peer learning, and dialogical interaction.

From the perspective of sustainable development, the course develops students’ professional competence, innovation skills, self-awareness, curiosity, ethical skills, ability to manage their own work, empathy, and responsibility

Completion alternatives

There are no optional completion methods.

Student workload

The course requires an average of 81 working hours.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

A student successfully completes the course when they have attended the seminar lectures and given their own thesis kick-off seminar presentation. For assignments, the student has submitted a signed agreement for the commissioned topic.

Evaluation methods and criteria

- Attendance at seminar lectures
- Research communication assignment
- Kick-off seminar presentation for own thesis
- Thesis agreements

Detailed instructions on the use of artificial intelligence will be defined for each assignment and provided separately for different learning tasks.

Further information

The Itslearning workspace is used as the communication channel for the course.