Orientation to and Planning of Bachelor's Thesis (5cr)

Objectives

The student
- knows key phases and methods of service design process
- is able to recognise development needs in own area and capable of finding solution models for them
- is able to choose and delimit a working-life-oriented thesis subject that supports his or her own learning
- is able to search for information independently for the theoretical background of the thesis
- is able to make a relevant Bachelor’s thesis plan and justify the choices and delimitations made according to the instructions

Content

- topic selection and delimitation
- Bachelor’s thesis process
- scientific argumentation
- research ethics
- working life connection
- planning of the thesis

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Accepted if …
The student
- has participated in the orientation class and satisfactorily conducted the analysis task
- has participated in the data search classes and has passed all the required tasks
- has used the supervised tutoring
- has participated in the seminars, presented his/her own plan in the seminars and acted as an opponent
- has finished the BT-plan which the supervising teacher has approved and which has been sent to the approval process to the working life.

Failed if …
The student
- has not participated in the orientation class
- has not conducted the analysis task
- has not participated in data search classes and has not done the required tasks
- has not participated in the seminars, or presented his/her own BT-plan.
- has not acted as an opponent
- has not had the BT-plan accepted.
Please, read the assessment criteria in Study guide.