Skills and Competences for Working Life 3 (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The course supports students’ progress in the thesis process, graduation and career planning. Additionally, students will be familiarised with special features of research communication (thesis and maturity test) and coached to public presentation of thesis findings. Text workshops support the students’ writing process and presentation workshops prepare them for oral presentations.

After completing the course the student
- is able to carry out his/her thesis process as scheduled
- participates in the annual development discussion
- has abilities for moving to working life and for further development of working life competences
- writes convincing research text in a formal style
- processes acquired information in an analytical way
- can review information critically in written
- can use different argumentation methods
- understands the meaning of metatext and can use it easily
- can use references in an ethically correct way
- can present the thesis results

Content (course unit)

How is the thesis process carried out independently?
What are the career options for BBAs after graduation?
How can I assess my knowledge and skills in a realistic manner and recognise areas of development?
What are the special characteristics of research communication?
How is the reader convinced?
What is the importance of metatext and how is it used?
How to make ethically accepted references?
What features of grammatical correctness need to be paid attention to in research communication?
How is the expert presentation built and how is it given?