Bachelor’s Thesis, Final Report (10 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The BBA final thesis is typically a planning or development task done for a company or an organization. The thesis can also be a research. It is written following the practices of scientific reporting and with emphasis on practical solutions for company problems.
Writing the final thesis will take from four to six months, depending on the topic and level of difficulty. The main idea of the thesis is to combine theoretical knowledge with practical skills to produce topical solutions for company needs.

The students find the topic of the thesis themselves, often during their practical training. The final thesis can be done as individual or pair work, and it can be multidisciplinary in nature. The topic of the thesis must be related to the student’s field of study, and preferably be linked to the student’s chosen specialization module in the International Business programme.

After and during the thesis process, the students will be able to:


Apply the gained theoretical and practical know-how to overcome the challenges of a company or an organization.
Develop professional skills related to their own field of study.
Demonstrate the competence to work independently, responsibly and systematically.
Adopt a critical, research-based and developing attitude in thesis writing process.
Know how to use appropriate information retrieval methods and understand the importance of criticism of sources.
Know how to choose and apply appropriate research methods.
Demonstrate the ability to develop their own professional field.
Adopt ethical principles of a research process.
Produce a thesis report according to practices of scientific reporting.

Content (course unit)

How to plan, execute and report a Bachelor’s Thesis?
What is the aim of a Bachelor’s Thesis project?
How to show professional skills and competences in a Bachelor’s Thesis?

Location and time

The scheduled time for the whole Bachelor's Thesis process is max. six months (excluding the common holidays) from it's start.

Location can vary a lot and is tailored for the benefit of the stakeholders, thesis by thesis.

Exam schedules

Not applicable.

Assessment methods and criteria

The detailed Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) Bachelor's thesis evaluation criteria can be found on TUNI Intra through this below standing link:

https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

A student-driven process leaning on professional bachelor's thesis supervision by (at least) a master's level final thesis supervisor.

The whole process is strongly supported and instructed in a written form on TUNI Intra, accessible through this link:

https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104

Learning materials

All the necessary base documents, instructions and forms are accessible through this link:

https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104

Student workload

10 ECTS, corresponds to 10 x 27 = 270 study hours.

Content scheduling

Not applicable (because of the unique research processes).

Completion alternatives

No, there are not.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Possible, if e.g. the commissioner is the same as in the training period, or the survey or some other applied research method also covers real organizations and people, as focus groups.

International connections

Possible, if e.g. the commissioner is an international one, or the survey or some other applied research method also covers international focus groups.

Further information

Pasi Kuusijärvi, M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.), AmO, HHJ PJ
Senior Lecturer, Accounting and Financial Management

Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)
Tampere, Finland

pasi.kuusijarvi@tuni.fi
Tel. +358 40 846 3052
www.tuni.fi