Academic Research and Practices (5 op)

Osaamistavoitteet (Opintojakso)

This course familiarises the student with the principles and methods of academic research and academic writing at Master’s level at a university of applied sciences.

After completing the course, the student will

• know the key concepts, rules and ethics of academic research
• know some of the most common research approaches and methods
• be able to analyze academic texts
• have developed their own Research Plan
• be able to choose suitable research methodologies for their research
• plan their research schedule
• create a structure for their thesis

Sisältö (Opintojakso)

• Analysing other thesis works
• Formulating research questions
• Concepts in academic research
• Looking at research approaches and methods
• Tips on how to write a thesis
• Understanding the ethics of using Artificial Intelligence in the thesis writing process
• Familiarisation with TAMK’s thesis writing process
• Producing a Research Plan

Esitietovaatimukset (Opintojakso)

None

Arviointikriteerit, hyväksytty/hylätty (Opintojakso)

In order to pass the course, the student must have been able to complete all the course tasks, develop a Research Plan to a satisfactory degree and have submitted their thesis topic proposal.

Aika ja paikka

November 2017 - April 2018

Tenttien ja uusintatenttien ajankohdat

No exam

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Student is able to use academic concepts of research, identifies academic texts and is able to analyse them. Student is able to produce thesis/research plan where he/she implements skills of setting research objectives and justification, research questions, data and methods and introduce theoretical background including suitable topic references.

Arviointiasteikko

Hyväksytty/hylätty

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

Lecture, work shop, virtual team working, discussions, individual writing tasks

Oppimateriaalit

Will be published during the course

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

5 cr = 135h of work
Pre task + contact day at Tamk 10h
Task February 50h
Task March 35h
Task April 40h

Sisällön jaksotus

Pre task in November 2017
Contact day at Tamk 18.1.2018
Tasks for February, March and April in Tabula

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Must be discussed with teacher beforehand

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

Student selects

Kansainvälisyys

International student teams and working life connections

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

Course is mainly virtual including virtual meetings and virtual learning tasks in virtual learning environment.

Arviointikriteerit - hyväksytty/hylätty (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student is able to analyse and write academic text and write thesis/research plan on the personal field of study based on thesis instructions. Teacher might ask to fulfill report or thesis/research plan.