Master's Thesis Design (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

1. Thesis Planning (gates 1-3), 5 cr
Goals and contents
- being able to select and delimit a topic for a working life based thesis, which supports the student’s own learning, and to write a thesis plan according to TAMK’s thesis instructions
- being able to use national and international sources and adhere to copyrights in planning the thesis,
- being able to choose the proper data collection and analysis methods, to consider the matters regarding data protection as well as the ethical principles of the field in question.

Content (course unit)

Implementation parts
- idea paper, data search, preliminary literature review
- thesis plan
- thesis contract/permission
- peer review

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104. In the thesis guide there is seperate master's thesis assessment criteria. During the process 'Thesis plan' is assessed as failed/passed. In the end of the thesis process failed/passed is turned to a general rating.

Exam schedules

- Presentation of an idea paper at a seminar
- information retrieval task, preliminary literature review

Assessment methods and criteria

according to the process in Wihi
5 cr are logged when the topic proposal is returned to wih, as well as the project plan and thesis agreement. The topic proposal is approved by the coordinator and supervisor, the project plan supervisor.

The rating is logged in via Wihi

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Coaching to do a thesis together for the whole group
Coaching your own supervisor for the thesis author and thesis team
Independent study, study of literature and peer learning

Installments
- Idea paper, information retrieval task, preliminary literature review
- thesis plan
- thesis agreement / permit
- peer review

Learning materials

Literature related to one's own thesis

Student workload

5 cr is the student's work for 135 hours

Content scheduling

the supervision and process of the thesis takes place according to the gears in the Wihi.

Practical training and working life cooperation

As a rule, the thesis is done for a self-procured client

Further information

The aim of the thesis is to develop working life. It develops and demonstrates the student’s ability for independent, demanding research expert work. The thesis can be done for one's own employer, another client, one's own company or other need for research and development of working life.

Theses are public.

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

thesis plan completion (wihi)
planned use of control
peer review