Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

Students
- can use national and international information sources in planning their bachelor’s thesis
- can use applicable information critically
- know copyrights and respect them
- can consider research-related and field-specific ethical principles
- can select and define a working life oriented thesis topic which supports their learning
- can make a thesis plan in accordance with TAMK’s thesis guidelines and justify their choices
- know applicable research methods of the field of education
- can choose suitable data collection and analysis methods for the thesis
- know the meaning of evidence-based operation in the field of education

Content (course unit)

Course is accepted when at least thesis plan and thesis contract or permit are accepted.

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
General rating of thesis will be given in the end of the process.

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
General rating of thesis will be given in the end of the process.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Assessment criteria can be found from TAMK's web pages: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/handbook?page=3104
General rating of thesis will be given in the end of the process.

Location and time

Fall semester 2023, Implementation and reporting phases in 2024.
All contact lessons and online sessions are mandatory. Please see 20NURKEN schedule for the details.

Moodle platform for the whole BT process

- Orientation 1 and 2
- Topic workshop on Zoom by appointments via wiki (BT Moodle)
-Health statistics course online and test by due date
- Topic suggestion to WIHI
- data search workshop ( by information specialist) (see21NURKEN schedule)
-Idea seminar with thesis supervisor
- work life meeting
- Tutorial with the thesis supervisor
-BT plan seminar (January 2024)


See TAMK Intra: TAMK's student guide > Student's handbook > Thesis at TAMK

Exam schedules

Independent orientation to the bachelor's thesis process
Data search: orientation video and task, class online / at school, completing data search task ( instructions from information specialist) by the due date
Health Statistics: Exam -test ( by due date)
Bachelor's thesis plan in January 2024: submitted a week before the tutorial.
Independent work: includes orientation, choosing and limiting the topic, writing the plan, and participating in the guidance tutorial.

Assessment methods and criteria

Please see the evaluation criteria for the bachelor's thesis.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminars, tasks, online learning, tutorials for the thesis work, workshops, independent and team work.
Data search: Doing a data search and preparatory tasks and attending to a class.
Statistics: online- Moodle course and EXAM-test

Learning materials

Boswell, C., & Cannon, S. (2020). Introduction to nursing research : incorporating evidence-based practice (Fifth edition). Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.

Fain, J. A. (2017) Reading, understanding, and applying nursing research. Fifth edition. Phliadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.

https://andor.tuni.fi/permalink/358FIN_TAMPO/1kfmqvo/alma998040296905973

Parahoo, K. (2014). Nursing research: principles, process and issues (3. ed. or any other edition). Palgrave Macmillan.

Lubbe, W., Ham-Baloyi, W. & Smit, K. (2020). The integrative literature review as a research method: A demonstration review of research on neurodevelopmental supportive care in preterm infants. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 26(6), 308-315. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2020.04.006

Polit, D., & Beck, C. (2010). ESSENTIALS OF NURSING RESEARCH (7th ed., or any other edition). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

A variety of other research articles appointed by the lecturer.
Additional reading:
PAR (participatory action research)
Padilha et al. 2016, Participatory action research: A strategy for improving self-care management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Action research. Action Research 2016, Vol. 14(3) 240–256 ! The Author(s) 2015 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1476750315606196

Participatory action research: A strategy for improving self-care management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients (tuni.fi)
Action research and health care
de Brún et al. 2016 BMC Health Services Research (2016) 16:346 DOI 10.1186/s12913-016-1587-z
Learning from doing: the case for combining normalisation process theory and participatory learning and action research methodology for primary healthcare implementation research (biomedcentral.com)

Elg M. et al. 2012. Co-creation and learning in health-care service development. www.emeraldinsight.com/1757-5818.htm 419359 328..343 (tuni.fi)

Research based development and diary form thesis from JAMK.
https://oppimateriaalit.jamk.fi/opinnaytetyo/en/thesis-implementation-methods-and-results/research-based-development-assignment/


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• Toikko, T. & Rantanen, T. 2009. Tutkimuksellinen kehittämistoiminta. Tampere: Tampereen yliopistopaino oy. (toiminnalliseen)
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Completion alternatives

Credit transfer (5-10 credits) is possible based on earlier bachelor's or master's thesis. Please see the instructions from BT Moodle. Contact Piia Lavonius-Ylönen, if applicable.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Each thesis will be written in collaboration with a working life connection. The contact person will be appointed by TAMK.

Further information

Prerequisites are: Nursing Science -course participation, studies progressed with 21nurken - group and 3 clinical trainings.

Bachelor's thesis, functional thesis, is written with a pair or in a group of three students.