Academic Research and Practices (5 op)
Toteutuksen tunnus: 3E00DC74-3007
Toteutuksen perustiedot
Ilmoittautumisaika
31.01.2024 - 18.03.2024
Ajoitus
11.03.2024 - 19.05.2024
Laajuus
5 op
Toteutustapa
Lähiopetus
Yksikkö
International Business
Toimipiste
TAMK Pääkampus
Opetuskielet
- Englanti
Koulutus
- Master's Degree Programme in Educational Leadership
Opettaja
- Christopher Smith
Vastuuhenkilö
Christopher Smith
Ryhmät
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23YELEducational Leadership, Syksy2023
Tavoitteet (OJ)
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 (OJ)
• 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 (OJ)
None
Lisätiedot (OJ)
None
Arviointikriteerit, hyväksytty/hylätty (OJ)
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
Online meetings
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 analyze them. Student is able to write 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
Lectures, team working, individual writing task : thesis research plan
Oppimateriaalit
Will be published during the course
Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus
5 ECTS = 135 hours of student work.
Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat
Must be discussed with teacher beforehand
Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö
The thesis is intended to be related to the student's work environment.
Kansainvälisyys
International student teams and working life connections
Lisätietoja opiskelijoille
Course is mainly virtual including learning tasks in virtual learning environment
Arviointikriteerit - hyväksytty/hylätty (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)
Student is able to analyze 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.