Academic and Research Communication (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The course strengthens the skills needed for conducting the final project and writing the Bachelor’s thesis. The emphasis on the course contents varies according to the student’s major. The students primarily participate in the course organszed within their own major.

Content (course unit)

• Bachelor’s thesis process • Academic writing and seminar skills • Defining objectives, scoping and selecting methodological approach • Information retrieval, source criticism and promoting appropriate research writing practices • Different forms of communication when presenting research results • Peer review, providing and receiving constructive feedback

Location and time

Course can be find via Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Exam schedules

Can be find on course environment.

Assessment methods and criteria

Approved when all course sections have been successfully completed.

Assessment scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Teaching methods

The course is a 100% self-paced online course and the course has a total of six sections, three of which (sections 2, 3 and 5) are evaluated by numerical evaluation, the rest on a pass/fail scale. Section 1 is self-correcting, but remember you will get feedback from the teacher. All assignments must be completed successfully in order to receive an approved grade for the course. The course grade is determined by the assignments to be returned. Start with section 1 and proceed in numerical order. Read the instructions in each section carefully and make sure you make your return according to the instructions given. Remember to be specific in your answers. Illustrate your answers with examples and your experiences from, for example, working life. If you use content produced by artificial intelligence to help you, then you must not label it with your own names, but you must tell about its use openly and transparently.

Learning materials

N/A

Student workload

Depends on Student starting level.

Content scheduling

Start with section 1 and proceed in numerical order. Read the instructions in each section carefully and make sure you make your return according to the instructions given.

Completion alternatives

N/A

Practical training and working life cooperation

N/A

International connections

N/A