Study Guide

Objective

The student is able to:
- identify scientifical research phases, methods and practices
- plan research and deveplment projects based on theory
- understands principles of data management, research ethics, research permissions and data protection as part of researh process
- define and present thesis topic
- present research plan ans report research process both in writing and orally
- present completed thesis in seminar
- evaluate and give feedback concerning research process and scientifical texts of others

Content

Personal and group supervision of students in their thesis projects.
Tasks supporting the thesis project and different phases.
Defining the thesis topic, making a research plan and presenting it, attending and presenting thesis in its different phases in seminar sessions and peer evaluation.

Materials

Materials given by teacher

Teaching methods

Online meetings, independent work, oral and written assignments (tasks and exercises supporting the thesis process, seminar presentations, and peer reviews).

Exam schedules

No exams.

Student workload

The total workload of the course is approximately 108 hours, distributed between the spring and autumn semesters. There will be joint online meetings and seminar sessions every 2 weeks, each lasting 2-3 class hours, with an additional hour always reserved for extra seminar presentations. In addition, during the spring semester, there will be separate research plan seminars and interim seminar days and final thesis seminar during fall semester with longer appointments. Furthermore, students will engage in independent work on course assignments and seminar tasks.

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A passing grade requires the successful completion and submission of all course assignments.

Content scheduling

The course begins in the spring semester and continues into the fall semester.

Further information

Participating in the course and starting the thesis process requires that the student has successfully completed the internship part of the studies.

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Active participation and making the assigned tasks succesfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written and oral learning tasks and exercises
Seminar presentations and peer review x 3
Active participation in the assessed tasks and submission of work according to the schedule.