Research Writing Skills (2cr)
Code: LT00BT96-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.05.2021 - 05.09.2021
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 02.10.2021 - 22.12.2021
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 2 cr
- Local portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Business Administration, SME Business Management
- Teachers
- Ilpo Kempas
- Course
- LT00BT96
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Objective
The student recognises the characteristics of academic text and is able to utilise the features of scientific academic text in their writing. The student is familiar with the in-text citation practices and understands their significance in academic texts. The student recognizes the structure of scientific texts and is able to interpret it.
Content
- Structure and style of academic texts
- Process writing
- Use of sources and in-text citations
Materials
Material prepared by the teacher
Teaching methods
Classroom teaching
Student workload
Classroom teaching 4h (1 session)
Student's independent work 65 h (also includes thesis writing)
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The structure of the scientific text produced by the student is mainly clear. In written assignments, the student chiefly masters the style of scientific writing. The student mainly uses source literature and in-text citations following the established practices of scientific referencing. The student's argumentation is varied and convincing. Their text consists chiefly of good and polished language. The students masters the Finnish grammar, though may make some grammatical errors.