Study Guide

Objective

The student is able to
- observe research subjects relevant for their professional field and to assess research and theses on the field
- define the research problem and questions
- use the key qualitative research methods and assess their applicability to different research subjects
- name the key producers of research knowledge in their field and use national and international sources of research information in their own field (databases and online services)
- analyse their topic and related needs for information
- describe their research or development subject with concepts and search terms and structure them hierarchically
- assess the information they have found
- use information in an ethically right way

Content

- research approaches and methods applicable to the cultural field
- assessment of previous theses
- stages of the thesis project, instructions, and assessment criteria
- definition of the research problem and questions as well as analysis of the theoretical framework
- familiarization with the use of research methodology and the analysis of the results with a research assignment
- the databases of the student's own field, including international databases, and assessment of the quality of data sources
- information search as part of professional and research/development competencies
- information search process for the student's own thesis
- application of the SeAMK's Guide for Written Work
- following information

Materials

SeAMK General instructions for the thesis, Instructions for written work, Thesis template.
SeAMK Library website and databases. Guide for information sources in cultural management. Other online library guides.
Other possible materials and books recommended and informed by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Lectures, workshops, exercises and online tasks

Student workload

Lectures, exercises and workshops 35 hours, individual work 73 hours

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:

The student is able to
- define a research problem and questions
- use research methods in their thesis
- analyse the results of their thesis
- structure their information needs and approach it form different perspectives
- name concepts related to their topic and structure them
- name and choose professional and scientific sources of information relevant for their information need
- use databases and the Internet as well as other sources of information in the cultural field
- analyse search results
- interpret databases and web pages as well as apply SeAMK's Guide for Written Work in their work

Assessment methods and criteria

Exercises and individual learning tasks