Bachelor's Thesis (ZZOA0120)

Bachelor's Thesis, 15 cr - ZZOA0120

Bachelor's Thesis (ZZOA0120-3041), 09.01.2023 – 31.12.2023,
15 cr (ZJA22SSSOV) — Face-to-face + -
Language of instruction

Finnish

Timing

09.01.2023 - 31.12.2023

Lecturer(s)

Timo Hintikka

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

Ohjattu varhaiskasvatuksen alaan liittyvä opinnäytetyö tai kehittämistehtävä. (not translated)

Working life cooperation

Opinnäytetyön tai kehittämistehtävän aiheen tulee liittyä varhaiskasvatukseen tai sosiaalipedagogiseen työhön. (not translated)

Campus

Lutakko Campus
Groups
- ZJA22SSSOV
Alternative learning methods

Opinnäytetyö tai kehittämistehtävä. (not translated)

Assessment methods

Avoin AMK, sosionomin täydentävät opinnot, 10 (not translated)

Degree Programme

Bachelor's Degree Programme in Music Pedagogue, Bachelor's Degree Programme in Social Services

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Share of R&D studies

0.00 cr

Share of virtual studies

0.00 cr

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Purpose of the course:
The student prepares a working life oriented thesis as part of their bachelor's degree in which they demonstrate their competence required for expert duties in the field as well as general working life skills.

Course competences
Learning and information management competence
Entrepreneurship, innovation and working community competence
Internationalisation and communications competence
Ethical competence

EUR-ACE accredited degree programmes
Research and information retrieval
Engineering practice
Communication and team-working

Intended learning outcomes:
As a student, you recognise development needs in working life and in your own field. You plan a development assignment or research related to them, which you implement as your thesis. You use reliable and research-based information from different sources in compliance with source criticism and the principles of good scientific practice. In your development assignment or research, you apply your competence in the field as well as your development and research competence. You are able to communicate about your thesis at different stages of the process to different target groups in an illustrative way, both in writing and orally. You act in compliance with the principles of ethical research.

Thesis process and practices (thesis topic proposal, plan, implementation, reporting, publication, open science)
Information seeking and source criticism
Writing the thesis and drawing up a theoretical framework
Thesis assessment

Thesis writing (2 cr) is a course offered by the Language Centre that is part of the thesis. The student chooses an implementation suitable for them from the offering. The most suitable time for this is when you have familiarised yourself with the sources and are writing the theory part of the thesis and have 3 to 5 pages of text based on sources ready.

Sufficient familiarity with own professional field and mastery of development and research methods.

0-5

The thesis evaluation criteria at levels adequate 1 and satisfactory 2 are described in the thesis evaluation criteria form.

The thesis evaluation criteria at levels good 3 and very good 4 are described in the thesis evaluation criteria form.

The thesis evaluation criterion at level excellent 5 is described in the thesis evaluation criteria form.

Bachelor's Thesis, 15 cr - ZZOA0120

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