Opinnäytetyö osa 2 (10 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

The student is able to implement a research or development project that benefits working life, his/her own field of study or professional development independently, responsibly and within a cooperative network. He/she knows how to communicate his/her work at different stages clearly, correctly and graphically to a peer and other audiences. He/she knows how to report the results of his/her work, evaluate them and bring forth suggestions for development in an appropriate manner in writing, orally and visually.

EA-IV EUR-ACE Investigations: Student is able to carry out the thesis based on the plan. Students are able to conduct appropriate experiments, interpret the data and draw conclusions.

EA-ER EUR-ACE Engineering practice and

YHTTY Working life: Student is able to select and use appropriate equipments, tools and methods and able to combine theory and practice to solve engineering problems.

YHTVI Communication Skills: Student is able to report professionally both written and spoken.

Content

Realization/production of the thesis
Reporting of the thesis
Written, verbal or visual disclosure of the thesis results and their publication within a community of experts
Evaluation of the thesis work process

Materials

Stevens, J., & Crawford, S. 2014. Project reporting instructions. Adapted from Raportointiohje [Reporting instructions] by Liukko, S., & Perttula, S. 2013. JAMK University of Applied Sciences’ open learning materials. Accessed on 12 March 2014. Retrieved from http://oppimateriaalit.jamk.fi/projectreportinginstructionsJAMK's thesis-related directions in the Study Guide School-specific directions on Elmo Student Online study materials on Information retrievalOther relevant materials.

Completion alternatives

Completed thesis, presented publically and subjected to the evaluation process. Evaluation of the thesis: Self-evaluation / evaluation of the student's own learning Possible peer review statement Possible assignor statement Final Assessment of the Bachelor’s thesis has been done by the Bachelor's Thesis Work Group.

Student workload

o Thesis seminars and workshops, 27 hrs. • or, webinars and online workshops, 27 hrs. o Guided and independent work, 243 hrs. 270 hrs. (one credit equals 27 hours of student work)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The grade of the course will match the grade of the Bachelor’s thesis (5-1) after the approval of the Bachelor’s thesis. The Bachelor’s thesis is evaluated summatively following its completion and presentation, on a five-point scale according to thesis-specific criteria: 5 (Excellent), 4 (Very good), 3 (Good), 2 (Satisfactory) and 1 (Adequate). The evaluation criteria for the Bachelor’s thesis are published on the jamk.fi/en Web site.
Grading scale: 5-1.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The grade of the course will match the grade of the Bachelor’s thesis (5-1) after the approval of the Bachelor’s thesis. The Bachelor’s thesis is evaluated summatively following its completion and presentation, on a five-point scale according to thesis-specific criteria: 5 (Excellent), 4 (Very good), 3 (Good), 2 (Satisfactory) and 1 (Adequate). The evaluation criteria for the Bachelor’s thesis are published on the jamk.fi/en Web site. Grading scale: 5-1.

Qualifications

Sufficient familiarity with one's own professional field and research and development methods. The student has successfully compiled an approved thesis plan and theoretical framework.

Further information

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