Opinnäytetyö, Ylempi AMK (30 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The purpose of the course
The purpose of the course is that you plan and implement work-based development work or research as your master's thesis.

Course competencies
Ethical competence
Learning and information management skills
Entrepreneurship, innovation and work community skills

Course objectives
You follow good scientific practice in your master's thesis. You recognize the need to develop working life and implement research or development work as evidence of your competence. Your are able to report and present your thesis. You demonstrate your special expertise in the field with your master's thesis.

Content

Master's Thesis process and practices at JAMK
Research ethics and responsible conduct of research
Subject of thesis and electronic thesis topic proposal
Systematic information seeking
Preparation and presentation of a thesis plan, includes an ethical pre-assessment and a data or material management plan
Research writing
Implementation of the research or development part of the thesis: methods, data or material collection and analysis, and review of trustworthiness
Written, oral or visual publication of the results of research or development work in a community of experts
Finishing and assessment of the thesis and process

Materials

On the basis of systematic information seeking, the student obtains scientific literature suitable for the topic, problem solving and research or development methods of the thesis, which are referred to in the thesis in accordance with JAMK's reporting guidelines.

Completion alternatives

- Orientation phase: Presentation of thesis topic idea and electronic thesis topic proposal (1 cr) - Information seeking workshop and systematic information seeking for student's own thesis topic. Information seeking process and relevant databases are described in theses plan. (1 cr) - Planning: Written thesis plan and its presentation (4 cr) - Academic writing on-line course, when student is writing theoretical part of the thesis (3 cr) - Implementation / Empirical part and writing process (20 cr) - Finalizing thesis, public presentation and assessment process (1 cr) - Assessed and approved Master's thesis

Student workload

- Orientation 27 h (1 cr) - Information seeking workshops by JAMK library and systematic information seeking 27 h (1 cr) - Planning phase of thesis 108 h (4 cr) - Academic writing by JAMK Language center 81 h (3 cr) - Implementation / Empirical part 540 h (20 cr) - Finalizing phase and presentation 27 h (1 cr)Total 810 hours (1 cr is 27 hours of student's work)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Master's thesis assessment criteria at the level of sufficient 1 and satisfactory 2 are described in separate Master's thesis assessment criteria.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Master's thesis assessment criteria at the level of good 3 and very good 4 are described in separate Master's thesis assessment criteria.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Master's thesis assessment criteria at the level of excellent 5 is described in separate Master's thesis assessment criteria.

Further information

Thesis supervisor(s)are nominated in connection with the approval of electronic subject proposal form.