Curricula

Objectives

You should participate in this course after you have begun the Thesis process in your department and have already written at least three pages of the Knowledge base / Literature review section. The goal of this course is that you can identify your strengths/weaknesses and gather knowledge about formal academic text based on credible sources. You will also analyze the success of your text concerning adherence to APA guidelines and Jamk project reporting instructions.

Competences (Common competencies of Baschelor's Degrees by ARENE):
1. Learning to learn
2. Proactive development
3. Ethics
4. Operating in a workplace

Content

Direct quotations
Paraphrasing
APA citations
Formal academic style
Use of verbs
Flow of academic text

Teaching methods

Tälle toteutukselle kevään 2021 Wihi-pilotin sekä myöhemmin Wihi-prosessiin kirjattavat englanninkieliset suoritukset.

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

The course will be marked with a ‘pass’ when all eight analysis templates have been completed successfully and the student has attended the final Show What You Know session.

Prerequisites

Before registering for the Thesis Writing course, you should have already completed the Research and Development course (5 credits) and the Bachelor’s Thesis Plan (3 credits).