Bachelor's Thesis, Thesis Writing (2 cr)
Code: ZZ00BL97-3142
General information
Enrollment
01.08.2024 - 17.11.2024
Timing
25.11.2024 - 02.02.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 op
Virtual portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
Online learning
Unit
TA94 - Kielikeskus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 40
Teachers
- Diane Ruppert
- 25.11.2024 16:00 - 17:30, Bachelor's Thesis, Thesis Writing ZZ00BL97-3142
- 02.12.2024 16:00 - 17:30, Bachelor's Thesis, Thesis Writing ZZ00BL97-3142
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
This implementation is for those students writing their thesis in English.
1. Register for the course by the deadline.
2. All registered students will have access to the Moodle workspace the day after registration closes (not right after you register) and a welcome email will be sent.
3. It is assumed that students have already begun writing the literature review/ knowledge base of their thesis in English at this point. Students must compile a document that includes 3-5 pages of literature review thesis text (that include in-text citations and list of references) and return to Moodle by the deadline.
4. Only those students who have successfully completed the document by the deadline will be sent a Zoom invite for the mandatory Kick Off session (1.5 hours).
5. Students work independently online to complete 8 minor tasks in chronological order. The average pace is one minor task a week, but students can complete the tasks at a faster pace.
6. When the 8 minor tasks have been completed, students are eligible to register for the Show What You Know session (small Zoom group where students summarize their results and give feedback to others).
Kick Off sessions, online coaching during the completion of the 8 minor tasks and Show What You Know sessions occur on Mondays in Zoom, 16.00 – 18.00.
This information is also in video format.
https://panopto.jamk.fi/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=29578e67-f6f2-499d-89fc-ae1900da9b61
Further information for students
This implementation is for those students writing their thesis in English.
1. Register for the course by the deadline.
2. All registered students will have access to the Moodle workspace the day after registration closes (not right after you register) and a welcome email will be sent.
3. It is assumed that students have already begun writing the literature review/ knowledge base of their thesis in English at this point. Students must compile a document that includes 3-5 pages of literature review thesis text (that include in-text citations and list of references) and return to Moodle by the deadline.
4. Only those students who have successfully completed the document by the deadline will be sent a Zoom invite for the mandatory Kick Off session (1.5 hours).
5. Students work independently online to complete 8 minor tasks in chronological order. The average pace is one minor task a week, but students can complete the tasks at a faster pace.
6. When the 8 minor tasks have been completed, students are eligible to register for the Show What You Know session (small Zoom group where students summarize their results and give feedback to others).
Kick Off sessions, online coaching during the completion of the 8 minor tasks and Show What You Know sessions occur on Mondays in Zoom, 16.00 – 18.00.
This information is also in video format.
https://panopto.jamk.fi/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=29578e67-f6f2-499d-89fc-ae1900da9b61
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).