Master's Thesis, Research Writing (3cr)
Code
General information
- Enrollment
- 18.11.2025 - 25.01.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 02.03.2026 - 30.04.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Online learning
- Unit
- TA94 - Kielikeskus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 5 - 100
- Teachers
- Piia Anttonen
- Course
- YZ00BL98
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Evaluation methods and criteria
The course is marked as passed when all assignments have been completed and they demonstrate that the themes of the course have been studied and the learning materials have been utilized in the process.
Course assignments: Individual and group work reviewed and approved by the course lecturer with or without the assistance of AI (Copilot).
Final report: Criterion-referenced assessment guided by AI (Copilot).
Evaluation scale
Pass/Fail
Objective
The content of the course is specifically designed to support theses that serve the development and renewal of working life. During the course, the focus is on writing the theoretical basis of your own thesis.
You will gain the needed confidence in your research-style writing to be able to work on your thesis and write authentic, factual text based on published sources, follow the principles of scientific writing, and demonstrate your ability to write in accordance with the style manual designated by JAMK (Project Reporting Instructions/APA 7).
Competences:
Ethics
Proactive development
Learning to learn
Content
The content of the course is specifically designed to support theses that serve the devel-opment and renewal of working life. During the course, the focus is on writing the theo-retical basis of your own thesis:
• The writing process
• Structure of the thesis
• Basic principles of citation
• Argumentation
• Narrative of the thesis
Location and time
Spring semester 2026 from 02.03.2026–30.04.2026 as online learning with a timetable.
Materials
Teacher provides the learning material.
Teaching methods
A variety of teaching and learning methods will be used in this course. A significant component of this course will be independent studies and exercises which are either done individually or in groups.
Exam schedules
The final date for assignment submissions is 30.4.2026. After this date, you cannot submit your assignments anymore.
The assignment Report is the exam of the course. If you fail to the pass the Report at the first try, you will have two opportunities for resit: Resit 1 by 17.5.2026 and Resit 2 by 31.5.2026
Completion alternatives
Recognition of Prior Learning and Experience (eRPL):
If you have completed a comparable graduate level course at another university within the last five years, you may apply for Recognition of Prior Learning and Experience (eRPL).
"Recognition can be applied for once the student has begun the Thesis process at Jamk. If a student's whole thesis is recognized, the writing course will also be recognized in this process." (https://jamkstudent.sharepoint.com/:u:/r/sites/Kieli-ja-viestintaopinnot-Elmo/SitePages/en/Recognition-of-prior-learning-and-experience.aspx?csf=1&web=1&e=b62rGd)
Student workload
3 ECTS (81 hours of work for the student). 9 hours/week.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The course is marked as passed when all assignments have been completed and they demonstrate that the themes of the course have been studied and the learning materials have been utilized in the process.
Qualifications
You have completed the Research-Based Development course and Phase 1 of the Thesis Plan, which is described on the Thesis webpage in JAMK's Open Study Materials.