Study Guide

Objective

Competency aims:
The aim of the course is that the student
• Conducts a smaller study in a structured and methodologically correct way
• Develops his/her abilities writing scientifically and clear and his/her ability to critically review and evaluate a thesis work

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
• Argue for his/her data -gathering and - analysing method
• Critically discuss and evaluate his /her work comparing it to earlier research in the field
• Present the result in a seminar
• Function as an opponent to another thesis during a thesis presentation

Content

Course contents:
• Tutoring, data gathering, analysis, reporting and opponent ship

Teaching methods

Group work on seminars, individual and group work, individual supervision

Location and time

Seminars at the campus

Completion alternatives

RPL 4cr if a student has thesis in their second higher education degree programme and the thesis was done no more than 10 years ago.
To do 1 cr:
- write and finish a thesis
- present it in the seminar
- not acting as an opponent is required
- no maturity test
- the thesis is published in Theseus

Evaluation scale

0-5