Bachelor's Thesis (15cr)

Qualifications

The prerequisite for starting the thesis is that the student has completed or is currently completing the study unit Methods for Research-based Development Work (or the study unit Research and Development Methods) or has equivalent competences that have been recognized as part of the degree through a demonstration of competence or credit transfer.

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- present justified suggestions for development in relation to working life
- conceptualize phenomena related to working life based on research results
- use proper research and development methods in order to produce new knowledge
- act in development projects cooperatively and in a responsible manner with working life and other partners
- evaluate their own activities and solutions critically
- understand concepts in an extensive scale and present topics logically and based on arguments

Teaching methods

The first steps in thesis preparation are the selection and analysis of the topic. Read more about the process on the Thesis page on Student intranet. The thesis preparation includes acting as an opponent to another student’s thesis, presenting one’s own work, evaluation discussion and completing the maturity test

Time and location

online when agreed

Learning materials and recommended literature

General instructions for thesis as well as referencing guidelines are available in Student intranet:
https://laureauas.sharepoint.com/sites/studentEn_thesisandgraduation/SitePages/Thesis.aspx

A thesis template is available on Student intranet: see Document templates (or Thesis)
Turnitin program is used to detect plagiarism (unauthorised quoting of other authors’ text).

Important dates

Completion of the Thesis will be scheduled by the student, in cooperation with the Thesis supervisor.
Please contact juhani.kettunen@laurea.fi for further information.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

The thesis evaluation guidelines are provided on Student intranet and in Canvas. The evaluation criteria are included in Laurea’s thesis guidelines.

All staff and students of Laurea are expected to adhere to good scientific practices, which includes appropriate referencing. Familiarise yourself with the practices and, if needed, ask for more information. All study assignments are to be done as individual work unless otherwise instructed. Turnitin is used when assignments are checked for plagiarism.