Opinnäytetyö Design Sprint (15op)

Esitietovaatimukset

Opinnäytetyön aloittamisen edellytys on, että opiskelija on suorittanut tai hänellä on käynnissä opintojakso Tutkimukselliset kehittämistyön menetelmät (tai opintojakso Tutkimus- ja kehittämismenetelmät) tai hänellä on vastaavaa osaamista, joka on osaamisen näytön tai hyväksiluvun kautta tunnustettu osaksi tutkintoa.

Tavoitteet

Opiskelija osaa
- esittää perusteltuja työelämää koskevia kehittämisehdotuksia
- käsitteellistää työelämän ilmiöitä tutkittuun tietoon perustuen
- käyttää sopivia tutkimus- ja kehittämismenetelmiä uuden tiedon tuottamiseksi
- toimia kehittämishankkeissa yhteistoiminnallisesti ja vastuullisesti työelämän ja muiden yhteistyökumppanien kanssa
- arvioida omaa toimintaansa ja omia ratkaisujaan kriittisesti
- hallita kokonaisuuksia sekä esittää asiansa loogisesti ja perustellen

Toteutustapa

This is an intensive implementation, during which parts of the thesis process are carried out in guided and scheduled online classes as a Design Sprint project. Full and active attendance is required in all scheduled sessions. If you cannot commit to the schedule, you can choose another option to complete the thesis.

The first steps in thesis preparation are the selection and analysis of the topic. In this case the topic will be provided, as there will be a design challenge from a working life partner or UAS.

Read more about the process in 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. All these will be covered in scheduled meetings or guidance is provided during the implementation.

"The maturity test, which is part of the thesis, is taken by the student in Finnish or Swedish, in accordance with the Decree on Universities of Applied Sciences. Students who have received their formal education outside of Finland or in a language other than Finnish or Swedish take the maturity test in the language of the degree programme they are completing." (Laurea degree regulations 2024.)

Aika ja paikka

Please refer to the Timetable Engine at https://lukkarit.laurea.fi/ for the schedule information. Laurea reserves the right to modify the timetable.

Attendance is required in all meetings.

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

A thesis template is available on the student intranet.

The Turnitin program is used to detect plagiarism (unauthorised quoting of other authors’ text). The Turnitin user instructions for students and the guidelines for handling plagiarism cases at Laurea are available on the student intranet.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

When applying for accreditation of prior learning, you should contact the Head of Student Affairs or the thesis coordinator.

If you are not able to attend the events that require the attendance of the implementation, you can do the thesis with another implementation of Bachelor´s Thesis.

Työelämäyhteistyö ja/tai TKI

The thesis is expected to demonstrate a clear connection to workplace development. For example, the goal may be to develop a service, action models or a new work culture. The thesis may be part of the research and development activities of the University of Applied Sciences.

In this implementation there is a design challenge that will be given when the implementation begins.

Toteutuksen tärkeät päivämäärät

The kick off of the Design Sprint thesis will be held as a Teams meeting on 11.5.2026.
Attendance in this event is a prerequisite for participation in the implementation.
The actual intensive week is week 22, 25.5. - 29.5.2026.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student.

With this implementation, there are around 60 hours of guided time and place-based activities.
Time must be set aside for independent work after the intensive week.

Sisältö ja sen jaksotus

The thesis allows you to deepen your expertise according to your own interests.

Lisätiedot

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of Bachelor's level education.



The quality of the study unit implementation has been assessed and the self-evaluation report is available in Canvas.

The design challenge of the study is primarily suited to the requirements of a thesis for students of safety and risk management and business information technologies.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

The thesis evaluation guidelines are provided on the student intranet (Studies > Thesis and graduation). 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 theses are checked using the Tournitin plagiarism detection system.

Hylätty (0)

Requirements of grade 1 are not met.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

Workplace development

Collaboration:
There has been some collaboration with the workplace during the thesisproject.
Development:
The thesis project aims to develop an area designated by the workplace or one that has been recognised together with the student.

Innovativeness and creativity
Novelty: The thesis project demonstrates little effort to produce new information and expertise.

Research-oriented approach and implementation

Guidance: The student has made minimal use of guidance.
Process: The thesis project has partly proceeded in a logical manner.
Reporting: An effort has been made to write the report in a coherent manner.
Theoretical framework: The theoretical framework utilises some literature that is applicable to the subject.
Use of methods: The methods used in the thesis project have been described.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

The different stages of the thesis project have been carried out in collaboration with the workplace.
Development:
The thesis project has succeeded in developing an area designated by the workplace or one that has been recognised together with the student.
Workplace assessment of usefulness:
The workplace has determined that the process and its results are useful.

Innovativeness and creativity
Novelty: During the thesis project an effort has been made to produce new information and expertise that the workplace did not expect.

Research-oriented approach and implementation

Guidance: The student has taken the initiative to seek and utilise guidance during the thesis project.
Process: The thesis project has mostly proceeded in logical manner.
Reporting: The report is clear.
Theoretical framework: The report demonstrates knowledge of the essential literature on the subject.This has been utilised to justify the outcomes of the project.
Use of methods: The methods used in the thesis project were applied appropriately to the subject.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Workplace development

Collaboration
The different stages of the thesis project have been carried out in close collaboration with the workplace.Changes and problems were discussed with the thesis supervisor and the workplace representatives.
Development
The thesis project has succeeded in significantly developing an area designated by the workplace or one that has bee nrecognised together with the student.
Workplace assessment of usefulness:
The workplace has determined that the process and its results arev very useful.

Innovativeness and creativity
Novelty: During the thesis project new information and expertise,have been produced which the workplace did not expect. The results can be utilised beyond the context of the thesisproject.

Research-oriented approach and implementation

Guidance: The student has taken the initiative to seek guidance during the thesis project in a goal-oriented manner.The student has demonstrated the ability to act independently.
Process: The thesis project has proceeded in a logical manner.
Reporting: There port is well-structured and convincing.
Theoretical framework: The report demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the essential literature applicable to the subject of the thesis.This has been utilised extensively to justify the outcomes of the project.
Use of methods: The methodological choices have been justified extensively and applied extremely well.