Study Guide

Objective

Students can find, study, produce and evaluate critically data in their field of expertise.

Students can manage development work communally. Students are able to include actors of the project of the thesis and sharie knowledge in a variety of expert communities.

Students can explain and analyze the solutions and their effectiveness, taking into account the individual (for example, customers and employees), community / business and society at large, as well as those included in the value of the potential conflicts.

Students can plan and implement documentation and information of development work professionally.

Students can report on the development work during the process, taking into account the purpose of the project participants, interest groups and the methods used.

Students can inform of their own development work with appropriate information tools and media ethically keeping the social responsibility of the field in mind.

Content

How to build information communally? How to share the lessons learned in different expert communities during the process of development work?

How to lead project of development work effectively andinvolve the project participants?

How to plan the reporting of the development work?

How to document and reportthe development work?

How to draw up announcement plan for the development work?

How to inform results/output of the development work using appropriate means to appropriate target audiences?

Materials

Online platform "Learn", electronic material

Teaching methods

This online course is schedule-free, the assignments can be submitted in free order at the implementation time.

Employer connections

This course supports thesis writing in Finnish and is connected to research, development and innovation work (working life orientation).

Exam schedules

The course is schedule-free, the assignments can be submitted in free order at the implementation time.

International connections

The course content can be applied for the international research and development work.

Student workload

Workload for a student 5 x 27 hours of independent work (studying the material, writing assignments, co-operartion with other students)

Content scheduling

Assignments related to general presentation skill, writing skills, referencing and report writing, stylistical and textual skills and genres for academic and professional usage, social media for professional purposes.

Further information

Before starting this course, the topic of the thesis should be confirmed. This online course is schedule-free, the assignments can be submitted in free order at the implementation time.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The criteria of the assignments available in the "Learn" platform. The course grade bases on the assessment of the individual assignments, and each of them should be passed. Teacher gives feedback that supports the student's learning process.

Objective

Students can find, study, produce and evaluate critically data in their field of expertise.

Students can manage development work communally. Students are able to include actors of the project of the thesis and sharie knowledge in a variety of expert communities.

Students can explain and analyze the solutions and their effectiveness, taking into account the individual (for example, customers and employees), community / business and society at large, as well as those included in the value of the potential conflicts.

Students can plan and implement documentation and information of development work professionally.

Students can report on the development work during the process, taking into account the purpose of the project participants, interest groups and the methods used.

Students can inform of their own development work with appropriate information tools and media ethically keeping the social responsibility of the field in mind.

Content

How to build information communally? How to share the lessons learned in different expert communities during the process of development work?

How to lead project of development work effectively andinvolve the project participants?

How to plan the reporting of the development work?

How to document and reportthe development work?

How to draw up announcement plan for the development work?

How to inform results/output of the development work using appropriate means to appropriate target audiences?

Materials

Online platform "Learn", electronic material

Teaching methods

This online course is schedule-free, the assignments can be submitted in free order at the implementation time.

Employer connections

This course supports thesis writing and is connected to research, development and innovation work (working life orientation).

Exam schedules

The course is schedule-free, the assignments can be submitted in free order at the implementation time.

Student workload

Workload for a student 5 x 27 hours of independent work (studying the material, writing assignments, co-operartion with other students)

Content scheduling

Assignments related to general writing skills, referencing and report writing, stylistical and textual skills and genres for academic and professional usage, social media for professional purposes.

Further information

Before starting this course, the topic of the thesis should be confirmed. This online course is schedule-free, the assignments can be submitted in free order at the implementation time.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The criteria of the assignments available in the "Learn" platform. The course grade bases on the assessment of the individual assignments, and each of them should be passed. Teacher gives feedback that supports the student's learning process.