Bachelor's ThesisLaajuus (15 cr)

Objective

The Bachelor’s thesis is part of a module called Researching and Developing Work Practices, worth 30 cr. These studies form the entirety of studies in the fifth semester, and it is intended that students concentrate on the studies of this module and do not take any other courses during the fifth semester. The Bachelor’s thesis is a research and development project which aims at developing the people and the region. The Bachelor’s thesis course is divided into three parts. They are: Conceptual Basics 5cr First Draft of the Report 5cr Final Report, Oral Presentation and Maturity Test 5cr Objectives of the Thesis Students understand what the research process is, and what it consists of. Students know the different stages of project type work from earlier courses and can utilize that knowledge during this course. Students are able design and carry out R&D projects for companies or other type of organizations with justified research approaches. Students learn to report the results orally and in writing, give constructive feedback to other students and profit from the feedback received. Students can search for, and critically read and interpret information. Students can, if needed, outsource R&D projects during their professional careers.

Content

research process as a whole including basics of different research approaches qualitative, quantitative and/or process methods project scheduling academic writing students develop knowledge of a specific area of international business and is able to demonstrate that by (for example) providing the reader with the conceptual basis of the study or with a literature review including a summation of the relevant concepts the student is going to use in their bachelor’s thesis implementing the plan of an R&D project and reporting its results orally and in writing   Contents Result Deadline Informing students Start of the Bachelor’s Thesis project 15.1.20xx/15.9.20xx Choosing of the topics Filling in the formulas and giving them to the heads of specialization 1.3.20xx/1.11.20xx Allocating the supervisors Heads of specialization allocates the supervisors to students 31.3.20xx/ 30.11.20xx First meeting Supervisor organizes a meeting 15.4.20xx/ 1.12.20xx Plan Research and development plan including the scheduling n. 15.9.20xx tai n.15.1.20yy – supervisor has 10 days to give feedback to students Conceptual basis of the study Conceptual basis or literature review + theoretical framework 21.10.20xx tai 21.2.20yy - supervisor has 10 days to give feedback to students Methods Collecting and utilizing data or data acquisition and data analysis 15.11.20xx tai 15.3.20yy - supervisor has 10 days to give feedback to students Interim evaluation report First draft of the project report 1.12.20xx tai 1.4.20yy ­- supervisor has 10 days to give feedback to students Final report Final report of thesis Oral presentation Maturity test 15.12.20xx or15.4.20yy  

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are given a grade (1-5) for all the parts of this course. In addition to that, students receive oral and/or written feedback from their own supervisor, method and language teacher and from other students.