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Master’s thesis: idea and planning (10 cr)

Code: YO00CV19-3056

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020

Timing

01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Master's Degree Programme in Acute Care

Teachers

  • Niina Ervaala

Teacher in charge

Niina Ervaala

Groups

  • AHKT20SY
    Acute care, master studies

Objective

You can identify the research or development needs in your professional field.
You can plan a research or development process promoting development in the working world or your own professional field

Content

How do you define and limit the topic of your thesis and draw up a research or development plan?
How do you apply and combine various sources of information to define concepts and create a theoretical framework for your thesis?

Materials

The material will be given during the seminars
Related material in Xamk student intranet.

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
Seminar to discuss the topics and methods of masters´ thesis in small groups.
Individual supervision when needed.
A written research plan is conducted and presented during the course.
The guidelines of Xamk masters´ thesis, is implemented during the course.

Independent track:
The thesis is based on development of working life (nursing)

Blended track:
The masters´ thesis is based on working life (nursing) development. It will be assessed and approved. The student must present the research plan of the thesis.

Student workload

The total word load is 135 hours, divided in:
- Seminar 16 hours
- Independent learning 119 hours

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed