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

Objective

You can identify 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 delimit 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?
How do you select and justify the research and professional development approach to solving the research or development task?

Course material

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

Study forms and 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.

RDI and work-related cooperation

The thesis is conducted in collaboration with the healt care organisations, as a development project.

Student workload

The total word load is 270 hours, divided in:
- Seminar 16 hours
- Independent learning 254 hours

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

Acceptance of the thesis plan in order to apply for research permission