Opinto-opas

This fundamental course familiarizes the student with the principles and methods of academic research and academic writing. It provides the participants with a toolbox to transform the initial development work into a well-structured and logical final thesis.
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When the student has passed the course he/she will know the following:
- difference between everyday knowledge and scientific knowledge
- meaning and justification of academic research in society
- nature of academic research
- rules and ethics of academic research
- differences between various research approaches
- most common research strategies and methods
- concepts of academic research
- critical perspective in information and sources
- research process stages
- importance of reference teqhnique
- structure of thesis
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After completing the course the student can:
- use and apply concepts of academic research
- identify and find academic texts and sources
- choose a suitable research approach and methods
- prepare a research plan
- apply academic reference technique
- plan thesis structure
- analyze academic texts
When the student has passed the course he/she will be:
- skillful in planning research setting
- a leader to plan academic publications/documents in the organization
- a professional to analyse and produce academic texts

- Basic concepts of academic research
- Rules and ethics of academic research
- Main strategies and approaches of academic research
- Structure of academic thesis
- Analyzing academic texts
- Preparing research plan

Criteria for PASS:

The student understands the overall process of designing a research project from the beginning to the final report. He/she is able to identify ethical issues in research. He/she knows the difference between quantitative and qualitative research. The student is familiar with the criteria for evaluating the quality of a research project. The student is able to articulate a research problem, formulate research questions, develop research objectives and build a theoretical framework. He/she is familiar with basic data collection and analysis methods. The student is able to write a research proposal.

Silja Kostia

Will be published in Moodle course

Lectures, team working, discussions, individual tasks, seminar

Student is able to apply academic concepts of research, identifies academic texts and is able to analyse them. Student is able to produce thesis/research plan where he/she implements skills of setting research objectives and justification, research questions, data and methods and introduce theoretical background including suitable topic references.

English

01.01.2022 - 29.04.2022

01.12.2021 - 17.01.2022

5 cr

21YRIMCEL

21YRIMCEM

21YRIMCET

Eveliina Asikainen, Jari Ruokolainen

Participating meetings and discussions in Moodle is highly important!

MD in Risk Management and Circular Economy

Master's Degree Programme in Risk Management and Circular Economy (Business)

TAMK Main Campus

Pass/Fail

Must be discussed with teacher beforehand

Students are highly recommended to connect the course contents to their current working place

No exams

International student group with international cases

Studying during 14.1.2022.-30.4.2022, mainly in Moodle
5cr = 135h of student work

Dead lines of assignements coming here

15.3.2022 Thesis Topic registration
23.4.2022 Research Plan seminar

Course tasks are all conducted and submitted in Moodle by given dead lines. Student is able to write thesis/research plan on the personal field of study based on thesis instructions. Student presents her/his Thesis Research Plan in a seminar.