The students are able to develop the competence management of an organisation's collaboration networks or management in general. They can apply the skills and knowledges they have learnt during their studies. The students display their capabilities of implementing and reporting a demanding development project.

- students make the research plan right in the beginning of studies
- research method (qualitative and quantitative)
- data collection methods and reliability (internal and external)
- logical reasoning and the most common logigal faults
- Finnish language and writing skills
- seminars
- tutoring

According to University's common thesis criteria.

According to University's common thesis criteria.

According to University's common thesis criteria.

The students find the topic for the development task themselves and the customer organisation names a contact person for the development task from their organisation. The Master's theses are public. If the student wishes to use confidential back-ground material, they must consult the instructor of their Master's thesis about it. Participation in the seminars is mandatory. In order to receive the degree, students have to write an articel of the topic of their Master'sl thesis project. The article demonstrates sufficient knowledge of the field and proficiency in the Finnish or Swedish language. The Master's thesis must be completed and approved by end of the 6th period from the beginning of the studies.