IT-2-031

• Information technology 2005 - Thesis work and methodology
• Information technology 2006 - Thesis work and methodology
• Information- and mediatechnology 2007 (information technology) - Thesis work and methodology
• Information- and mediatechnology 2008 (information technology) - Thesis work and methodology
• Information- and mediatechnology 2009 (information technology) - Thesis work and methodology
• Information- and mediatechnology 2010 (information technology) - Thesis work and methodology
• Information- and mediatechnology 2011 (information technology) - Thesis work and methodology
• Information- and mediatechnology 2012 (information technology) - Thesis work and methodology

Swedish

Compulsory

First

4

3 cr

The aim of the course is to mentor and support
students in his/her thesis work. Yet an other goal
is that the student writes and presents essential
elements of his own thesis.

At the end of the course the student is expected
to be able to:

• make a research plan for his/her thesis
• process the topics, the research question and
  and the goals of the thesis project
• seek and evaluate relevant literature for
  his/her thesis
• write accurate scientific Swedish text
• act as a discussant for other thesis works

The Thesis work process
Outline, form and content of thesis work plan
Thesis work outline and structure
The writing process, language and lay-out
How to use literature and sources in thesis

The student must have registered 50% of total credit
units for the degree program; that is 120 ECTS.

Technical writing

The course is combined with AS-4-002 Research
Methodology (2 ects) to form a 5 ects module.

Arcada's thesis writing guide.
Martin Höst m.fl.: Att genomföra examensarbete.
Studentlitteratur 2006. ISBN 91-44-00521-0
Hanna Vilkka, Tiina Airaksinen. 2003.
Toiminnallinen opinnäytetyö. Jyväskylä: Tammi. 168
s. ISBN 951-26-5034-7
Backman, Jarl. 1998. Rapporter och uppsatser.
Lund: Studentlitteratur. 213 s. ISBN 91-44-00417-
6.
Hakala, Juha. 2001. Snart magister? Guide för
examensarbetet. Gaudeamus Kirja. ISBN 951-662-832-
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• Lectures - 18 hours
• Individual- and group instruction - 10 hours
• Practical exercises - 14 hours
• Individual studies - 38 hours

• Total workload of the course: 80 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 80 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Participation in tuition

• Demonstrations and proficiency exams
• Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Mandatory assignments:

• participation in six thesis forum seminars and
  write a short reports of these
• present the thesis work plan
• act as opponent for a thesis work plan
• present a the thesis work outline, a chapter and
  references used
• act as opponent for a thesis work outline etc. /
  or act as opponent for a thesis forum presentation

Westerlund Magnus

Westerlund Magnus

https://arcada.itslearning.com/ External link

No limit

Until further notice

• Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations
• Date will be announced later - Reports and productions