Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
1 cr
Competency aims
To guide the student in selecting, performing and writing his engineering thesis.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:
- select a suitable topic for his thesis
- produce an outline and table of contents for his thesis
- plan a working schedule for performing his thesis
- find and use guidelines for writing his thesis
Course contents
- What is a thesis? - The thesis process and its timing
- IM topic requirements & approval process
- List of completed theses - Potential thesis topics
- Internal or external thesis? - In Finland or abroad?
- Thesis vs. work practice - Thesis financing
- Thesis work methods - Supervision and support
- Thesis structure and content
- Thesis writing and language
- Thesis presentation - Thesis approval process
- Being an opponent to another thesis
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The student should be ready to start his/her thesis work within the same year as the thesis seminar. This normally means having a minimum of 80 credit units by the end of the spring term.
Study activities
- Lectures
- Assignments
- Seminars
- Written report
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 0 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 0 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
No tests
Examiner
Ericsson Henry
Home page of the course
www1.arcada.fi/personal/heffe
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
The end of the academic year