The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Sports and health promotion 2007 - Thesis
- Sports and health promotion 2008 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sports and health promotion 2009 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sports and health promotion 2010 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sports and health promotion 2011 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sports and health promotion 2012 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sports and health promotion 2013 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sports and health promotion 2014 - Thesis work and methodology
- Sportsintructor 2015 - Thesis work and methodology
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
15 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is that the student
develops as an expert on a chosen area of Sports
and Health Promotion. The student manages the
basics of research
based development work, gets an ability to an
innovative and evidence based way of work and can
utilize national and international research in
his/her work as a Sports Instructor/Health
Promotor. He/She can independently limit a topic
for developing Sports and Health Promotion and
searches and utilizes knowledge by scientific
methods and systematic. The student can document
the results of his/her work and write a report
and is training for logical and critical
evaluation, interpreting and ways of presenting
data according to scientific principles and can
argument for his/her opinions.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected
to be able to carry out development work where
scientific methods and systematic are being used
and to write a report on the work.
Course contents
Independent studies, guidance in group, seminar
presentations, Thesis presentation
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Theory of Science and methodology
Additional information
A project or a development work, preferably in
co-operation with occupational life. The thesis
can be carried out individually or in a group,
but each students individual performances
should be able to evaluate.
Recommended or required reading
Literature from the study area in question.
Recent/current research reports. Method
literature.
Study activities
- 405 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 405 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 405 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Multiform education
Assessment methods
Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
1) Documentation and presentation of idea for
Thesis in a seminar
2) Writing of plan for own Thesis, presentation
of the plan and opponent for one plan in a
seminar
3) Execution of the Thesis
4) Presentation of own Thesis and opponent for
one Thesis in a Thesis Forum
5) Participate in and listen to 8 Thesis Forum
presentations
6) Maturity exam
Teacher
- Ruutu Katri
- Taskinen Topi
- Vaappo Marko
- Wikström-Grotell Camilla
- Vienola Riitta
Examiner
Kukkonen Göta
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Assessment methods
Date will be announced later - Reports and productions