The course is included in these curricula and study modules
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is that student develops
his
ability to identify relevant development areas
in
his profession. Student also develops his
ability to
narrow the field to a manageable whole.
Learning outcomes
Independently search for relevant background
information to the problem area based on the
previous knowledge.
Student can identify problem areas and areas
where
development is needed.
Student can define a problem and formulate a
research question as a base for his final
thesis.
Course contents
Create idea for final thesis
Participation in pre-seminar I
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Theory of Science and Methodology
Recommended or required reading
Will be announced later.
Study activities
- Individual- and group instruction - 10 hours
- Small-group work - 20 hours
- Individual studies - 93 hours
- Seminars - 10 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
Examination 1 Create idea for final thesis
Examination 2 Participation in pre-seminar I
Examination 3 Participation in at least 5
thesis presentations.
The course is graded as passed/failed. For
passed
grading all the examination requirements should
be
accomplished.
Teacher
- Arola Annikki
- Haldin Denice
Examiner
Arola Annikki
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until further notice
The timetable of the course
27.10.14: 09.15-11.00: Introduktion till
idéveckan
11.00-16.00: Idéfas eget arbete. Identifiering
av temaområde. Sammanställning av tidigare
kunskap inom området.
28.10.14
08.15-12.00: Idéfas eget arbete: Identifiering
av temaområde. Sammanställning av tidigare
kunskap inom området. Identifiering av sökord
för informationssökning. Tankar kring sökord
13.15-15.00 Informationsssökning
15.00-16.00 Insamling av artiklar
29.10.14
08.15-12.00: Eget arbete: Materialgenomgång.
Sammanfattning av tidigare kunskap inom området
som grund för formulering av problemställning.
Identifiering av variabel, enhet, värde och
kontext.
13.15-16.00: Drop-in handledning parallellt med
eget arbete. Formulering av syfte.
30.10.14:
08.15-14.00: Dokumentation av idé
14.00: Inlämning av idé
31.10.14: 08.30-14.00: Idé seminarium
Assessment methods
2014-10-31 - Reports and productions