Kursens undervisningsperiod

  • 3 (2022-01-01 till 2022-03-13)
  • 4 (2022-03-14 till 2022-07-31)

Nivå/kategori

Yrkesstudier

Undervisningsspråk

Engelska

Kurstyp

Obligatorisk

Cykel/nivå

Högre yrkeshögskoleexamen

Rekommenderat studieår

1

Omfattning

5 sp

Kompetensmål

The aim of the course is to start the thesis project by reviewing and
learning all critical areas relevant for work on the thesis.

Läranderesultat

At the end of the course the student is able to:
- understand why the thesis is a crucial part of a master's degree
- understand the key skills (not specific to the thesis topic) that a
student will learn as a part of the thesis work
- understand the structure of a master's thesis
- understand differences between research methods, and how to
solve a specific problem
- understand the role of theory and previous research
- find relevant previous literature
- understand different ways to analyse empirical data
- create a research plan for a thesis project
- identify a research topic of interest either individually or together
with the employer (or some other organization)
- choose a relevant problem to be solved
- formulate a clear aim for the research, and a research design
that supports that aim and solves the problem at hand

Innehåll

The course content consists of:
- the role of the thesis in a master?s education
- what is science, and how does it differ from an opinion?
- master thesis structure
- an introduction to research methodology
- analysing empirical data
- the role of theory and previous literature
- how to find a relevant thesis topic
- how to define a research problem and aim
- how to plan the work
- how to find relevant previous research and literature

Förkunskaper

En yrkeshögskoleexamen eller kandidatexamen och
minst två års arbetserfarenhet efter att examen erhållits.

Litteratur

Selected articles and books.

Studieaktiviteter

  • Föreläsningar - 14 timmar
  • Individuell handledning och grupphandledning - 8 timmar
  • Självstudier - 100 timmar

Arbetsbelastning

  • Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 122 timmar
  • Varav självstyrda studieformer: 122 timmar
  • Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar

Undervisningsform

Närundervisning

Examinationsformer

Essä, rapporter, produktioner och portfolio

Examinationskrav

The course grade (pass/fail) and credits will be awarded in two steps.
Three credits in the spring, based on an essay and a thesis draft. Two
credits are awarded in the autumn, after the first supervision sessions
with the thesis supervisor.

Lärare

Nyman Henrik

Examinator

Nyman Henrik

Antal kursplatser

Ingen begränsning (29 studenter anmälda)

Delprestation i kraft till

12 månader efter kursens slutdatum

Kursanmälningstid

2021-12-20 till 2022-01-12

Examinationsformer

Datum meddelas senare - Rapporter och produktioner

Rumsbokningar
Datum Tid Rum Titel Beskrivning Organisatör
2022-03-16 16:30 - 20:00 D4109 Thesis Workshop Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/68834705049?from=addon Meeting ID: 688 3470 5049 Nyman Henrik
2022-03-17 16:30 - 20:00 Thesis Workshop Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67958836024?from=addon Meeting ID: 679 5883 6024 Nyman Henrik
2022-05-19 16:30 - 20:00 D4109 Thesis Workshop Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/68316599731?from=addon Meeting ID: 683 1659 9731 Nyman Henrik
2022-06-09 16:30 - 20:00 Thesis Workshop Henrik Nyman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67035965035?from=addon Meeting ID: 670 3596 5035 Nyman Henrik

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