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Tutkielman palautus, tarkastus ja julkaiseminen

Tutkielman tarkastukseen jättäminen

Jos valmistumisajankohdalla ei ole merkitystä, voi tutkielman jättää tarkastukseen läpi lukuvuoden. Jos opiskelijalla on tarkoitus valmistua kyseisen lukukauden loppuun mennessä, tutkielma tulee jättää tarkastukseen seuraavasti:

• Syyslukukausi: viimeistään 9.11.
• Kevätlukukausi: viimeistään 9.5.

Tutkielma jätetään opintosihteeri Laura-Mari Manniselle sähköpostitse pdf-tiedostona, kun ohjaaja on hyväksynyt tutkielman tarkastettavaksi ja se on käynyt läpi Turnitin -tarkastuksen. Ohjeita työn Turnitin-tarkastukseen saat työsi ohjaajalta. Laitoksen varajohtaja määrää kaksi tarkastajaa, joista toinen on tavallisesti työn ohjaaja. Tarkastajien on annettava lausunto noin kuukauden kuluessa siitä, kun tutkielma on jätetty lopullisessa muodossa tarkastettavaksi. HUOM. kesäaikana ja vuoden vaihteessa tarkastusprosessi voi kestää kauemmin, joten varsinkin kesällä kannattaa varautua kuukautta pitempään tarkastusaikaan. 

Tutkielman palautus, tarkastus ja julkaiseminen

Tutkielman tarkastukseen jättäminen

Jos valmistumisajankohdalla ei ole merkitystä, voi tutkielman jättää tarkastukseen läpi lukuvuoden. Jos opiskelijalla on tarkoitus valmistua kyseisen lukukauden loppuun mennessä, tutkielma tulee jättää tarkastukseen seuraavasti:

• Syyslukukausi: viimeistään 9.11.
• Kevätlukukausi: viimeistään 9.5.

Tutkielman palautus, tarkastus ja julkaiseminen

Tutkielman tarkastukseen jättäminen

Jos valmistumisajankohdalla ei ole merkitystä, voi tutkielman jättää tarkastukseen läpi lukuvuoden. Jos opiskelijalla on tarkoitus valmistua kyseisen lukukauden loppuun mennessä, tutkielma tulee jättää tarkastukseen seuraavasti:

• Syyslukukausi: viimeistään 9.11.
• Kevätlukukausi: viimeistään 9.5.

Tutkielman palautus, tarkastus ja julkaiseminen

Tutkielman tarkastukseen jättäminen

Jos valmistumisajankohdalla ei ole merkitystä, voi tutkielman jättää tarkastukseen läpi lukuvuoden. Jos opiskelijalla on tarkoitus valmistua kyseisen lukukauden loppuun mennessä, tutkielma tulee jättää tarkastukseen seuraavasti:

• Syyslukukausi: viimeistään 9.11.
• Kevätlukukausi: viimeistään 9.5.

Tutkielman palautus, tarkastus ja julkaiseminen

Tutkielman tarkastukseen jättäminen

Jos valmistumisajankohdalla ei ole merkitystä, voi tutkielman jättää tarkastukseen läpi lukuvuoden. Jos opiskelijalla on tarkoitus valmistua kyseisen lukukauden loppuun mennessä, tutkielma tulee jättää tarkastukseen seuraavasti:

• Syyslukukausi: viimeistään 9.11.
• Kevätlukukausi: viimeistään 9.5.

Tutkielman palautus, tarkastus ja julkaiseminen

Tutkielman tarkastukseen jättäminen

Jos valmistumisajankohdalla ei ole merkitystä, voi tutkielman jättää tarkastukseen läpi lukuvuoden. Jos opiskelijalla on tarkoitus valmistua kyseisen lukukauden loppuun mennessä, tutkielma tulee jättää tarkastukseen seuraavasti:

• Syyslukukausi: viimeistään 9.11.
• Kevätlukukausi: viimeistään 9.5.

Tutkielman palautus, tarkastus ja julkaiseminen

Tutkielman tarkastukseen jättäminen

Jos valmistumisajankohdalla ei ole merkitystä, voi tutkielman jättää tarkastukseen läpi lukuvuoden. Jos opiskelijalla on tarkoitus valmistua kyseisen lukukauden loppuun mennessä, tutkielma tulee jättää tarkastukseen seuraavasti:

• Syyslukukausi: viimeistään 9.11.
• Kevätlukukausi: viimeistään 9.5.

Tutkielman tarkastus ja hyväksyminen

Matemaattis-luonnontieteellisen tiedekunnan varadekaani on delegoinut laadittujen pro gradu -tutkielmien hyväksymisen laitoksille. Pro gradu -tutkielman arvioinnista kemian laitoksella päättää laitoksen koulutuksesta vastaava varajohtaja.

1. Tutkielman alkuperäisyys tarkastetaan Turnitin-ohjelmallaMoodlessa. Palautusalustan Tarkistuspiste -osiota kannattaa hyödyntää jo kirjoitusprosessin aikana, jotta ei tule lopullisen version kanssa yllätyksiä. Ilmoittaudu Sisussa KEMS9550 Pro gradu -tutkielman toteutukselle, niin pääset Moodleen. Lisätietoa saat ohjaajaltasi.
2. Kaksi henkilöä, joista vähintään toisella on tohtorin tutkinto, tarkastaa ja arvioi tutkielman.  Mikäli tarkastajana on yliopiston ulkopuolinen asiantuntija, täytyy hänellä olla vähintään ylempi korkeakoulututkinto. Toinen tarkastajista voi olla tutkielman ohjaaja. Tutkielman tarkastajien on annettava lausuntonsa tutkielmasta laitokselle kuukauden kuluessa lopullisesta versiosta. Lausunnossaan tarkastajien tulee esittää tutkielman hyväksymistä ja annettavaa arvolausetta tai tutkielman hylkäämistä. Lausunnosta tulee ilmetä, että tutkielman tiivistelmä on hyväksytty kypsyysnäytteenä, mikäli kypsyysnäyte on kirjoitettu osana alempaa tutkintoa.
3. Pro gradu -tutkielma arvioidaan käyttäen viisiportaista arvolauseasteikkoa (1-5). Tutkielman tekijälle kerrotaan, minkälaiseen kokonaisarvosanaan ollaan päätymässä. Työn ohjaaja toimittaa arviointilomakkeeen ja lausunnon koulutussuunnittelijalle, joka tiedottaa opiskelijaa arvioinnista ja lausunnosta sekä pyytää opiskelijalta niihin reagointia. Opiskelijalla on 14 vuorokautta aikaa reagoida arviointiin sen lähettämispäivästä, minä aikana hän voi keskeyttää arvostelun, jättää siitä vastineen tai hyväksyä arvostelun sellaisenaan. Mikäli opiskelija ei vastaa 14 vrk aikana, arvostelu tulkitaan hyväksytyksi.
   • Mikäli opiskelijalla ei ole huomautettavaa arvioinnista ja tarkastajien lausunnot ovat yksimieliset, koulutussuunnittelija valmistelee arvostelupäätöksen laitoksen koulutuksesta vastaavan varajohtajan hyväksyttäväksi.
   • Mikäli opiskelijalla on huomautettavaa, kannattaa keskustella asiasta koulutussuunnittelijan kanssa. Opiskelijalla on oikeus ennen arvostelupäätöstä keskeyttää tutkielman tarkastus tai laitos voi perustellusta syystä määrätä tutkielmalle kolmannen tarkastajan. Tarkemmat ohjeet: Arvostelun keskeyttäminen tai vastineen jättäminen.
4. Laitoksen koulutuksesta vastaava varajohtaja vahvistaa päätöksen. Koulutussuunnittelija lähettää pro gradu päätöksen tiedoksi opiskelijalle sekä tiedekuntaan. Koulutussuunnittelija lähettää samalla opiskelijalle ohjeet JYX-julkaisuun. Koulutussuunnittelija vie gradusta suoritusmerkinnän rekisteriin, kun työ on tallennettu JYXiin. Mikäli opiskelija on tyytymätön arvosteluun, hän voi hakea päätökseen muutosta tekemällä yliopiston muutoksenhakulautakunnalle oikaisuvaatimuksen 14 päivän kuluessa.

Pro gradu-tutkielman arkistointi ja julkaisu

• Opinnäytetyöt ovat julkisia, ja arvioinnin jälkeen pro gradu -tutkielma on valmis arkistoitavaksi.
• Huomioituaan mahdolliset esitetyt korjausehdotukset opiskelija lataa gradunsa  Graduja ei siis enää kansiteta, vaan työt arkistoidaan sähköisesti. Jos gradua ei voi asettaa avoimesti luettavaksi (esimerkiksi salaisesta aineistosta johtuen), pitää työ silti arkistoida JYXiin, mutta rajoitetuin lukuoikeuksin.
• Tämän jälkeen koulutussuunnittelija vie gradusta opintosuorituksen rekisteriin.

Lisätietoa gradujen arkistoinnista laitoksellamme antaa koulutussuunnittelija Päivi Lammi.

Master's thesis is the required for the completion of the degree. It is worth of 30 ECTS. The aim of the thesis work is to deeply understand a certain research topic within your major and practice the scientific process under close supervision. This is why it is very important to use good scientific practices in the study design, data collection and reporting. Like all scientific work, the thesis will be evaluated by external experts.

The deadline for MSc thesis submission:

• Autumn 2024: 12 November 2024. This is the date for those who need to graduate by 31 December 2024.
• Spring 2025: 15 May 2025. This is the date when you need to submit your MSc thesis for evaluation to be graded before the end of the academic year. If you submit by this date, you can receive the grade and apply for your degree before 31 July 2025. You can also submit your thesis for evaluation during the summer, but then the final grade will be registered in the autumn semester.

Master's thesis is the required for the completion of the degree. It is worth of 30 ECTS. The aim of the thesis work is to deeply understand a certain research topic within your major and practice the scientific process under close supervision. This is why it is very important to use good scientific practices in the study design, data collection and reporting. Like all scientific work, the thesis will be evaluated by external experts.

The deadline for MSc thesis submission:

• in Autumn 2024, 12th Nov 2024. This is the date for those who need to graduate by 31.12.2024.
• in Spring 2025, 15th May 2025. This is the date when you need to submit your MSc thesis for evaluation to be graded before the end of the academic year. If you submit by this date, you can receive the grade and apply for your degree before 31st July 2025. You can also submit your thesis for evaluation during the summer, but then the final grade will be registered in the autumn semester.

The actual assessment process begins with the student submitting the final version to be assessed for Turnitin inspection in Moodle to course space KEMS9550 Master’s Thesis. If the Turnitin report does not give rise to any observations, two reviewers will be appointed for the work by the vice head responsible for education at the Department. Reviewers must fulfill the following criteria 

• At least one of the reviewers must have doctoral degree. 
• One of the reviewers may be the supervisor of the thesis, but not both. 

Usually one of the reviewers is the supervisor of the thesis. If the reviewer is an expert outside of the university, he/she must also have at least a master’s degree. 

The reviewers have one month to review and evaluate the thesis. The thesis is evaluated according to the assessment matrix of the department. Reviewers fill the evaluation form ie. give a numerical grade and write a report, and return it to the education coordinator. If the reviewers disagree on the grade, each will write its own report. The education coordinator informs the student by e-mail about the completed assessment. After that, the student has 14 days to react to the assessment, either to suspend the assessment, leave a response, or accept the assessment as it is. If the students do not respond within 14 days, the assessment will be interpreted as accepted.

Suspension of the assessment process or submission of a response are exceptional situations in the evaluation. When time allows, it is always a good idea to have a discussion between the student, the responsible supervisor and the vice head responsible for education at the department in order to find the best way to proceed. The student always makes the final decision on the next steps and is responsible for them. 

Suspension of assessment means that the student intends to make significant changes to the thesis and the thesis will be reassessed after the changes. When the assessment process is suspended, the student and the supervisor discuss what concrete actions can significantly improve the thesis. Based on the discussion, the supervisor prepares a document on the agreed measures. The document and the original assessment and evaluation statement form the basis for the re-assessment of the thesis. The assessment process can be suspended only once. 

Leaving a response to the evaluation statement means that the student feels that they deserve a better grade for their thesis as it is. In this case, no changes are made to the thesis, but a third reviewer is appointed, who has the assessment and opinion of the previous reviewers at his/her disposal. Following the opinion of the third inspector, the thesis is evaluated by the vice head responsible for education at the department. The grade of the thesis cannot become lower based on the assessment of the third reviewer. 

Upon not accepting the new evaluation statement, the student has 14 days to submit a rectification request to the Appeals Board of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. The decision of the Appeals Board on the grade is final. 

If the student has no comments on the assessment or the notice chain has been completed, the education coordinator prepares the final decision on the assessment. The vice head responsible for education at the department decides on the evaluation of master’s theses. The education coordinator informs the student about the decision and at the same time gives instructions on how to publish the thesis in the JYX publication archive. Publishing the thesis in the JYX archive is a prerequisite for entering the grade of the thesis in the study register and thus also for awarding the degree. The student informs the department's education coordinator about the publication.

The master's thesis is returned to the Moodle workspace of the course FYSS9490 Master's thesis, where you can also find more detailed instructions.

• Guidelines and Agreement on Master's Thesis Project at the Department of Physics (PDF)
• Assessment matrix for Master's Theses at the Department of Physics (PDF)

The master's thesis is returned to the Moodle workspace of the course FYSS9490 Master's thesis, where you can also find more detailed instructions.

• (PDF)
• Assessment matrix for Master's Theses at the Department of Physics (PDF)

The master's thesis is returned to the Moodle workspace of the course FYSS9490 Master's thesis, where you can also find more detailed instructions.

• (PDF)
• Assessment matrix for Master's Theses at the Department of Physics (PDF)

The master's thesis is returned to the Moodle workspace of the course FYSS9490 Master's thesis, where you can also find more detailed instructions.

• RADMEP assessment matrix (coming soon)

Submitting master's thesis for assessment

Do Note! Department is switch to electronic evaluation system  for masters' thesis approximately in the beginning of November and giving up for this manual system (see below). This means that the entire process of submission, assessment, and archiving will be conducted electronically through the Vasara system. More info coming soon.

Note about maturity exam:

If your previous degree was done abroad you have to do a of your master's thesis. When this is the case, contact your supervisor. If your previous degree was done in Finland master's thesis's abstract will serve as an maturity exam.

Steps to take:

• Finish your thesis under supervision of your professor.
• Contact your supervisor and check your thesis with the plagiarism system Turnitin.
• Submit your thesis (in one PDF file, only) to the education coordinator in charge of master’s theses (Jenna Reunanen, masterthesis-yfi@jyu.fi) When submitting through email, add the information of when was the Turnitin inspection done and by which teacher it was done to the email.
• Wait for the statement and (NOTE!) reply as soon as possible before the assessment of the thesis.
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• Ask for the compilation of your advanced studies in SISU (and study modules if you have one).
• Apply for a master's degree, if all other studies are completed (see guide in SISU).

The submitting days in 2024 are the following:

Thesis will be submitted to the education coordinator

Master's thesis should be submitted for assessment to:

Ainoriitta Pöllänen
e-mail: masterthesis-yfi@jyu.fi

Students should submit their master’s thesis for assessment in PDF format (as an e-mail attachment) to the email address mentioned above. The paper versions (prints) are not needed. NOTE! Every student must still submit her/his thesis to the library's archive after the thesis is graded by the head of the department. This has to be done before the degree can be applied for. 

Evaluation takes approximately one month

The education coordinator delivers the master’s thesis (in PDF format) to the examiners after the department's master’s thesis submitting days. The head of the master's degree programme in question will decide the examiners. The supervisor of the thesis will be one of the examiners. The other one is a staff member of the department.

Assessment and grading process of master’s thesis

Pre-examination

The student delivers the manuscript of his/her thesis to his/her main supervisor. The purpose of the pre-examination is to make sure that the thesis has proceeded to acceptable direction and that it can be submitted for final assessment as such or with minor improvements. At this stage no grades are suggested. At the stage of pre-examination the thesis is checked with plagiarism detection software Turnitin. The supervisor gives the feedback based on which the student can make improvements and revise the thesis.

Evaluation and grading of thesis

Student submits the final thesis for assessment to his/her supervisor. The thesis must include an abstract (see Abstract). The thesis is assessed by two reviewers, the supervisor and a second reviewer. The supervisor sends the thesis to the second reviewer.

The reviewers give their statement of evaluation and a proposal for the grade within a month and send it to the Vice Head of the Department as well as the student (via email). At the same time, the reviewers inform the student about the possibility to give a rejoinder of the reviewers’ statement before grading the thesis (Degree Regulations of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, 36 §). The rejoinder must be given within 14 days of receiving the reviewers’ statement.

If the student wants to give the rejoinder, he/she submits it to the Vice Head of the Department in writing. The assessment process of the master’s thesis is not proceeded until the deadline for rejoinder has expired or the student has announced not to give a rejoinder. 

After the deadline for rejoinder has passed or after the student has announced not to give a rejoinder, the Vice Head of the Department decides about accepting the thesis and grading it within a week.

The grading scale of the master’s thesis is 0 - 5 (see the Thesis evaluation matrix). The extent of the thesis is 30 ECTS credits.

If the student submits a rejoinder of the reviewers’ statements, the Vice Head of the Department reads up on the reviewers’ statement, the rejoinder, Master’s thesis and can hear the reviewers regarding the matters brought up in the rejoinder. If needed, the Vice Head of the Department can appoint a third reviewer for the thesis. The Vice Head of the Department assesses and grades the thesis on the grounds of all the evaluation statements.

The author has the right to interrupt the thesis assessment process before the final grade is given (the Degree Regulations of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, 36 §). The notification of interruption has to be made in writing to the Vice Head of the Department.

Appeal

If the student makes an appeal of the grading of the thesis (Degree Regulations of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ 49 §), it has to be made in writing within 14 days of the date on which the student first had access to the grading criteria and the assessment result. The appeal is dealt with the University Degree Committee. Informal signed appeal with contact information is submitted by paper to the Registry Office of Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ (Kirjaamo). For the processing of the appeal the University Degree Committee has to have an access to the thesis either in the Jyväskylä University Digital RepositoryJYX or as a file.

Registration of the thesis

After the thesis has been accepted and graded, it is registered into the Sisu system.

Abstract

The thesis must include an abstract in English and in Finnish (Finnish speaking students). In the abstract the author describes the goals of the thesis, research methods and research material, content and results. 

• Abstract form (docx)
• Abstract form (pdf)

Publication of the thesis

At the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, the theses are published in the Jyväskylä University Digital RepositoryJYX. The student should save his/her master's thesis in JYX via the university library's website. According to the publishing principles of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, theses are generally published completely open, so that both the scientific community and the general public can read them on the Internet for free and without barriers. If the author chooses to publish the thesis with restricted access, the information about the author and the work still remains public.

Assessment and grading process of master’s thesis

Pre-examination

The student delivers the manuscript of his/her thesis to his/her main supervisor. The purpose of the pre-examination is to make sure that the thesis has proceeded to acceptable direction and that it can be submitted for final assessment as such or with minor improvements. At this stage no grades are suggested. At the stage of pre-examination the thesis is checked with plagiarism detection software Turnitin. The supervisor gives the feedback based on which the student can make improvements and revise the thesis.

Evaluation and grading of thesis

Student submits the final thesis for assessment to his/her supervisor. The thesis must include an abstract (see Abstract). The thesis is assessed by two reviewers, the supervisor and a second reviewer. The supervisor sends the thesis to the second reviewer.

The reviewers give their statement of evaluation and a proposal for the grade within a month and send it to the Vice Head of the Department, education coordinator and the student (via email). At the same time, the reviewers inform the student about the possibility to give a rejoinder of the reviewers’ statement before grading the thesis (Degree Regulations of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, 36 §). The rejoinder must be given within 14 days of receiving the reviewers’ statement.

If the student wants to give the rejoinder, he/she submits it to the Vice Head of the Department in writing. The assessment process of the master’s thesis is not proceeded until the deadline for rejoinder has expired or the student has announced not to give a rejoinder. 

After the deadline for rejoinder has passed or after the student has announced not to give a rejoinder, the Vice Head of the Department decides about accepting the thesis and grading it within a week.

The grading scale of the master’s thesis is 0 - 5 (see the Thesis evaluation matrix). The extent of the thesis is 30 ECTS credits.

If the student submits a rejoinder of the reviewers’ statements, the Vice Head of the Department reads up on the reviewers’ statement, the rejoinder, Master’s thesis and can hear the reviewers regarding the matters brought up in the rejoinder. If needed, the Vice Head of the Department can appoint a third reviewer for the thesis. The Vice Head of the Department assesses and grades the thesis on the grounds of all the evaluation statements.

The author has the right to interrupt the thesis assessment process before the final grade is given (the Degree Regulations of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, 36 §). The notification of interruption has to be made in writing to the Vice Head of the Department.

Appeal

If the student makes an appeal of the grading of the thesis (Degree Regulations of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ 49 §), it has to be made in writing within 14 days of the date on which the student first had access to the grading criteria and the assessment result. The appeal is dealt with the University Degree Committee. Informal signed appeal with contact information is submitted by paper to the Registry Office of Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ (Kirjaamo). For the processing of the appeal the University Degree Committee has to have an access to the thesis either in the Jyväskylä University Digital RepositoryJYX or as a file.

Registration of the thesis

After the thesis has been accepted and graded, it is registered into the Sisu system.

Abstract

The thesis must include an abstract in English and in Finnish (Finnish speaking students). In the abstract the author describes the goals of the thesis, research methods and research material, content and results. 

• Abstract form (docx)
• Abstract form (pdf)

Publication of the thesis

At the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, the theses are published in the Jyväskylä University Digital RepositoryJYX. The student should save his/her master's thesis in JYX via the university library's website. According to the publishing principles of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, theses are generally published completely open, so that both the scientific community and the general public can read them on the Internet for free and without barriers. If the author chooses to publish the thesis with restricted access, the information about the author and the work still remains public.

Master's thesis is the required for the completion of the degree. It is worth of 30 ECTS. The aim of the thesis work is to deeply understand a certain research topic within your major and practice the scientific process under close supervision. This is why it is very important to use good scientific practices in the study design, data collection and reporting. Like all scientific work, the thesis will be evaluated by external experts.

The deadline for MSc thesis submission:

• in Autumn 2024, 12th Nov 2024. This is the date for those who need to graduate by 31.12.2024.
• in Spring 2025, 15th May 2025. This is the date when you need to submit your MSc thesis for evaluation to be graded before the end of the academic year. If you submit by this date, you can receive the grade and apply for your degree before 31st July 2025. You can also submit your thesis for evaluation during the summer, but then the final grade will be registered in the autumn semester.

The actual assessment process begins with the student submitting the final version to be assessed for Turnitin inspection in Moodle to course space KEMS9550 Master’s Thesis. If the Turnitin report does not give rise to any observations, two reviewers will be appointed for the work by the vice head responsible for education at the Department. Reviewers must fulfill the following criteria 

• At least one of the reviewers must have doctoral degree. 
• One of the reviewers may be the supervisor of the thesis, but not both. 

Usually one of the reviewers is the supervisor of the thesis. If the reviewer is an expert outside of the university, he/she must also have at least a master’s degree. 

The reviewers have one month to review and evaluate the thesis. The thesis is evaluated according to the assessment matrix of the department. Reviewers fill the evaluation form ie. give a numerical grade and write a report, and return it to the education coordinator. If the reviewers disagree on the grade, each will write its own report. The education coordinator informs the student by e-mail about the completed assessment. After that, the student has 14 days to react to the assessment, either to suspend the assessment, leave a response, or accept the assessment as it is. If the students do not respond within 14 days, the assessment will be interpreted as accepted.

Suspension of the assessment process or submission of a response are exceptional situations in the evaluation. When time allows, it is always a good idea to have a discussion between the student, the responsible supervisor and the vice head responsible for education at the department in order to find the best way to proceed. The student always makes the final decision on the next steps and is responsible for them. 

Suspension of assessment means that the student intends to make significant changes to the thesis and the thesis will be reassessed after the changes. When the assessment process is suspended, the student and the supervisor discuss what concrete actions can significantly improve the thesis. Based on the discussion, the supervisor prepares a document on the agreed measures. The document and the original assessment and evaluation statement form the basis for the re-assessment of the thesis. The assessment process can be suspended only once. 

Leaving a response to the evaluation statement means that the student feels that they deserve a better grade for their thesis as it is. In this case, no changes are made to the thesis, but a third reviewer is appointed, who has the assessment and opinion of the previous reviewers at his/her disposal. Following the opinion of the third inspector, the thesis is evaluated by the vice head responsible for education at the department. The grade of the thesis cannot become lower based on the assessment of the third reviewer. 

Upon not accepting the new evaluation statement, the student has 14 days to submit a rectification request to the Appeals Board of the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. The decision of the Appeals Board on the grade is final. 

If the student has no comments on the assessment or the notice chain has been completed, the education coordinator prepares the final decision on the assessment. The vice head responsible for education at the department decides on the evaluation of master’s theses. The education coordinator informs the student about the decision and at the same time gives instructions on how to publish the thesis in the JYX publication archive. Publishing the thesis in the JYX archive is a prerequisite for entering the grade of the thesis in the study register and thus also for awarding the degree. The student informs the department's education coordinator about the publication.