TIES501 Seminar (3-5 cr)

Grading scale
Pass-fail
Teaching languages
Finnish , English

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and skills necessary for completing the Master Thesis.

Study methods

Seminars, literature review, weekly home works, presentations, peer-reviews.

Content

It is final stage of Master studies for Information Technology students; the main components of the course are: selection of the topic (prior to the seminar must be agreed with the Thesis supervisor and approved by the Head of the study programme), search and analysis of the literature, selection of the research methods, development of the research plan, design and implementation of the empirical part of the Thesis, presentations for each component.

Assessment criteria

Grades are given by completion of the 90 % of the Master Thesis.
Assessment criteria: active participation in seminars, all home works completed and presented, peer-reviews completed, Thesis supervisors approval.

Prerequisites

Bachelor degree; up-to-date eHOPS which will enable the student to graduate within one year of starting the Master Thesis. Also the student should have the topic for the thesis and a supervisor, at least preliminarily contemplated.
For IMDP WISE and IMDP COIN students the CSD Project is also pre-required.