Master's Thesis, Research Writing (3cr)
Code: YZ00BL98-3075
General information
- Enrollment
- 05.08.2025 - 26.10.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 03.11.2025 - 31.01.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- TA94 - Kielikeskus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 5 - 100
- Teachers
- Piia Anttonen
- Course
- YZ00BL98
Materials
Teacher provides the learning material.
Evaluation scale
Pass/Fail
Further information
The course is marked as passed when all assignments have been completed and they demonstrate that the themes of the course have been studied and the learning materials have been utilized in the process.
Virtual portion
3
Student workload
3 ECTS (81 hours of work for the student)
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The course is marked as passed when all assignments have been completed and they demonstrate that the themes of the course have been studied and the learning materials have been utilized in the process.
Exam schedules
The final date for assignment submissions is 31.01.2026. After this date, you cannot submit your assignments anymore.
The assignment Report is the exam of the course. If you fail to the pass the Report at the first try, you will have two opportunities for resit.
Teaching language
en
Teaching methods
A variety of teaching and learning methods will be used in this course. A significant component of this course will be independent studies and exercises which are either done individually or in groups.
Location and time
Autumn semester 2025 from 03.11.2025–31.01.2026 as online learning with a timetable
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Qualifications
You have completed the Research-Based Development course and Phase 1 of the Thesis Plan, which is described on the Thesis webpage in JAMK's Open Study Materials.
Content
The writing process
Structure of the thesis
Basic principles of citation
Argumentation
Narrative of the thesis
Objective
The content of the course is specifically designed to support theses that serve the development and renewal of working life. During the course, the focus is on writing the theoretical basis of your own thesis.
You will gain the needed confidence in your research-style writing to be able to work on your thesis and write authentic, factual text based on published sources, follow the principles of scientific writing, and demonstrate your ability to write in accordance with the style manual designated by JAMK (Project Reporting Instructions/APA 7).