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Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Assessment 1,2,3,4,5.
The assessment is based on the quality and the content of research proposals completed by students at the end of the course. The proposals are following the Thesis Research Proposal Handbook template which is presented during the course. The criteria for assessing the competencies of students:
Grade 0: The student didn't deliver a research proposal or the quality of the research proposal is unacceptable. Questions in the handbook are not answered or answered very poorly and shortly. The student is not able to select a relevant thesis topic and doesn't have correct knowledge on business research process; s/he doesn't understand the main concepts, and methods. Furthermore, the student didn't read any literature and shows very week knowledge even in the material discussed in the class. Finally, academic writing practices are completely neglected which shows in the text of the research proposal.
Grades 1-2: The student understands mostly correctly the main concepts of business research and a Master thesis scope. The student is able to propose an relevant idea for thesis project and to complete the research proposal answering all the questions. By this, this completed research proposal has a room for further development although it doesn't include any serious methodological mistakes. The student knows basic information on the research methods, data collection and analysis techniques and is able to select them for own thesis proposal. There is no indication of the use of literature on business research or the subject topic. The thesis ideas proposed by the student, although mostly correct, need further development and refinement.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

Grades 3-4: The student understands well the main concepts of business research and a Master thesis scope. The student has some knowledge in philosophical paradigms used in business research and is able to apply them mostly correctly. The student is able to select a theoretically and practically relevant topic for MSc thesis project and to elaborate on this topic completing the research proposal answering fully all the questions in there. Nevertheless, the thesis ideas might be developed on a more detailed level or these include some small methodological flaws.Additionally, the student has good knowledge of the research methods and data collection and analysis techniques and is able to plan their usage in thesis project. The student is able to motivate and explain the methodological choices s/he made and uses correct academic and scientific writing practices most of time presenting own ideas in the text. Finally, the student has read some relevant literature on business research methods and the subject topic, which shows in the text of the proposal.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Grades 5: The student understands excellently the main concepts of business research and a Master thesis scope; philosophical paradigms used in business research and is able to apply them correctly in own research proposal. The student is able to select a theoretically and practically relevant topic for MSc thesis project and elaborate on this topic completing the research proposal answering fully all the questions in there. Additionally, the student has very good knowledge of the research methods and data collection and analysis techniques and is able to plan their usage in thesis project. The student is able to motivate and explain the methodological choices s/he made and uses correct academic and scientific writing practices presenting own ideas. Finally, from the research proposal it is evident that the student has read the relevant literature on business research methods and the subject topic and is able to apply that knowledge practically.