Opinto-opas

Tavoitteet

The course familiarizes you with the basics of research and development work, different types of research methods and techniques. You acquire the core competence, knowledge and skills in multi-field research and development methods, processes and activities. You acquire the basic skills for doing a topic analysis and completing a work plan for your Bachelor’s Thesis work. You can use data gathering and analyses methods in your own field of studies. You can choose appropriate sources for your work and read for comprehension literature written in your own field of specialization, such as articles from professional journals and magazines, and research reports. You can apply theoretical knowledge base in conducting practical research and development tasks for completing the thesis project. You know the thesis process at Lapland University of Applied Sciences. You are able to write academic texts in compliance with the Lapland UAS thesis instructions, including compliance with the citing practices. You know how to use sources ethically.

Competences: Learning to learn Competence, Ethics Competence

Sisältö

- Multi-field research and development planning and implementation
- Methodology and concepts relevant for RDI work
- Information retrieval and selection
- Ethical use of sources
- Academic writing practices
- Thesis process and instructions at Lapland University of Applied Sciences

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

Plagiointi ja lähteiden käyttö:

Opintojakson tehtävissä voidaan käyttää plagioinnintarkistusjärjestelmää esim. Ouriginalia.

Tehtävässä on noudatettava Lapin AMK:n mallipohjia ja kirjoitusohjeita. Lähdeviitteet on merkittävä tekstiin ohjeistuksen mukaan.

Lataa opinnäytetyön mallipohja ja lähdeviittausohjeet täältä: https://www.lapinamk.fi/fi/Opiskelijalle/Oppaat-ja-ohjeet/Opinnaytetyo

Ohjeiden vastainen toiminta voi johtaa suorituksen hylkäämiseen sekä mahdollisiin muihin tutkintosäännön mukaisiin seuraamuksiin.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Satisfactory
Student knows the main concepts and methods related to R&D. She/he is able to apply and analyze knowledge and information gained. She/he is able to write a report.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

Good
Student recognizes the relevant information and is able to apply it to the task. She/he is able to utilize R&D methods and analyze the information. She/he is able to write the report based on the Lapland UAS' instructions.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Excellent
Student is able to critically choose suitable R&D methods to the task. She/he is able to use the information versatile and make a high quality analyze. She/he is able critically evaluate the process and report.