TST-01908 Master's Seminar, 0 cr
Person responsible
Hannu-Matti Järvinen, Kirsi Nousiainen, Joni Kämäräinen, Erja Sipilä
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| TST-01908 2019-03 | 1 - 4 |
Sami Repo |
- Accepted participation in lectures and seminars - Attendance to one two hour training session of information literacy and information retrieval organized by the Library - TWO presentations of own MSc thesis (introduction and final thesis presentation) - Opponent to two presentations |
| TST-01908 2019-04 | 1 - 4 |
Ioan Tabus |
1) Accepted participation in seminars. 2) Attendance to one two hour training session of information literacy and information retrieval organized by the Library 3) Two oral presentations in two separate seminars sessions; a short (5 min) presentation when starting the thesis work and the longer (15 min) presentation when the main part of the thesis is ready. |
| TST-01908 2019-05 | 1 - 4 |
Hannu-Matti Järvinen |
1) Accepted participation in seminars. 2) Attendance to one two hour training session of information literacy and information retrieval organized by the Library 3) Two oral presentations in two separate seminars sessions; a short (5 min) presentation when starting the thesis work and the longer (15 min) presentation when the main part of the thesis is ready. |
| TST-01908 2019-06 | 1 - 4 |
Jari Nurmi |
1) Accepted participation in seminars. 2) Attendance to one two hour training session of information literacy and information retrieval organized by the Library 3) Two oral presentations in two separate seminars sessions; a short (5 min) presentation when starting the thesis work and the longer (15 min) presentation when the main part of the thesis is ready. |
Learning Outcomes
After the seminar the student can take care of the searching process of master's thesis project, the selection of the topic, the determination of the scope of the work, communication with the supervisors, the writing of the thesis and the related administrative procedures. The student remembers many proven good practices relating to the writing process. Having passed the course the student can prepare a presentation about his/her own work to a group of peers and he/she can achieve the given time frame in the seminar presentation. The student can choose the complexity level of the presentation according to the target audience. The student practises using modern presentation techniques equipment and knows how to take care of the practical presentation arrangements.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Learning the process of preparing a master's thesis. Understanding the scope of the thesis. | Good practices of the writing process and the arrangements relating to the master's thesis. | Familiarization of a number of other master's theses in the same major subject area as the student. The theses often discuss the state-of-the-art technology of their field. |
| 2. | Presentation skills to a group of peers. | Informing fellow students about recent technological developments relating to the student's thesis. | The use and arrangement of presentation tools. |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| TST-01908 Master's Seminar, 0 cr | TST-01907 Master's Seminar, 1 cr |