Courses persons responsible
Jouni Lyly-Yrjänäinen

Objectives
The objective of the course is to get aquatinted with scientific research and writing of a research report. During the course, students will get the basic skills needed for writing the Masters Thesis. The students will write about 15-page report of selected topic related to Industrial Engineering and Management which will be presented to the seminar group (5-10 students). The seminar sessions provide students excellent opportunities to discuss their ideas and receive feedback both on their ideas and writing style. In addition to the writing skills, the course will also enhance the student's understanding of selected industrial-management-related issues. Thus, it is recommended that students choose a topic that they personally find interesting and could consider as a potential topic for Masters Thesis. However, in this course, the topic is not a key issue.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	The nature of scientific research and research reports. Analytical approach to information gathering and reporting of the research results.
2.	Formulation of research questions and the structure (i.e., the narrative) of the research report.
3.	Formal requirements of seminar papers and Master Thesis (i.e., how to use citations, references, etc. appropriately).

Requirements for completing the course
Participation in the seminar sessions, written report and presentation

Evaluation criteria for the course

Prerequisites
Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

Remarks

Scaling

Methods of instruction	Hours
Lectures	4
Exercises	20
Seminar reports	82
Total sum	106

Additional information related to course
The course is mainly for international degree students only. In other cases, please contact the lecturer.

Last modified	05.03.2007
Modified by	Sanna Nokelainen