Course Catalog 2008-2009 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Timo Hämäläinen, Olli Vainio, Marko Hännikäinen, Jari Nurmi, Jarmo Takala

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 1 : Friday 9 - 11, TB110
Implementation 2	Per 4 : Friday 14 - 16, TB214

Requirements

Attending the seminar lectures is a compulsory requirement to pass the course. In addition, it is recommended to follow at least a few seminar presentations. The course is compulsory to those who are majoring in Digital and Computer Systems in the International Master's Degree Programme in Information Technology.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

The course introduces the process of master's thesis writing with the aims that the student understands how the process works, what the scope of a thesis is and what kinds of topics are possible for a master's thesis.

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.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Attendance in the seminars is recorded and a 100% attendance in the lectures is required to pass the course.

Assessment scale:

Evaluation scale passed/failed will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1	The seminar is intended to students who are studying in the international master's degree programme in information technology and who are planning to start their master's thesis project soon. The seminar is compulsory to the students started in the international master's degree programme since 2008. Exchange students who have been accepted to prepare their theses in the Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering are recommended to take this thesis seminar. The seminar will be given twice a year. It includes two compulsory lectures of two hours each.		Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %
Implementation 2	The seminar is intended to students who are studying in the international master's degree programme in information technology and who are planning to start their master's thesis project soon. The seminar is compulsory to the students started in the international master's degree programme since 2008. Exchange students who have been accepted to prepare their theses in the Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering are recommended to take this thesis seminar. The seminar will be given twice a year. It includes two compulsory lectures of two hours each.		Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	27.08.2008
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