Course Catalog 2009-2010 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

Marko Seppänen, Tommi Mahlamäki, Jouni Lyly-Yrjänäinen

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 1 : Monday 10 - 12, FC117 Thursday 9 - 11, TB110 Per 1, 2, 3, 4 : Friday 12 - 17, FB118 Per 2 : Thursday 9 - 11, FC112 Monday 10 - 12, FB118 Per 4 : Friday 12 - 14, TB220 Saturday 9 - 12, FB118 Per 4, 5 : Wednesday 8 - 20, FB118 Per 5 : Monday 9 - 13, Conference room in Industrial Management Fb2xx

Requirements

Participation in the seminar sessions, written reports and presentation.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

The objective of the course is to get acquainted with scientific research and writing of a research report. The course primarily prepares students for the Master¿s Thesis process in terms of how to take into account the necessary academic writing conventions and how to build theoretical framework i.e. define the concepts used and their possible interrelationships. The theoretical framework is an essential element in the Master¿s Thesis and, in order to build such a framework, some practice is needed. However, in addition to academic issues, the course also provides useful hints for writing managerial reports in general. Today, written reports and memos are important tools for managers when communicating their ideas and decisions within their own organizations.

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. Conceptual framework.
3.	Formal requirements of seminar papers and Master Thesis (i.e., how to use citations, references, etc. appropriately).

Evaluation criteria for the course

Written reports.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Correspondence of content

Additional information

The course is mainly for the students of the International Master's Programme in Business and Technology. In other cases, please contact the lecturer.

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1

Last modified	12.10.2009
Modifier	Virpi Hämäläinen