Learning outcomes
Having passed the course the student:
- knows the main research practices of public health sciences and is able to apply them in his/her own study
- has formed a comprehensive picture of different research areas in his/her institution and is informed of possibilities of doing his/her thesis in respective research groups
- is familiar with practices of scientific writing and oral presentation
- understands the process nature of compiling and writing an empirical study
- knows the basic principles of research ethics
- is aware of differences between lay thinking and scientific argumentation
- has adopted information literacy and is acquainted with advanced systematic literature researching
- has selected the subject of his/her own master’s thesis and has drawn up an idea paper on it
Contents
- master’s thesis; its purpose, aims and structure
- compiling and writing an empirical study as a process
- literal and oral description of the subject of one’s own study
Further information on prerequisites and recommendations
Students have to register for the course on the internet at http://www.uta.fi/nettiopsu/. Deadline for the registration is two weeks before the course starts.
Teaching methods
| Teaching method | Contact | Online |
| Lectures | ||
| Seminar |
Participating workshop sessions, familiarizing oneself with the literature, doing literal assignments, commenting other participants’ papers, drawing up a learning diary and participating the course on electronic resources arranged by the department of Health Science library
Teaching language
EnglishModes of study
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
Participating workshop sessions, familiarizing oneself with the literature, doing literal assignments, commenting other participants’ papers, drawing up a learning diary and participating the course on electronic resources arranged by the department of Health Science library
Evaluation and evaluation criteria
Pass/fail.The course is graded on a scale of pass / fail. Evaluation is based on the student’s activity in group work, on completion of literal assignments and on ability of compiling a learning diary.
Study materials
The students will be informed concerning the course literature later on.
Further information
Having passed or attending the course is a prerequisite for access to the master’s thesis seminar
Belongs to following study modules
