Thesis Research and Writing (5 cr)
Code: AO00BU54-3019
General information
Enrollment
20.11.2024 - 03.01.2025
Timing
01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Institute of Design and Fine Arts (LAB)
Campus
Lahti Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Photography (in Finnish)
Teachers
- Pauliina Pasanen
- Juuso Noronkoski
Scheduling groups
- Seminaari 1 (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
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MLTIVK21S
Small groups
- Seminar 1
Learning outcomes
The student is able to:
- implement the thesis on the basis of an approved thesis plan.
Implementation and methods of teaching
Seminars and personal feedback. Students' own work.
Timing and attendance
The thesis course is spread over two semesters: the end of the autumn semester and the beginning of the spring semester. The credits are awarded in the spring semester.
The seminars are compulsory.
Learning material and recommended literature
Lab thesis manual
Alternative completion methods
Only agreed with the supervising teachers in exceptional cases.
Working life cooperation
Individual theses can be carried out in cooperation with working life (companies, public bodies, etc.).
Learning environment
Campus, Zoom.
Student time use and work load
The implementation part of the thesis is 5 credits, corresponding to approximately 135 hours of student work (one credit 27 hours).
Contents
The thesis course consists of an artistic production and a report, their supervision and exchange seminars. The supervision sessions will monitor the progress of the thesis and reflect on its direction between the supervising teachers and the students working on the thesis.
The artistic production and the writing of the report run in parallel in the work process.
Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.
prerequisites: Design of a thesis 5 cr
Assessment criteria
Accepted performance requires active participation in the seminar, tutoring and guidance.
Competency-based assessment:
The student is able to carry out the thesis based on an approved thesis plan.
At this stage, the mid-term evaluation of the thesis will take place orally in seminars.
Assessment scale
1-5
Failed (0)
The work does not progress from the planning stage to implementation. The student does not attend seminars.
Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)
The numerical evaluation of the thesis will only take place upon publication. The Lab thesis guidelines contain a separate evaluation table for this purpose.
Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)
The numerical evaluation of the thesis will only take place upon publication. The Lab thesis guidelines contain a separate evaluation table for this purpose.
Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)
The numerical evaluation of the thesis will only take place upon publication. The Lab thesis guidelines contain a separate evaluation table for this purpose.