Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- implement the thesis on the basis of an approved thesis plan.

Implementation and methods of teaching

The thesis will be taken forward through seminar work and individual guidance.
There will be 1 seminar days and the student will arrange the individual supervision with his/her supervisor as needed.

JANUARY Drafting discussion with Thesis supervisor

10 min/presentation/student 10 min feedback discussion

The drafting seminar will examine the whole process and how to present it. Feedback will be given on the whole process development cycle, so the student will have to present drafts, material experiments in abundance. The student is expected to reflect on and evaluate their own work and process. The seminar should demonstrate a research approach appropriate to the topic and the decisions and policies that have been taken and how they have been justified.

In addition, the seminar will provide feedback on the written part, the guidance on documentation should be fully in place.

Some issues from the planning seminar will be revisited in this seminar if they were not in order then. The student will appear in the drafting seminar as an expert.


FEBRUARY - 2025 DESIGN PROCESS AND WRITING

Individual guidance at times provided by your supervisor - reserve times yourself.

Plus separate writing workshops provided by language center in February and March (enrollment in Moodle)



MARCH: preparation seminar or discussion with supervisor (optional)

The work is almost done! The seminar presentation is also the publication of the "dress rehearsal"

The Preparatory Seminar/discussion will prepare you to present your work at the Graduate Seminar and to complete your work on time. Students present their work as experts on their topic. Folding the presentation prepares the student for the folding of the written part, which is part of the expression in art work. The seminar will cover

The objective and the design task
The solution model and methods used for the design task
Product design, prototypes and experiments -> as far as they are ready
Causal relationships in the process and decision making -> explain why you have arrived at a particular outcome and how the background/design process has supported it
How the work will proceed and a timetable for completion


Time for presentation 20 min / student + commentary 20 min

Timing and attendance

Attendance at the seminar is optional since it is practice for graduation seminar but discussion with supervisor is compulsory for every student.

Learning material and recommended literature

In the Moodle Platform for Thesis work and eLAB:
https://elab.lab.fi/en/completing-studies/theses/thesis-bachelors-degree

Working life cooperation

The thesis can be carried out in cooperation with working life or in RND - projects. The student acquires and negotiates the cooperation independently.

Assessment criteria

Pass/Fail. The finished final thesis is assessed according to the LAB University of Applied Sciences' thesis assessment framework:

https://elab.lab.fi/sites/default/files/category-page/2022-08/LAB_Thesis_evaluation_criteria_Bachelor_170822.pdf

Assessment scale

1-5