Research Process - THE7TF910 - Opinto-opas

Research Process, 5 cr - THE7TF910

Upcoming implementations

No upcoming implementations yet.

Current implementations

Research Process THE7TF910-3014 15.01.2024-17.05.2024 5 op (TF6SWD, ...) +-
Campus

Pasila Campus

Teaching language

English

Timing

15.01.2024 - 17.05.2024

Enrollment

02.01.2024 - 12.01.2024
Groups
- TF6SWD
- TF5DIG
- TF6DIG
- BLENDED
- TF5SWD
- CONTACT
Teachers

Hanna Mäenpää, Pierantonio Silvani

Seats

15 - 40

Degree Programme

BITE Degree Programme in Business Information Technology

R&D proportion

0.00 cr

Virtual proportion

2.00 cr

Evaluation scale

H-5

Past implementations

Research Process THE7TF910-3013 21.08.2023-15.12.2023 5 op (TF6SWD, ...) +-
Teaching methods and instruction

Online course:
Contact hours 6 h
Independent work 113 h
The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h

Learning material and recommended literature

The course book is “Research Methods: the basics” by Nicholas Walliman.
(Walliman N., 2011. Research Methods: the basics. Routledge. New York.)

Campus

Pasila Campus

Teaching language

English

Timing

21.08.2023 - 15.12.2023

Learning assignments

Research topic: Topic proposal for research Research plan: A short description of the chosen topic and preliminary sources Planning a timetable for the research Research report: A follow-up report of the research process

Enrollment

12.06.2023 - 18.08.2023

Content scheduling

Three voluntary campus workshops
Groups
- TF6SWD
- TF5DIG
- CONTACT
- TF6DIG
- BLENDED
- TF5SWD
Teachers

Hanna Mäenpää

Seats

15 - 40

Degree Programme

BITE Degree Programme in Business Information Technology

R&D proportion

0.00 cr

Virtual proportion

0.00 cr

Evaluation scale

H-5
Research Process THE7TF910-3012 16.01.2023-19.05.2023 5 op (TF6SWD, ...) +-
Teaching methods and instruction

Blended learning. Online lectures in zoom and also contact workshops in campus. Participation to campus workshops is not compulsory.

Campus

Pasila Campus

Teaching language

English

Timing

16.01.2023 - 19.05.2023

Enrollment

02.01.2023 - 13.01.2023
Groups
- TF6SWD
- TF5DIG
- TF6DIG
- BLENDED
- TF5SWD
Alternative learning methods

RPL can be shown by doing moodle course 'Demonstration of key competencies' or based on similar studies/thesis in another university.

Teachers

Juhani Heikkinen

Seats

15 - 40

Degree Programme

BITE Degree Programme in Business Information Technology

R&D proportion

0.00 cr

Virtual proportion

2.00 cr

Evaluation scale

H-5

The purpose of the course is to acquaint students with scientific research method and scientific writing. Besides contact teaching, the course involves plenty of independent work. Every student will plan and carry out an independent IT-related research project: choose a topic, plan a timetable, apply the chosen research method, and present the results in a written academic report and an oral presentation. In the course of the Writing Business Report, oral presentation skills and the genre of academic writing will be briefly recapitulated. Students are also required to peer-review each other’s assignments. Students are to revise their written documents during the course, if necessary, after the lecturers in charge of the course and a peer student have reviewed them with comments.

Research methods
Research process
Research reporting
Recap of academic writing and presentation skills

Lectures
Exam
Written assignments:

- Research topic
Topic proposal for research
- Research plan
A short description of the chosen topic and preliminary sources
Planning a timetable for the research
- Research report: a 15 20-page-long document in the format of an academic research report
Introduction
Theoretical background
Research method
Results
Discussion
Conclusions

Haaga-Helia Thesis quidelines
Nicholas Walliman. 2011. Research Methods, the basics. Routledge. Abingdon.
Other material will be announced during the course

English 2 (recommended)

Student is able to write a report with at least:
- Good source material
- References to sources (in every paragraph)
- No major errors in solving the research problem or terminology
- Logical organization
- Proper layout / structure

Student is able to write a report with (in addition to previous ones):
- Successful scoping
- Results correspond to the topic
- Critical analysis where necessary
- Reasonable conclusions based on the research
- The research problem is reasoned
- Good abstract

Student is able to write a report with (in addition to previous ones):
- Well organized and logical overall structure of the paper
- Discussion between the sources
- Organized and logical proceeding of the research