Research and Development Skills - Study guide

A student who has completed this course or acquired similar competence is able, in his/her own thesis or in other development project:

• gather relevant information and critically evaluate sources and reliability of the information
• describe the research process in a matter-of-fact and structured way and mark the sources appropriately
• use a method suitable for one's own thesis or project to gather and analyse data and working life information
• justify the choices made and make concrete development proposals
• apply ethical principles at all stages of one's own research or development work
• develop a topic for one’s own thesis
• identify the method options needed to complete one's thesis, and recognize the stages of Haaga-Helia's thesis process.

The course precedes the Bachelor´s thesis. During or after the course, the student registers for the thesis process in the Wihi-system.

Please see the learning targets. More detailed information of the content can be found in the implementation descriptions.

When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

Assessment criteria - grade 1

The student
- Is able to find sources necessary for development and research work and masters reference techniques.
- Is able to write a research and development plan.
- Recognizes different research methods and ethical questions related to research work.

Assessment criteria - grade 3

The student (in addition to the previous)
- Is able to choose and apply suitable methods for gathering working life information.
- Can analyse information and data, and justify one’s choices.
- Can describe the research process and suggest concrete development proposals.

Assessment criteria - grade 5

The student (in addition to the previous)
- Is able to critically assess the reliability of information, analyses and research.
- Can apply ethical principles throughout one’s research and development work.
- Is able to assess development proposals and their implementation in working life.

VIRTUAL, self-study course.

NOTE! This study module prepares you for starting the Thesis. On the course, you will ideate a preliminary topic for your own thesis. You will also enroll to the thesis process to acquire a thesis supervisor.

The course is offered for all Haaga-Hedia study lines, and the student can participate in any implementation. This implementation is aimed for IT students. Learning gials and grading criteria are identical for all course implementations.

Pasila Campus

No exam. There are assignments, along with a larger comprehensive assignment.

English

19.05.2025 - 29.08.2025

The study module is divided to 8 themes, which necessitates independent work and time management. There is a comprehensive assignment, the duration of which is 3 weeks.

02.01.2025 - 16.05.2025

SUMMER
VIRTUAL
INSTRUCTED

We offer contact, blended, online and virtual versions of the course. Alternative is an exam in the Exam system.

Hanna Mäenpää, Juhani Heikkinen

15 - 100

Total of assignments:
1. Thesis "driver's license" quiz 0 - 5 p
2. Goal-setting assignment 0 - 5 p
3. Theoretical Background-assignment 0 - 5 p
4. Knowledge search quiz 0 - 5 p
5. Reporting quizi 0 - 5 p
6. Quantitative research methods quiz 0 - 5 p
7. Qualitative research methods quiz 0 - 5 p
8. Own topic proposal to Wihi 0 - 5 p
9. Comprehensive assignment: Evaluating a thesis 0 - 60 p

Total grade for the course:
0 - 49 Fail
50 - 59 1
60 - 69 2
70 -79 3
80 - 89 4
90 - 100 5

ITBBA Business Information Technology

0.00 cr

5.00 cr

H-5