Thesis Planning - Study guide

Upon completion of the course, the student is able to
• produce a thesis plan and implement it flexibly according to the schedule.
• choose the correct thesis type for his thesis project.
• give, receive and utilize feedback received in working life meetings and thesis advising situations.
• choose and demarcate the thesis topic, and determine the objectives and benefits of the thesis.
• choose the most suited research and project management methods to serve the thesis project.
• produce the research design and the overlay matrix.
• utilize various types of sources and information search channels, and assess source literature critically.
• apply the reporting and referencing guidelines of Haaga-Helia.
• conduct RDI ethically.
• recognize, describe and possibly develop expert operations in the field of business: developing own work, own competences, organizational processes and/or the field of study.
• behave professionally in thesis advising situations and meetings with working life.
• utilize the concepts, models and theories of international business in the thesis.
• write the thesis report in professional English using the required style and register.
• discuss and present his thesis project to various types of audiences
• complete the legislated maturity test in the mother tongue of his secondary/high school education.
• follow Haaga-Helia’s thesis instructions.

• Prerequisite: THE7LF100 Introduction to Thesis non-stop on-line examination must be completed to start the course.
• The course THE7LF101 Thesis Planning must be completed in order to (1) receive a named thesis advisor who advises the student in the following phases of the thesis process: THE7HH801, THE7HH802, THE7HH803 and THE7HH804 and (2) get a Konto project in the Haaga-Helia thesis management software

The following as they relate to the bachelor’s thesis.
• types of thesis projects
• formulation of research questions and dividing it into investigative questions, and formulation of project objective and dividing it into project tasks.
• demarcation for a research-based thesis and scope for a product/project-based thesis
• knowledge base (theoretical frame of reference), and research and project management methods
• negotiations and collaboration with commissioning organizations
• Haaga-Helia reporting and referencing guidelines.
• ethical principles in RDI
• research design and overlay matrix
• tools and software
• maturity test
• thesis assessment criteria
• publication process
• academic writing

GLOBBA Thesis Coordinator: Elizabeth San Miguel

Comprises compulsory contact tuition with lectures and ad-hoc group work as well as independent virtual study on course assignments. Additionally, students with commissioned thesis project negotiate with companies/organizations. Students can get extra support by making a personal appointment to the GLOBBA Thesis Clinic (by appointment) through the GLOBBA Students SharePoint --> GLOBBA Thesis --> Excel file.

Compulsory course materials.
1) Moodle materials
Course theory handouts available in Moodle.
Thesis Coordinators 2016. Writing reports and theses at Haaga-Helia. Haaga-Helia UAS. https://student.home.haaga-helia.fi/group/pakki/guidelines-for-writing-reports
2) Additionally, theoretical literature in the student’s specialisation field
3) Methods literature, for example:
Eriksson, P. & Kovalainen, A. 2008 or later. Qualitative Methods in Business Research. Sage. London.
Ghauri, P. & Grønhaug, K. 2010 or later. Research Methods in Business Studies. PrenticeHall. Harlow.
Malhotra, N.K., Birks, D.F. & Wills, P. 2013. Essentials of Marketing Research. Pearson. Harlow.
Saunders, M. & Lewis, P. 2012 or later. Doing Research in Business and Management. An Essential Guide to Planning Your Project. Pearson. Harlow.

Students are strongly encouraged to find an internationally operating commissioning organization that has a need for an RDI project as part of their organizational process or service development. Commissioning organizations can be for-profits or non-profits.

Pasila Campus

- The student must complete THE7LF100 Introduction to Thesis non-stop virtual home examination before the THE7LF101 course. The examination is available in the GLOBBA Student Sharepoint at --> https://haagahelia.sharepoint.com/sites/globbaforstudents/thesis/SitePages/Home.aspx --> In the folder "THE7LF100 Introduction to Thesis---Virtual Home Exam Packet".
- The course THE7LF101 does not have examinations.

English

19.08.2019 - 11.10.2019

Seven written assignments that focus on the student process-writing his/her own actual real thesis plan during the course.Attendance is required in the small-group assignment debriefings in class. Assignment settings are available in the Moodle environment.

17.06.2019 - 23.08.2019

Period 1, Autumn term 2019. Weekly schedule available in the course Moodle environment.

LF7PA
LF5PMAR
LF5PHRM
LF5PACC
LF7PE
LF6PACC
LF7PB
LF6PSCM

- Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is available for the course THE7LF101 for students who have previously completed a bachelor’s, master’s or PhD thesis in higher education, or conducted and reported larger scale RDI projects at work or in hobbies. The RPL application should contain: student's full name, student number transcript of record, thesis evaluation statement, thesis publication, and a complete thesis plan for the project to be undertaken as GloBBA Thesis. Completed applications should be sent via email to Elizabeth San Miguel. Those needing assistance to prepare the thesis plan to qualify for GLOBBA requirements for thesis plans can reserve a Thesis Clinic appointment through the GLOBBA Student SharePoint --> Thesis site.
- The student may apply for transfer crediting of a previously completed bachelor’s or master’s thesis if it was written in the student’s field of professional specialization in GloBBA. Completed applications should be sent via email to Elizabeth San Miguel.
- Reports completed previously in working life, studies or leisure activities can be incorporated as part of a portfolio thesis. For more information, ask your THE7LF101 lecturer.

Elizabeth SanMiguel, Teppo Varttala

15 - 30

- Self-assessment: Process writing the tasks and the thesis plan based on continuous self-assessment
- Peer-assessment: Self-assessment is supported through feedback from peers and the teacher throughout the course.
- Assessment by the teacher of course tasks and final thesis plan

GLOBBA Degree Programme in International Business

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