Study Guide

Objective

Student:
- can produce a degree project that is to be based on healthy or sick individuals and / or groups' needs or problems, alternatively evidence-based care or teaching in health care for individuals and small groups at care facilities or in the community
- can reflect on how evidence-based knowledge can be applied in care work and suggest implications for care practice
- can act as an opponent for another degree project
- can account for the most important content of the degree project in a maturity test, as well as demonstrate the ability to express oneself in writing

Content

The research process
Presentation of degree project and opposition
Maturity test

Location and time

Spring 2024, presentation in May or in week 47.
Vaasa

Materials

According to the topic of Thesis

Teaching methods

Independent work with support from the supervisor.
Seminar + maturity test.

Employer connections

The thesis can be ordered, then an agreement is needed
The data material can be collected from different health care or other organisations if ethical permissions are approved.

Exam schedules

Presentation and maturity test in May or in week 47, see Moodle and time schedule.

International connections

-

Completion alternatives

Validation according to Novia general instructions.

Student workload

Students plan their time use themselves, see below

Content scheduling

154 hours mostly self-directed work, 6 hours seminar 2 hours maturity test.

Further information

See practical guide and Moodle course.
Follow Novia instructions for thesis writing.
AI=Artificial intelligence is not allowed in the thesis = RED according to Novias instuctions

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Thesis is assessed according to 5 criteria, scientific writing, theoretical framework, method, result and presentation. Each criteria ha a scale from 1 to 5. The assessment criteria is published on the Moodle page linked to this implementation plan.

Qualifications

VÅV21EX02