Course Catalog 2014-2015
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Course Catalog 2014-2015

TST-01906 Master's Thesis Seminar, 1 cr

Person responsible

Hannu-Matti Järvinen, Kirsi Nousiainen, Alpo Värri, Juha Nousiainen, Mikko Valkama, Jari Viik, Niina Ahola, Karri Palovuori

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Seminar
 2 h/week
+2 h/week
+2 h/week
+2 h/week

 
TST-01906 2014-02  
Seminar
 2 h/week
+2 h/week
+2 h/week
+2 h/week

 
TST-01906 2014-03 Tuesday 9 - 10 , SM207
Thursday 15 - 17
Friday 9 - 16
            TST-01906 2014-01  

Learning Outcomes

After the seminar the student can take care of the searching process of master's thesis project , the selection of the topic, the determination of the scope of the work, communication with the supervisors, the writing of the thesis and the related administrative procedures. The student remembers many proven good practices relating to the writing process. Having passed the course the student can prepare a presentation about his/her own work to a group of peers and he/she can achieve the given time frame in the seminar presentation. The student can choose the complexity level of the presentation according to the target audience. The student practises using modern presentation techniques equipment and knows how to take care of the practical presentation arrangements.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Learning the process of preparing a master's thesis. Understanding the scope of the thesis.  Good practices of the writing process and the arrangements relating to the master's thesis.  Familiarization of a number of other master's theses in the same major subject area as the student. The theses often discuss the state-of-the-art technology of their field. 
2. Presentation skills to a group of peers.   Informing fellow students about recent technological developments relating to the student's thesis.   The use and arrangement of presentation tools. 

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
TST-01906 Master's Thesis Seminar, 1 cr ELT-10106 Master's Thesis Seminar in Electronics and Communications Engineering, 1 cr  
TST-01906 Master's Thesis Seminar, 1 cr TST-01306 Master’s Thesis Seminar, 1 cr  
TST-01906 Master's Thesis Seminar, 1 cr ELT-62906 Master's Seminar on Biomedical Engineering, 1 cr  
TST-01906 Master's Thesis Seminar, 1 cr DEE-15096 Master's Seminar on Electrical Engineering, 1 cr  
TST-01906 Master's Thesis Seminar, 1 cr DEE-15090 Master's Seminar on Electrical Engineering, 1 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
TST-01906 2014-02 This implementation is targeted for all M.Sc. students of the Information Technology degree programme (Tietotekniikan tutkinto-ohjelma) as well as for M.Sc. students majoring in Wireless Communications in Electrical Engineering degree programme (Sähkötekniikan tutkinto-ohjelma). In order to pass the course the student must attend four seminars as a member of the audience and one seminar as a presenter of his/her master's thesis.       Contact teaching: 60 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 40 %  
TST-01906 2014-03 Master's thesis seminar for students who have major in Tissue engineering/Kudosteknologia, Biomaterials/Biomateriaalit, Medical instrumentation/Biolääketieteen instrumentointi, Medical physics, and Biomedical engineering/Biomittaukset ja -kuvantaminen.        
TST-01906 2014-01 This implementation is for the M.Sc. students of the Department of Electrical Engineering. In order to pass the course the student must attend three seminars as a member of the audience and two seminars as a presenter of his/her master's thesis.        

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