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Each students draws up a personal study plan. The course unit spans throughout the duration of studies.
The course includes the Basics of Information, taught by the University Library.
Study -skills and Personal Study Planning: schedule will be agreed in first meeting of the group on 24th August, 2016.
Enrollment to Basics of Information literacy: in Moodle
If you wish to complete the course during the academic year 2016-2017, contact the teacher no later than March 15, 2017.
This module (54 hours) is online apart from individual teacher-student tutorials for discussion of the submitted thesis extract. The work consists of readings, group analysis tasks and thesis writing work. Students should take the module after their research proposal has been accepted by their programme and they are about to embark upon the writing of their thesis.
In cases where more students register for a course than space allows, priority is assigned as follows:
1. First priority is given to the degree students of the University of Tampere
2. Second priority is given to the exchange students of the University of Tampere
3. Third priority is given to the Tampere3 students and to the high school students of the UTA Teacher Training School
The course focuses on the basic and general features of scientific research, methodology, and argumentation, as applicable to any field of study. Some central themes in the philosophy of science will also be discussed, in an introductory manner.
The course is intended to all new international UTA Master’s degree students, but it will serve also international Doctoral students. Other degree and exchange students may join if there are free places.
Contact person: Coordinator of international education, Anna Wansén-Kaseva
Enrolment in NettiOpsu not later than on Wednesday, 31th of August, 2016.
This module is made up of class sessions including group work (20 hours), as well as independent out of class tasks (61 hours). The module will be two periods long.
November 25th 2016 - February 17th 2017
The size of the group is unlimited.
Electronic exam: 3 October 2016 - 18 August 2017.