1.2 Master’s thesis

• Enrol in the course implementation that has been planned for your own group and complete a course that supports your thesis.

• Update your PLP in Peppi: Add the thesis courses (4 units) and the maturity test course to the PLP. This concerns students starting their studies in the autumn 2021 and later.
• Prepare a thesis topic proposal for Wihi: wihi.jamk.fi and submit it for approval. A coordinator will appoint a principal thesis tutor for your thesis in Wihi.

• Create the phases and schedule the entire thesis process in Wihi. In Wihi, the phase names are: Project plan, Phase 1: One third of thesis completed, Phase 2: Two thirds of thesis completed and Phase 3: Thesis ready for assessment.
• Agree on the first guidance meeting with your principal thesis tutor in accordance with the rules for your degree programme.

NB: throughout the thesis process, use Wihi comments field, not e-mail, for communicating with the principal thesis tutor. The tutor will be notified by e-mail of the message you sent in Wihi.

• Review the reporting instructions and assessment criteria.
• Read through the information on good scientific practice and ethical practices, data protection and copyright.
• Draw up with the commissioner an agreement on the thesis, accompanied if necessary by a non-disclosure agreement for the attached source material.
• Familiarise yourself with how to handle the research data. Draw up the data management plan.
• Find out if you need a research permit and make an application if necessary.
• Participate the Information Seeking for Thesis Writers course and related tasks in Moodle.
• Draw up the thesis plan and its appendices and request comments from the thesis tutor in Wihi.
  • The principal thesis tutor then approves your thesis plan in Wihi.
• Present your thesis plan in the thesis seminar or the small group arranged by your principal thesis tutor.
• For the theory basis of the thesis, write 3–5 pages.
• Select and register for ‘Research writing, Master’s degree’ (3 cr), choosing the course offered by the Language Centre that fits best with your thesis writing schedule.
• Participate in the individual guidance.

• Before participating in the course, you should familiarise yourself with your source material and write the 3–5 pages theory basis for your thesis.

• Complete the theory basis for the thesis and the methodology description.
• Present your methodology description in the seminar or the small group arranged by your principal thesis tutor.
• Carry out the practical implementation of the thesis according to your plan.
• If necessary, make an appointment with the Language Centre clinic for problems with the thesis writing.
• Participate in the individual guidance.

• Write up your thesis.
• If necessary, check your thesis the text similarity in Moodle with a course called ‘Turnitin tarkastus – Turnitin check’.
• Agree with your principal thesis tutor in Wihi on the preliminary examination of the first draft of your thesis.
  • A 2nd examiner will be selected for your thesis in Wihi.
• If necessary, make an appointment from Language Centre for language maintenance of the description page.
• Agree with the principal thesis tutor on writing the maturity test.
• Return your completed thesis to Wihi in Plagiarism Check field for assessment. The field is connected to Turnitin plagiarism prevention service.
• Present your thesis in accordance with the instructions for your degree programme.
• Return the self-assessment and commissioner statement to Wihi.
  • The principal thesis tutor and 2nd examiner assess the thesis and approve the phase 3 once all tasks have been completed.
• Publish your thesis in Theseus. Wait for permission from the thesis tutor!
• Upload the thesis permanent link to Wihi.
  • After this, the tutor approves the thesis assessment phase in Wihi. You can then see the assessment.

NB: Even if your thesis has not yet been accepted into the Theseus collection at the time of saving, it does not prevent you from applying for a degree certificate.