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8 Thesis ready for assessment – Phase 3/3

This phase relates to the following courses:

  • Bachelor’s Thesis, Reporting and Assessment, 4 cr ZZ00BL93
  • Master’s Thesis, Reporting, 10 cr YZ00BL96

In the picture below you see the final tasks of a thesis process. This helps you to see all the steps at one glance and you can schedule the remaining tasks. There might be some variation in the order of the tasks, talk with your thesis supervisor about the details. Click here to enlarge the picture.

The final steps of a thesis process
Picture 1. The final tasks of the thesis process

Create and complete the following tasks in Wihi

  • Finalize your thesis.
  • Check the text similarity in Moodle course ‘Turnitin tarkastus – Turnitin check’.
  • Agree with your thesis supervisor on the preliminary examination of the thesis.
    A 2nd examiner will be appointed for your thesis.
  • If necessary, make an appointment from the Language Centre for language maintenance of the description page. (Finnish/English).
  • Agree with your thesis supervisor on writing the maturity test (see 9 Maturity test).
  • Return your completed thesis to Wihi Plagiarism Check for assessment.
  • Present your thesis orally. Agree on the presentation with your thesis supervisor.
  • Return the self-assessment and commissioner statement to Wihi.
    The thesis supervisor and 2nd examiner assess the thesis.

The instructions for the maturity test are on chapter 9. The Theseus publishing is instructed in chapter 11. Other tasks are described below.

Tasks

 

Write the maturity test (or apply exemption). See the detailed instructions for the maturity test.

  • Go through the pre-examination feedback you received. Review the evaluation criteria.
  • Revise your work according to the feedback.
  • Write the description page (Abstract). In the degree programmes that are taught in Finnish, the students write the description page in both Finnish and English.
    Finnish students in English-language degree programmes write the description page in both English and Finnish.
    Other students write the description page only in English.

  • Finalize the Introduction chapter. See writing instructions from chapter 4.2.1 of the Jamk Reporting instructions.
  • Finalize the Discussion chapter. See writing instructions from chapter 4.2.5 of the Jamk Reporting instructions.

In the oral thesis presentation you demonstrate and affirm your expertise. Choose the most relevant part of your thesis for your presentation.

Agree on the presentation time and place with your thesis supervisor. Depending on the degree program, the presentation is done for your commissioner (client) or in a small group or in a seminar. Your thesis supervisor will grade the presentation (see the thesis grading criteria).

Prepare carefully for the oral presentation

Prepare carefully for the oral presentation of your thesis. The time reserved for the presentation is about 15–20 minutes, followed by about 10 minutes for discussion, comments and questions.

Prepare a concise presentation that you can supplement with illustrative material. Learn in advance how to use technical devices.

As a presenter, you activate your listeners by, for example, asking questions, giving examples, or asking for comments. As a presenter, you address the audience. Be prepared to answer questions. The structure of your presentation can be for example:

  • an interesting start
  • a structured and well-chosen main content
  • a closing (conclusions or summary)

Thesis self-assessment means critical reflection of your own learning. It allows you to reflect upon yourself as a learner, while evaluating the objectives you have set for the thesis, their attainment and potential areas for development.
Use the self-assessment form (see below).

If you have written the thesis with a pair, both of you make separate self-assessment with personal reflection. Before returning the self-assessment to Wihi, combine the files to a single pdf.

Return

Return the self-assessment to Wihi Files -section at the same time when you return your actual thesis for evaluation.  Make sure that it is in PDF format and a single file (see figure).

Returning self-assessment to Wihi Files function
Figure 1. Returning self-assessment to Wihi

 

The file must be named as follows:

Selfassessment_Lastname_Firstname_ Groupcode

Selfassessment_Lastname_Firstname_ Groupcode_ Lastname_Firstname_ Groupcode

Forms

The self-assessment form (in Webropol)

If your thesis has a commissioner (client), ask them for written feedback on your finished work.
In their statement, the commissioner or client should assess the achievement of the objectives set for the thesis, the usability of the results and potential areas for development.

Submit

Send your thesis for comments and the commissioner’s statement form (below) to the client by e-mail or by using the Send for external comments -button in Wihi. The client can also return the signed commissioner’s statement to Wihi using the same function. This should be done before you return your actual thesis for evaluation. See that the commissioner’s statement is returned to Wihi in PDF format. The file must be named as follows:

Statement_ commissioner_Surname_Firstname_groupcode

Forms

Thesis Statement – Representative of the Host Company or Organisation (DOCX)

After your supervisor has graded your thesis, publish the final version in theseus -service (theseus.fi).

See the detailed instruction from a separate page.

 

After you have published your thesis in the Theseus -service, your thesis supervisor will archive the work in Jamk’s archive.
You find more details from the Archiving and publishing -page.  

Updated 4.9.2025

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