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Here, the importance and topicality of the subject, its use in working life, and importance to the author\u2019s own professional development can be qualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"913\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/help.jamk.fi\/raportointiohje\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2023\/09\/Figure-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-555\" title=\"Figure 3. The basic structure of the introduction\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 3. The basic structure of the introduction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the reader, the essential questions to be answered by the introduction are the following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is developed or studied, and how?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why are these issues developed or studied?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the larger context of the bachelor\u2019s or master\u2019s thesis (see Hirsj\u00e4rvi et al., 2009, pp. 254\u2013260)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The introduction cannot be replaced by the abstract and vice versa. The introduction also functions as the first chapter of the report. A title other than \u201cIntroduction,\u201d both more descriptive and topic-specific, is recommended (Hirsij\u00e4rvi et al., 2009, pp. 238\u2013241.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The introduction familiarises the reader with the topic of the thesis and awakens his\/her interest. 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