Thesis Instructions, Business Information Technology (Bachelor of Business Administration)

Thesis coordinator

Juhani Heikkinen, Thesis Coordinator of the Business Information Technology Bachelor of Business Administration, email: [email protected]

Enrolment as a thesis writer

Before starting the thesis (or at the latest at the same time as the start of the thesis), you will complete the Research and Development Skills ANA001HH1AE (5 cr) course, which will give you the skills to write your thesis, and at the end of which you will make a topic proposal in Wihi, in which case you will also enroll in Thesis, phases 1, 2 and 3, so no separate registration is required.

It is recommended to schedule the start of the thesis at the beginning of the period, as the small groups start then. But of course, you can start your thesis at any time if you don't want to take advantage of small group tutoring. Please note, however, that it is not possible to get guidance in the summer due to the advisers' holidays, so make a topic suggestion in early May at the latest, so that you have time to meet the advisor before they go on vacation in June.

Thesis Graduation packages and topic workshops

If you still need a thesis topic and need help in formalizing it. You can participate in the thesis topic workshops at the beginning of the semester on Thursdays between 3 and 6 p.m.

Reserve a time that suits you from the schedule in Teams, and you will recieive and invitation to the workshop closer to the event date.

Stages of the thesis

You will get an advisor for your thesis once your topic proposal has been approved, and you will be presented with a project space in Wihi where you can schedule your thesis and where all submissions will be sent.

Thesis, phase 1: The advisor offers individual guidance and/or small group guidance. In addition, there are course-based thesis groups that meet weekly for two periods. Thesis, phase 1 also offers everyone two joint meetings (held by the library & study coaches) on Thursday at 4 pm at the beginning of each period (usually 2nd and 3rd week). Thesis Phase 1 – Moodle has more detailed information and material related to starting the thesis.

In Thesis, Phase 1, you will make a thesis plan, which will be approved by your advisor, and you will start working on the thesis.

Thesis, phase 2 is about building the theoretical framework of the thesis, choosing methods, implementing the project, and reporting.

At the end of phase 2 of the thesis, you will come to the seminar when you already have something to present in your thesis (approx. 70% ready): you will present your work at the seminar, receive peer review from another student and feedback from your advisor, and also peer review the work of another student.

The advisor guides the students around the seminar:

The advisor either adds the student to Teams or agrees with the student on the time of the seminar.

Or if the advisor has several supervised students at the same time during the seminar phase, the advisor can hold a seminar for their supervised students.

In thesis, step 3, you will complete your thesis and send it for evaluation. You put your thesis for plagiarism checking in Wihi. You will also take a maturity test, which is a summary of your thesis. In addition, you publish your completed thesis in Theseus and add a link to Wihi that begins with urn.

The thesis is subject to both Haaga-Helia's common guidelines and degree-specific instructions. Please note that degree-specific instructions and schedules can be found on the Thesis Phase 1 Moodle website!