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An academic degree always includes a written thesis. As a student at the University, you are a full member of the academic community and an expert in your field. In your thesis, you will examine a research question or questions of interest to you and generate new scientific knowledge in your field for the benefit of the academic community. Typically, the thesis is written independently, but, depending on the situation, the related research may be conducted as part of a project or research group or in collaboration with a company or an organisation.

You can see the possible additional instructions for your degree programme by selecting your degree programme in the menu above. You can clear the selection of the degree programme by clicking on Clear the selection in the menu.

In the thesis, you must demonstrate your familiarity with the thesis topic, mastery of the necessary research methods, the ability to think scientifically and proficiency in academic writing. The thesis workload, including the collection and processing of the research material as well as the writing process, corresponds approximately to one term of full-time study.

Before embarking on the thesis project, or at its initial stages at the latest, you must draft a thesis plan, which will be discussed and approved in the manner specified in the degree programme curriculum. The plan must also indicate the supervisor(s) of the thesis.

You can complete the thesis independently or in a group or a wider research project, provided that your independent input can be clearly demonstrated and easily assessed. You can also complete the thesis as a commission. However, write your thesis independently. You can write the thesis as pair work with a fellow student only if your degree programme has separately decided to allow this. In such cases, the independent contribution of both students must be clearly demonstrable.

You should write your thesis in academic language.

Thesis template and abstract

To ensure the accessibility of the thesis file, you can use the text styles contained in the University of Helsinki template and follow the instructions provided in the template. However, make sure your faculty and degree program's thesis guidelines before using the template. When the Word file is in order for accessibility, you can also easily create an accessible PDF file.

If using the LaTeX typesetting system for your thesis file, the PDF file created will not be accessible. This is because of a current lack of code entries. Consequently, we recommend that you save in the publication repository not only a PDF file, but also the thesis source code .

The thesis includes an abstract written in the language of the thesis. In addition, students who have completed their secondary education in Finnish or Swedish must write an abstract in the language of their secondary education if the abstract also serves as a maturity test with which the student demonstrates their proficiency in Finnish or Swedish. You can use the University's abstract document (a word document) . Fill in the needed information on each line and write your abstract at the end. The length of the abstract is usually 1 page. The degree programmes and/or faculties can give more detailed instructions in the matter, please see also the degree programme-specific instructions. Attached is also a model document as a pdf . If needed, you can write the abstract also in other word processing programmes with the help of the model document. Include your abstract in the thesis file.

If you give permission to publish your thesis in the University's open publication repository , please make sure the document is in an accessible format. See instructions on how to create accessible documents .

Your thesis will be assessed on a scale of 0–5. The assessment is conducted in Finnish, Swedish or English. Your thesis will be assessed by two examiners. The dean approves your thesis and assess it based on the opinion given by the examiners.

If you are dissatisfied with your grading, you can lodge an appeal with the University’s Academic Appeals Board. Read more on the page Legal protection of students .

Maturity tests for master’s degrees

A maturity test is a scholarly text related to the field of your thesis, such as a part of the thesis or its abstract, or another piece of written work defined in the curriculum of your degree programme.

The maturity test demonstrates your familiarity with the field of your thesis.

Maturity tests are graded on a pass–fail basis. The person marking and approving a maturity test is usually a teacher in the degree programme (e.g., your thesis supervisor). The person approving a maturity test must be proficient in the language of the test.

A maturity test is an independent study attainment, but it is recorded in the student information system as having a scope of 0 credits.

Please note that the use of artificial intelligence in maturity tests is never allowed. Read more on the page Using AI to support learning .

In which language should a maturity test be completed?

The language of your maturity test depends on whether you completed one for your bachelor’s degree and on the language of your secondary education .

If the language of your secondary education was Finnish or Swedish and your bachelor’s degree included a maturity test completed in that language, you can complete your maturity test at the master’s level in Finnish, Swedish, English or the language of your thesis. You no longer need to demonstrate your language skills through the maturity test, but must demonstrate your familiarity with the field of your thesis.
If the language of your secondary education was Finnish or Swedish, but your bachelor’s degree included no maturity test in that language (e.g., you completed your bachelor’s degree outside Finland), you must complete a maturity test in the language of your secondary education. In doing so, you demonstrate both your language skills and your familiarity with the field of your thesis. This also applies to those studying in an English-language master’s programme or pursuing an English-language degree in a multilingual master’s programme. In the above cases, see the other language studies required for your degree .
If the language of your secondary education was not Finnish or Swedish or you completed your secondary education in a country other than Finland and are studying in a Finnish- or Swedish-language master’s programme or in a multilingual master’s programme in Finnish or Swedish, you can complete a maturity test in Finnish, Swedish, English or the language of your thesis. In doing so, you demonstrate your familiarity with the field of your thesis.
If the language of your secondary education was not Finnish or Swedish or you completed your secondary education outside Finland and are studying in an English-language master’s programme or in a multilingual master’s programme in English, you must complete a maturity test in English. In doing so, you demonstrate your familiarity with the field of your thesis.

Public access to and publication of master’s theses

Public access to theses.

Master’s theses included in second-cycle (master’s) degrees are public documents. Public access to them is based on the Act on the Openness of Government Activities (621/1999). Public access to theses means that the University must make theses available to anyone upon request.

Public access to theses also includes their abstracts.

Secret material and theses

Because a thesis is available for public access immediately after its assessment and approval at a meeting of the faculty council, degree programme steering group or grading committee, the thesis must include no secret information. You can include secret information in the background material, which is not part of the thesis to be assessed.

The Act on the Openness of Government Activities (621/1999) contains provisions on secret official documents. Secret information includes that related to private business or commercial activities or a private individual’s health, assets, political convictions or family life.

You cannot include secret material in thesis appendices or abstracts. The thesis supervisor can gain access to secret background material, but must ensure that such material is not included in the thesis itself. The thesis examiner conducts their assessment based on the student’s written thesis, which must not include secret information. The examiner is not entitled to access secret background material.

Publication of theses

The University recommends the open publication of master’s theses and corresponding licentiate theses.

If you permit the online publishing of your thesis, it will be published in the University of Helsinki’s open publication repository Helda , where it will be available to the general public. Search engines will display resources contained in the publication repository prominently in search results.

Storing your thesis in the E-thesis system does not mean giving permission for the publication of the thesis. This permission will be requested separately in a message you receive from the E-thesis system after your thesis has been approved. If you do not permit the online publication of your thesis, it will be available for viewing only on the library terminals of Helsinki University Library.

The abstracts of master’s theses are always public and published in the open Helda repository .

If your thesis includes an article published in a journal, or an article is being prepared on the basis of your thesis, it is possible that your thesis cannot be published openly as such. If your article is published in a scholarly journal or other scholarly publication, its publisher can often provide information on the terms and conditions of open publishing. If you require further information on publishing your thesis in the open publication repository, please send a message to the following email address: e-thesis(at)helsinki.fi.

Delayed publication (embargo)

As a student, you may request that the publication of your thesis in the open publication repository Helda is delayed. A need for delayed publication (embargo) may arise, for example, if a thesis has been written in a research group and is closely related to research to be published later.

If the publication of your thesis needs to be delayed, please report this need on the thesis submission form under the item ‘Other notes’ when submitting your thesis for assessment. The dean may grant a delay of one year. If you are studying at the Faculty of Science, please contact the education coordinator about the need for an embargo.

An embargoed thesis cannot be viewed in full even on the library terminals, but since the thesis is a public document, it must always be made available upon request. Description data (including the abstract) are always public and are openly available in the Helda repository . If you give permission to publish a thesis which has been embargoed, it will become available in the open publication repository on the date the embargo ends. Otherwise, your thesis will only be available on library terminals.

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A thesis is a academic paper on research related to a degree. It also involves taking a maturity test. The maturity test is for demonstrating that the student is familiar with the discipline of the thesis.

Bachelor’s thesis

For a bachelor’s degree, a student must prepare a bachelor’s thesis as part of the intermediate studies of his/her major subject. The student prepares the thesis independently. The bachelor’s thesis is written in Finnish. For a special reason, however, a student may write the bachelor’s thesis in English by written permission of a person in charge of the academic subject in question.

Maturity test required for the bachelor’s degree

The Government Decree on University Degrees of 19 August 2004 stipulates that for a bachelor’s degree, a student must complete a maturity test to demonstrate his/her knowledge in the field of the thesis and his/her proficiency in Finnish or Swedish.

When the student has received formal education in Finnish, the maturity test will be completed in Finnish.

The abstract of the bachelor’s thesis will then be accepted as a maturity test.

A thesis supervisor accepts a Finnish abstract of a bachelor’s thesis as a Finnish maturity test when a student who has received formal education in Finnish writes his/her bachelor’s thesis in Finnish, Swedish or a foreign language.
A thesis supervisor reviews the abstract with regard to both grammatical accuracy and content. The student will have an opportunity to edit the abstract based on feedback before submitting the bachelor’s thesis for a plagiarism check and to the thesis supervisor for final assessment.
If you have received formal education in a language other than Finnish, read the faculty’s instructions on the maturity test (see the content below).
If a student completes a separate maturity test for the bachelor’s degree (see the faculty-specific instructions below), the thesis must be submitted for assessment in good time before the maturity test.

Master’s thesis

For a master’s degree, a student must prepare a master’s thesis as part of the advanced studies of his/her major subject. The student prepares the thesis independently. The master’s thesis is written in a language specified in the curriculum. For a special reason, however, a student who has received education in Finnish may write their master’s thesis in English by written permission of the person in charge of the academic subject in question.

The originality of a completed master’s theses must be checked. The system currently in use is the Turnitin plagiarism detection tool.

Maturity test required for the master’s degree

If a student has completed a maturity test in connection with a previous bachelor’s or master’s degree, they can demonstrate their understanding of the subject of their master’s degree with an abstract of their master’s thesis. For a master’s thesis written in Finnish, an abstract in Finnish and English has to be provided.

In master’s degree programmes that are lectured in English, a maturity test will be completed in the manner confirmed in the curriculum.

If a student completes a separate maturity test for the master’s degree (see the faculty’s instructions below), the thesis must be submitted for assessment in good time before the maturity test.

See Thesis submission and evaluation

Faculty-specific instructions concerning theses

You should first check if your Study Community has more detailed instructions.

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Thesis at TAMK (student's guide)

1 introduction, 1.2 degree objectives, 2 thesis topic, objective and purpose, 3 thesis process, 3.1 steps in thesis process, 3.2 thesis types, 3.3 topic approval, supervision and thesis plan, 3.4 method studies and thesis seminars, 3.5 thesis and data protection, 3.6 peer review, 4 theses in double degrees, 5 working life cooperation, 5.1 thesis contract, 5.2 working-life representative’s role in thesis process, 5.3 research ethics guidelines.

5.4 Thesis and copyrights

6 Thesis reporting

6.1 written thesis report, 6.2 oral thesis presentation, 6.3 thesis publicity, 6.4 thesis publication, 6.5 archiving a thesis, 7 thesis assessment, 8 maturity test.

8.1 Maturity test and its language
8.2 Writing the maturity test
8.3 Assessment of the maturity test

The thesis is an independent study performance in your studies. Its scope within bachelor's degrees is 15 credits (cr) and 30 cr in master's degrees. The thesis is graded separately on the degree certificate.

The thesis process includes contact teaching, seminars, thesis supervision and independent work. The content requirements are further specified within each degree programme.

The thesis may be written by one student or by two students in cooperation. The degree programme specific guidelines and appropriateness have to be considered. Multidisciplinary theses covering two or more degree programmes are also possible. In case assessments will be made separately for the students, the independent share of each student must be reported in a field- or thesis-specific way.

In some special circumstances, it is possible for a thesis to be partially or fully transferred. Credit transfer is agreed upon separately on a degree programme basis and is subject to its own set of rules.

The objective of the bachelor's degree is to develop and demonstrate your capabilities in applying your knowledge and skills in practical expert tasks pertaining to the professional studies. The objective of the master's degree is to develop your professional skills and ability to apply research information in demanding specialist and management assignments of your field.

The thesis requirement levels have been stipulated within the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the Finnish National Framework for Qualifications and Other Competence Modules (FiNQF). Thesis guidelines are also available in TAMK’s Degree Regulations .

At universities of applied sciences thesis topics are usually based on working-life needs. They can be related to TAMK’s projects, be given by an outside commissioner or you may suggest the topic yourself. The topic is good when you find it interesting, it answers practical needs, is relevant to the professional field and its potential development, takes into account your capabilities, is financially interesting and of current interest. Courage, creativity and originality are assets when choosing the thesis topic.

The objective is that every student learns to gather information independently, analyse data critically, solve problems, reason and debate, study and develop work practices and communicate in writing as well as orally in an articulate manner.

The thesis always has a research or development objective. The objective can be, for example, to develop the workplace orientation practices for new staff. The practical measures to reach the above-mentioned objective are called the purpose of the thesis. Construction of an orientation file and mapping of different orientation practices are examples of thesis purposes. Further field-specific examples of the thesis objective and purpose will be given within each degree programme.

Questions for structuring, framing and directing the thesis implementation need to be posed. In the context of quantitative research these questions are generally called research problems. In the context of qualitative research they are called research tasks.

Good information searching skills help you in the thesis process. You can update your skills in the trainings organized by the library.

The thesis advances by stages from topic selection to assessment and publication of the finished thesis. The main features of the process are described in the figure below (figure 1), gate model for the thesis. Reaching each stage makes it possible to pass through the gate and to proceed to the next stage. Details of the thesis process will be specified in the process chart (in Finnish), following subchapters and course implementation plans of each degree programme.

FIGURE 1. Gate model for the thesis

The thesis supervision and management system Wihi was introduced at TAMK on 1 January 2021. Theses which are begun in 2021 or later are documented on Wihi. Thesis communication and file exchange mainly take place through it. Students have credits at phases 3, 4 and 5 (courses 1-3).

To complete the phase 3 or the Thesis Planning course (5 cr), students must have an approved thesis plan, thesis contract or permit and possibly other study performances defined by the degree programme. The phase 4 (Thesis Implementation course) calls for implementation of the empirical, theoretical and/or functional part. As the thesis progresses, the two above-mentioned courses are automatically entered from the Wihi system to the study register with a temporary marking (s).

The thesis process phase 5 or the Thesis Reporting course calls for written reporting, plagiarism check, publication, maturity test and possibly other study performances required by the degree programme. When the thesis and process are ready, they are assessed numerically (1-5) as a whole based on the thesis assessment criteria. The final grade is automatically transferred to the study register to all the three completed courses.

There are various types of theses, including research, functional theses, projects, theoretical theses, art project theses or case-like theses. Theses may consist of various reporting, planning, manufacturing and development tasks performed for the needs of the society and practical working life.

In bachelor’s degrees there is possible choose diffrent kind of thesis types, they are research, practice-based, portfolio, artwork or diary theses. The form of the thesis may vary from degree programme to degree programme, and it is always good to discuss your interest with the thesis supervisor before making the final choice of the method. In master's degrees, the form of the thesis is typically research-based and the aim is to develop working life. The thesis typically includes careful examination of prior research, literature and other materials.

A research thesis produces researched, new knowledge for working life by answering a limited research problem or research task. The data is collected either empirically or theoretically. The material is analyzed and the results are reported in the thesis report. Depending on the field of study, the thesis can be qualitative (e.g. analysis of interviews), quantitative (e.g. analysis of an electronic survey) or a literature review based on systematic information retrieval. In the practice-based thesis, the starting point is a concrete task arising from working life, which is answered by developing operations in the target organisation. The end result of development is often an output, which can be, for example, a product, service, instructions, plan, event, game, code or modelling. In addition to the output, the thesis includes a thesis report and evaluating the development of operations.

A portfolio-based thesis is a portfolio of samples describing the student's own learning and development from project work or other outputs. Students can also further develop their previous project work. In the portfolio, the student critically evaluates work samples and professional development. In addition to text, the electronic portfolio may contain images, video and other multimedia elements. The portfolio thesis includes a thesis report that backgrounds, explains and evaluates the portfolio development process. As part of the thesis, the author prepares evaluation criteria for the outputs presented.

An artwork thesis is possible in cultural degrees. It consists an artistic or production-technical project and a thesis report. The artistic or production-technical part is, for example, a composition, concert, film, production, commissioned work, stage work, script, artwork, exhibition, sound work, performance or experiment. The written report of the thesis creates information and deepens and reflects on the project part so that the thesis is a coherent and coherent whole. From the perspective of the needs of the professional field, the work of art is relevant and innovative. It also develops the student's artistic and professional-technical skills.

A diary-based thesis is a planned and scheduled way to implement the thesis by developing one's own work or the practices of one's own workplace. It consists of a diary part, in which the student describes and analyzes his activities, and a thesis report part, which consists of the goals and purpose of the work, a description of the diary method, a summary and reflection of the results of the activity. The work turns out to combine theory and apply it to practice. In his/her diary, the student describes his/her daily activities and cooperation with stakeholders, analyses these weekly and reflects the activities and cooperation to theory. In the diary form thesis, the period during which the diary is written is clearly defined. Typically, the duration of diary work is 10-15 weeks, and it can be completed in one semester.

The topic of the thesis is approved by a person appointed by the head of the school or manager of a degree programme. The topic must be approved before you start doing the thesis.

A supervisor is always appointed for the thesis. You always agree on personal thesis supervision with the supervising teacher. The supervision is especially important at the initial stage as the objective, purpose, extent and structure are considered and specified. Supervision gives you advice on acquiring relevant literature and selecting a proper approach, working procedures and potential methods for acquiring necessary material.

The thesis supervisor is bound by professional secrecy and prohibition of use regarding the student's thesis idea drafts, thesis plans, research data and all classified information during and after the thesis process.

A thesis plan is drawn up for every thesis. The thesis plan includes the topic, literary background, objective, purpose of the thesis, implementation plan and schedule. The objective of discussing the plan is to specifically assist in setting of a proper framework for the thesis as well as in method solutions. The plan is enclosed to the thesis contract (see the thesis contract section 5.1).

The thesis process includes method studies, orientation studies and seminars. If needed, you may also complete method studies as free-choice studies or optional advanced studies in master’s degree programmes. You may update and deepen your information search skills in courses arranged by the library.

To back up the thesis process, seminars and negotiations are organised with the thesis supervisor and commissioner, as agreed within each degree programme. As a student, you will present your work and receive feedback and development suggestions from both supervisors and other students at these meetings. Between these discussions you will work on your thesis. You are responsible for keeping in touch with the supervisor and commissioner and, if necessary, you will receive individual, group or online supervision. The ready thesis is presented as agreed on in the degree programme. See instructions for thesis presentation in section 6.2.

RDI and thesis projects must be carried out in compliance with the requirements set out in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Under the GDPR, processing is a broad concept that refers to all operations performed of personal data, such as collection, processing, storage and disposal.

When students process personal data in connection with their thesis, they are responsible for the lawful processing of personal data. Although students generally serve as data controllers and are responsible for data protection compliance when processing personal data in connection with their thesis or other assignment, the thesis supervisor must advise students on the appropriate processing of personal data. TAMK students follow the common instructions of Tampere University and TAMK.

Instructions for students concerning data protection

Instructions for supervisors concerning data protection

Data protection in research

Peer review offered by another student serves to support you by offering constructive feedback and development suggestions with relation to the thesis. Peer review takes place through joint meetings, seminars or online. Each degree programme offers further instructions on peer review.

Working as a peer reviewer during the thesis process trains you to have a critical attitude to contents, discern the essential, analyse as well as comment. It also helps to develop your capability to accept criticism and respond to thesis-related questions in an argumentative manner. In seminars peer review often produces ideas and perspectives useful for all team members.

If you complete the thesis of a double degree at the other higher education institution, it will be published in accordance with TAMK's thesis guidelines regardless of its language. In this case you will also complete the maturity test in accordance with TAMK's guidelines.

The thesis has to conform to the needs of working life and develop professional practices, knowledge and skills. Working life representative can represent a company, a public organization, or TAMK's development project.

The thesis project always involves a thesis contract:

The thesis contract is concluded between the working life partner, university of applied sciences and you. Some cooperation partners require a thesis permit or research permit. Degree programmes provide more detailed guidelines on it.

You can request all parties’ digital signatures on the contract by using the AtomiSign . Sign in with Microsoft. Click "New signing request", fill in the requested information, add the thesis contract to be signed and enclose the thesis plan. At Options, select “SMS authentication” as the authentication method. At “Participants”, enter the contact information of the thesis author(s) (including yourself), the supervisor and the working life partner. Send the request. If necessary, you can find more detailed instructions below:

Save the signed thesis contract or thesis permit form on Wihi for archiving with the heading Thesis Contract .

A research permit usually means the organisation's permission to contact its staff or members in matters related to the thesis or other research. Each organisation has its permit policies. Some organisations have specific permit forms which must be filled in. The target organisation can also grant the permit to the thesis author by email. In this case, the permit applies in accordance with the thesis contract (attached to the email).

With commissioned theses, the commissioner appoints a contact person to represent the commissioner. The company, organisation or community representative together with you and thesis supervisor participate in defining the thesis objectives and planning the implementation.

The working-life representative is responsible for potential thesis cooperation within the enterprise or institution. If possible the representative will offer content supervision and information needed for writing the thesis and will be responsible for other matters stipulated in the thesis contract. The representative will also provide you with a written statement on the thesis.

Universities of applied sciences are committed to the guidelines for research ethics , issued by the National Advisory Board on Research Ethics. They apply to all theses made at universities of applied sciences. A prerequisite for ethical acceptability, reliability and credibility is that the thesis has been conducted in accordance with good scientific practice. All authors are personally responsible for following these instructions in their work.

Good scientific practice is that you

Respect honesty, general diligence and accuracy in research, saving and presentation of results and evaluation of research and its results.
Apply ethically sustainable information gathering, research and evaluation methods and implement the open nature of scientific knowledge when publishing your research results. Responsible and ethical use of AI (artificial intelligence) applications means that you must always describe the use of AI and how you have used it.
Take due account of the work and achievements of other researchers by respecting their work and giving their achievements the value and importance they deserve in your research and publication of your results.
Make sure your thesis is planned, implemented and reported in detail to meet the requirements for scientific information.
Make sure the position, rights, responsibilities and share of the authorship of the members of your research team, as well as the issues of ownership and retention of research results are defined and recorded prior to initiation of the research or recruitment of a researcher into the group.

An obstacle to high-quality research may be lack of professional ethics of the researcher. This can manifest itself as violations of good scientific practice. They can be categorised as disregard for good scientific practice and fraud in scientific activity. Disregard for good scientific practice is manifested by gross negligence and recklessness in conducting the research. Disregard may occur in understatement of others’ efforts in a publication, inadequate reference to previous research results or negligent reporting of the used methods. Fraud in scientific activity and theses implies misleading which can be accomplished by forging, distortion, unauthorised borrowing or stealing.

In the thesis, plagiarism may lead to rejection of the entire thesis. An anti-plagiarism software (eg Turnitin) can be used to search for possible plagiarism during the thesis process.

The instructions above have been compiled from the Finnish National Board of Research Integrity’s website . For more information on ethical issues in the health care sector, see also the National Advisory Board on Social Welfare and Health Care Ethics’ publication Shared values in health care, common goals and principles (2001).

Arene updated ethical recommendations for theses at universities of applied sciences on 9 January 2020. They can be found through the link below: Ethical Recommendations for Theses in Universities of Applied Sciences (webpage in Finnish, publication also in English).

In completing your thesis, you have to follow the guidelines on data protection in studies – general instructions for students and teaching staff . The guidelines written in the spirit of the Privacy Protection Act specify data protection responsibilities of supervisors and students as regards theses. Both supervisors and students have to follow the guidelines.

5.5 Thesis and copyrights

In the thesis process, copyright issues are relevant firstly when using existing material (source material) and evaluating the conditions for using the material and secondly when estimating what rights are generated for author(s) of the thesis and the potential need for transfer of these rights. In addition to or instead of copyright, use of material may also be restricted by regulations concerning protection of privacy, business or professional secrecy, trademarks, contractual encumbrances or good scientific practice.

Although thesis made at universities of applied sciences are often commissioned from the outside, the copyright of the thesis mainly remains with the student and normally it is not necessary to transfer it to the commissioner. The commissioner naturally has the opportunity to utilise information and development suggestions of the thesis without copyright. If the thesis itself or its attachments include material that the commissioner needs to use in a copyright-relevant manner (edit or distribution rights), the transfer of rights must be agreed separately. Such material may for example be a separate guidebook, educational material, computer program or programming work, visual material, drawings and sound or image recordings. In this case, the parties (ie the student and commissioner) must on a case-by-case basis consider the form of the contract, extent of the transfer of rights and potential compensation.

TAMK has a collective licence by Kopiosto (national copyright organisation) for use of digital material for educational purposes (teachers and students), for example in theses.

Further information: Continued use of the Creative Commons licence (in Finnish). Notes on using the Creative Commons licence

A written report is always made on each TAMK thesis. In Finnish-language degree programmes, the thesis may be written in some other language than the language of instruction when appropriate and when TAMK’s supervisor has a command of the language. In foreign-language degree programmes the language of instruction must be used when writing the thesis (see Degree Regulations ). The report includes essential matters as regards choice of the topic, theoretical bases, method or implementation, results and conclusions. The contents emphases of the report may vary within each degree programme.

Thesis reports are compiled in a uniform manner at TAMK. Its wording must be explicit and in accordance with good matter-of-fact style. The instructions for writing are available in a seprate Report Guide , in which you can also find the thesis report template with specific settings.

It is possible to present the thesis as a poster in addition to the written report. A poster is a placard consisting of text and graphic presentations which depict the key points of the thesis.

You present your thesis at a public thesis presentation seminar or another agreed event. It can also be presented at an event agreed on with the commissioner. The presentation practices vary between the degree programmes. Virtual presentation is also possible.

Prepare for the oral thesis presentation by clarifying the following:

who are the listeners?
what do the listeners already know about the subject?
where is the presentation held?
which presentation tools do you need and how much time do you have for your presentation?

Prepare the structure of your presentation carefully. It includes:

an interesting start (background, 5-25 % of the available time)
structured and carefully selected main content (70-80% of the time)
ending (conclusions or summary, 5-10% of the time)

Prepare concise and interesting illustration material and learn how to use the technical visualisation devices in advance.

The presentation situation is led by a chairperson selected from the student group or by the supervising teacher. At the beginning of the presentation, you and your subject will be introduced to the audience. As a performer, you engage listeners by asking questions, telling examples or asking for comments. As a performer you speak to the audience. Prepare to answer questions.

A thesis report is a public document and as a rule it should not contain any classified information. The publicity guarantees objective and equal thesis assessment.

If your thesis includes classified information, it may not be included into the thesis report to be assessed. See separate instructions for this.

As the author you determine the means of thesis publication: electronically either in open Theseus or in restricted Theseus.

Before publishing your thesis, you should check that the title is spelled correctly and in the same way both on the cover page and in the abstract. You need to have your Finnish abstract and the foreign-language abstract checked by a language teacher, as defined in the degree programme. Check also that you have the same title in Wihi’s thesis data as in the final thesis version on Theseus. The title is transferred from Wihi to the transcript of records. Make sure that there are no extra dots, lines or colons in the title on Wihi. If there are two clauses in the title, they are separated by || without any spaces. (Eg Professionals’ interaction skills||Qualitative research)

Tampere Universities recommends that you submit your thesis in the open collection of Theseus Open Repository in PDF/A format.

Theseus is a joint open internet-based library for theses made at universities of applied sciences, created to allow easier access to theses. You are responsible for saving your thesis into Theseus. If the thesis has several authors, one saves it on behalf of the others.

You (students) have all copyrights to all parts of the saved thesis.If the thesis includes parts that cannot be saved to Theseus (for example a CD), deliver them to the library. Saving and publishing a thesis in Theseus requires that it has been approved and you allow it to be published. More information on submitting the thesis to the Library can be found in the Library's guide .

If the commissioner doesn't allow your thesis to be public, you can also submit your thesis to the restricted collection of Theseus . Those theses are readable only from certain computers in the library and in the legal deposit libraries which are National Library of Finland, Åbo Akademi Library, Turku University Library, Jyväskylä University Library, Oulu University Library and Library of University of Eastern Finland.

Making paper copies for personal use

You can make hardcover paper copies of your thesis, for example, to the commissioner or yourself. You pay the costs for binding your thesis.

Please, print the thesis one-sided. The covers are hard, dark grey and include the text “Thesis” and Tampere University of Applied Sciences’ logo. You can purchase the covers from the Kuntokatu campus bookshop and when the shop is closed at the CampusRavita café. The machine for binding theses is located in the vicinity of the bookshop. NB: library will not accept printed versions.

Theses are permanently archived documents in accordance with the Archive Department’s decision (16.9.2014). Universities of applied sciences must ensure that theses are retained in accordance with good information management practice and ensure their availability also in the future. Theses are permanently archived in TAMK's document management system.

You have to submit your thesis for publication and archiving before you receive your degree certificate.

Archiving of theses takes place when the thesis is published. If the thesis is saved in Theseus, no separate archive copy is needed. Archive copies of bound theses are entered into TAMK’s document management system. When the thesis is received, the library informs the Study Services.

You can find guidelines on submitting the archive copy on the library’s website .

See also Archive Department’s decision on permanent thesis retention (in Finnish)

You and the thesis supervisor agree on when the thesis is ready for assessment. The finished thesis is submitted to the supervisor and commissioner to be examined in accordance with the guidelines of the degree programme.

The supervisor gives the written assessment within the period stipulated in the Degree Regulations. It is good to have a second thesis assessor. Approved theses are graded on the scale 1-5 by using TAMK's assessment criteria and assessment form when all thesis performances have been approved.

Each form of the thesis has its own assessment criteria:

Emphases on the assessment criteria may vary between degree programmes.

You should become familiar with the assessment criteria in advance in order to take them into account from the very beginning. In order for the thesis to be approved the minimum grade for all assessed sectors must be 1. When two authors are involved, the contribution of each must be clearly discernible if they are to be assessed separately. If the student is dissatisfied with the grade, the student may request an amendment as stipulated in the Degree Regulations. The teacher should store the assessment statement and study performances for a year at the minimum after the results have been published.

Assessment criteria for the thesis' began before the autumn 2023:

You must, in order to graduate, write a maturity test on the field of the thesis. The thesis is to demonstrate your language and text skills needed in expert work and communication.

8.1 Maturity test and its language

The maturity test can be taken in English if you have received your school education in some language other than Finnish or Swedish or completed his/her school education abroad. As regards Finns, the language of school education is the language in which the person has completed the comprehensive school or the general upper secondary school, if the person has completed the general upper secondary school. If the person has completed a vocational upper secondary qualification, the language of school education is however determined based on the comprehensive school leaving certificate. ( TAMK Degree Regulations ) In Double Degree programs, the student writes a maturity test even if the thesis is accepted.

Government Decree on Polytechnics (in Finnish)

8.2 Writing the maturity test

In the bachelor’s degree, you write a maturity test most often as a bulletin, but an article draft is also possible. Agree with your instructor beforehand about whether you are writing a bulletin or an article draft. Master's degree students write a maturity test as a draft article, as agreed upon in each degree programme.

The length of the bulletin is between 3,500 and 4,000 characters, including spaces. Write the text in good style with full sentences. Create the text for a wide audience. Avoid special terminology and explain the terms or abbreviations you use. The bulletin does not use pictures, figures, tables or bullet-point lists. Think about the most important results of your thesis and focus on presenting them. Note that the bulletin is not the same as the summary of the thesis. Think about what readers are interested in or what is touching in your thesis. What's new and contemporary? What is impressive?

Plan your bulletin so that it presents things in order of priority. More detailed information about the structure and writing instructions for the bulletin and the article drafting guide are at the end of this page.

The response time is up to 115 min. The supervisor of the thesis will provide more detailed instructions.

Thesis instructor will create the maturity test as a personal exam in TUNI EXAM system (grading scale Pass/Fail and partial course grade). The length of the maturity test is 115 minutes. The code of the course in EXAM is NN00GB64-3001. A student can take the maturity test only as a personal exam created by their instructor.

General EXAM instructions

You can write the maturity test in any of the Tampere Universities' EXAM facilities or as a EXAM visit in another university’s EXAM room (please see EXAM's page for possible cities for visiting). If a student can’t write the maturity test in TUNI EXAM, the Thesis instructor must contact koulutuksenpalvelut.tamk [at] tuni.fi (TAMK Education Development and Support Services) for alternative way to complete the maturity test. The message sent to IT-helpdesk needs to include a reason why TUNI EXAM can’t be used.

8.3 Assessment of the maturity test

The thesis supervisor assesses the factual content and the language of the maturity test. The language is assessed by the teacher of the language in question. The test is graded either approved or failed.

The grading of the language of the maturity test is based on the following criteria:

Structuring (including the overall structure of the text, paragraph division, titles)
Comprehensibility (including text independence, argumentation, arguments and justification, word choice)
Clarity (including the structure of sentences, use of professional terms, word choices)
Style (proper style) and language (including proper grammar, spelling, guideline-based layout).

The characteristics of accepted and rejected maturity tests are described in attachment. The supervisor marks the numerical evaluation of the thesis in the study register after the maturity test and other partial studies agreed in the degree programme, including the authenticity of the text, have been approved.

News As Maturity Test

Article Draft As Maturity Test

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Instructions for the Thesis

Thesis Guidance and Allocation of Responsibilities
Ethical Pre-Evaluation in Human Sciences
Research Ethics and Data Protection
Sources of Thesis Guidelines
Ideation, Selection, and Approval of Your Topic
Project Plan or Research Plan
Planning and Initiation of the Thesis
Formats of a Thesis
Writing the Theoretical Framework
Selection and Description of the Method
Guidelines for Reporting
Citations and Creating a Reference List
Language Guidance for the Thesis
Plagiarism Check
Guidelines for Theseus

Maturity Test

Instructions for the Final Stage of Master’s Thesis
Evaluation of the Thesis
Defining the search topic
Evaluating the search results
Choosing and using sources
Finna search services
Open access (OA)
Google Scholar
Evaluating online sources
Good to know about search engines
Databases and articles
Other resources

The bachelor's thesis for the UAS degree includes a mandatory maturity test. It is written in a supervised session, usually as an Exam test without additional materials. The supervisor assesses the content, and the language lecturer assesses the communication/language on a pass/fail scale. Non-Finnish students in English-medium degree programmes write the maturity test in English. Finnish students write the maturity test either in Finnish or Swedish, according to the language of their primary and/or secondary education. The maturity test can be rejected if it contains significant deficiencies or errors in content, language, or format. Retaking the test can be arranged with the supervisor. The length of the maturity test is approximately 400-550 words, and the allotted time for writing is 135 minutes. Students with reading difficulties have the right to individual arrangements provided they have an expert statement regarding their reading difficulties. You can find the Exam instructions here .

The supervisor prepares two questions/headings for the maturity test, of which the student chooses one to answer. The text can be in the form of an essay, article, or expert blog post. The maturity test should be in standard language and have a formal style.

The text must be linguistically clear, comprehensible, and use an informative style, following the norms of the Finnish or Swedish language. Strive for a coherent structure and remember to use paragraphs. As the text is intended for a "general audience," avoid complex professional terminology. If you do use such terminology, remember to define it.

Requirements for an acceptable maturity demonstration

The maturity demonstration and the content of the thesis should correspond to each other.
The text should be readable, with clear differentiation between uppercase and lowercase letters and word boundaries.
The text should have a title. The content of the text should correspond to the title.
The text should be divided into clearly distinguishable paragraphs.
Basic spelling and punctuation rules should be followed.
The relationships between sentences and clauses should be expressed clearly.
The word order should be unambiguous and consistent with the presented information.
The style should be formal.
The text should rely on language rather than formulas, charts, and images.
The writing should be structured and coherent.
The reader should be able to understand the text as a complete entity. The writer should not assume that the reader has already familiarized themselves with their thesis.
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Centria Guide for Thesis and Academic Writing

Thesis contract and forms
Implementation plan
Data management plan
Master´s thesis
Checklist for the thesis supervisor
Research-based thesis
Practice-based thesis
Diary-based thesis
Research-based development project, MASTER
Starting points for writing the theoretical framework
Concept definitions
Introduction
Conclusions and discussion
Text layout
Chapter heading and numbering
Figures, tables and pictures
Reference concerns more than one sentence
Publication has two or more authors
More than one publication by the same author
Reference to a publication by several authors
Publication has no author
Web sources
Direct quotations
Secondary sources
Checking the thesis for plagiarism
Use of pictures
Books (printed books, eBooks, audiobooks)
Report, brochure and blog
Laws and regulations
Standards and patents
Audio and video recordings (videos, TV programmes, podcasts etc.)
E-mails and phone calls
Sheet music
Current Care Guidelines
Social media (Facebook, X)
Company intranet and web pages
Special cases
8 UPLOADING THESIS TO THESEUS
Responsible conduct of research
Ethics & thesis
Handling personal data & processing
10 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Master's thesis

Essay in a maturity test

Internal release
Maturity test in EXAM
Master's degree maturity test
13 ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS
14 LITERATURE

For the Bachelor's degree, the student writes an essay or an internal release as a maturity test. The student should agree on the text type of the maturity test when registering for the maturity test. If the student writes an essay as a maturity test, the thesis supervisor gives the student a few (2–4) topics related to the thesis. The student selects one topic. The text should have a title, and the content should correspond to the title. The title may be, for example, a perspective on the topic to be studied or a closer examination of one aspect of the thesis.

An essay is a factual and independent text. The writer should not assume that the essay reader has familiarised themselves with the thesis. The style of an essay is critical, analytical and reflective. It begins with an introduction to the topic, i.e. an introductory paragraph, and ends with a conclusion, i.e. an ending paragraph. In a smoothly flowing essay, the content is structured and the text progresses logically. Subheadings are not used in an essay. The paragraph division is marked by leaving an empty line between the paragraphs.

The recommended length depends on the text type; an essay should be at least 400 words long. The essay is written on a computer or by hand.

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Maturity test | University of Oulu
A maturity test is a study unit required by Section 16 of the Government Decree on University Degree, through which the student demonstrates their knowledge of their field of study and their command of the Finnish or Swedish language.
Thesis and maturity test in master's and licentiate programmes
A maturity test is a scholarly text related to the field of your thesis, such as a part of the thesis or its abstract, or another piece of written work defined in the curriculum of your degree programme. The maturity test demonstrates your familiarity with the field of your thesis.
Maturity test and demonstration of language skills in degrees
The maturity test is a study attainment mandated by the Government Decree on University Degrees (794/2004) with which students demonstrate both their familiarity with the field of their thesis and their command of their language of education (if it is Finnish or Swedish).
12 MATURITY TEST - Centria Guide for Thesis and Academic ...
In order to graduate with a bachelor’s degree, the student of a university of applied sciences must pass a maturity test. The purpose of the maturity test is to demonstrate the students’ knowledge of their field of study, as well as the students’ proficiency in writing academic texts in English.
Thesis and maturity test - UEF Kamu
Thesis and maturity test. A thesis is a academic paper on research related to a degree. It also involves taking a maturity test. The maturity test is for demonstrating that the student is familiar with the discipline of the thesis.
Maturity Test - Hanken
The maturity test is a short essay on a topic related to your master’s thesis, and by writing the maturity test, you demonstrate that you are well acquainted with the subject area of your thesis. All students must write a maturity test in connection with their thesis.
Thesis at TAMK (student's guide) - Tampereen korkeakouluyhteisö
Thesis instructor will create the maturity test as a personal exam in TUNI EXAM system (grading scale Pass/Fail and partial course grade). The length of the maturity test is 115 minutes. The code of the course in EXAM is NN00GB64-3001.
Maturity Test - Instructions for the Thesis - LibGuides at ...
The bachelor's thesis for the UAS degree includes a mandatory maturity test. It is written in a supervised session, usually as an Exam test without additional materials. The supervisor assesses the content, and the language lecturer assesses the communication/language on a pass/fail scale.
Centria Guide for Thesis and Academic Writing
In the maturity test the student’s language skills and the contents of the thesis are evaluated. The language of the maturity test is assessed by the language instructor and the contents by the supervisor.
Essay in a maturity test - Centria Guide for Thesis and ...
Essay in a maturity test. For the Bachelor's degree, the student writes an essay or an internal release as a maturity test. The student should agree on the text type of the maturity test when registering for the maturity test.