Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR): Guide 2.0

RESEARCH AN DEVELOPMENT AS PROFESSIONAL EXPERTICE

WORKING LIFE–ORIENTED PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT

• Principles of participatory and research-based development
• Participatory and research-based development
• Research- and development-based learning

THESES AT UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES

RESEARCH INTEGRITY IN DIAK

• Thesis instructions
• Other guidelines related to the field of research integrity

RELIABILITY OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

• Validity – the validity and reliability of research and development work
• Assessing the reliability of a qualitative method
• Assessing the reliability of a quantitative method
• Assessing the reliability of development work – participatory action research as an example

THESIS WORK AT DIAK

THESES OF BA DEGREE PRORAMMES IN SOCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH CARE AND CHURCH COMMUNITY WORK

• The starting points of the theses in the social services, health care and church community work
• Criteria for a thesis in social services
• Criteria for a thesis in health care
• Criteria for a thesis in church community work
• SOURCES

MASTER'S THESIS

• Thesis Framework
• Choosing the Topic, Composing and Planning the Thesis (THE01) 
• Thesis Groups
• Data Collection and Analysis (THE02)
• Reporting and Publishing the Results (THE03)
• Summary: Thesis Stages and ECTS

DIFFERENT METHODS FOR PREPARING FINAL THESES

• Final thesis focusing on research
• Final thesis focusing on development
• Final thesis consisting of smaller projects
• Literature for the selection of a subject matter and method for a final thesis

ARTICLE THESIS 

DIFFERENT METHODS FOR PREPARING FINAL THESES

• Final thesis focusing on research
• Final thesis focusing on development
• Final thesis consisting of smaller projects
• Literature for the selection of a subject matter and method for a final thesis

THESIS OF A STUDENT IN THEIR SECOND HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREE PROGRAMME

• How to apply for a partial RPL on the basis of a previous higher education degree
• Situations in which previously prepared theses can be used for a new thesis according to what is separately agreed on with the student’s thesis supervisor
• Topic and format of the thesis:
• Schedule
• New thesis
• Participation in teaching and supervision
• Thesis evaluation
• Publication of thesis

EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THESIS WORK (UAS DEGREE)

EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THESIS WORK (UAS MASTER'S DEGREE)

IMPLEMENTATION OF WRITTEN WORKS AND REFERENCES

COLLABORATIVE WRITING 

• Collaborative writing
• Initial phase
• Writing phase
• Revising and finalising

USE THE SOURCES IN TEXT

• Use the sources in text

REFERENCES AND THE LIST OF REFERENCES

• APA 7th Style
• The place of the period in the reference

WRITING GUIDANCE AND MODEL TEMPLATES

WRITTEN LEARNING ASSIGNMENTS

• Written learning assignments
• Contents of a learning assingment
• Language of a learning assignment
• Structure of a learning assignment

IDEA PAPER FOR THE THESIS

THESIS PROPOSAL

• Preparing a thesis proposal for a thesis focusing on research
• Preparing a thesis proposal for a thesis focusing on development

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE THESIS REPORT

• Name of the Thesis
• Abstract
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Theoretical Background
• The Purpose and Objective of the Thesis
• Background and Partners
• Research-oriented Thesis: Data collection, Data, and Analysis
• Development-oriented Thesis: The Development Process and Methods
• Results
• Ethical Perspectives and Reliability
• Conclusion and Discussion
• List of References and Appendices

WRITING THE ENGLISH ABSTRACT

• Overview
• The abstract: an outline
• Things to consider when writing the abstract
• Useful phrases
• Digital writing tools
• Sanastoa

MATURITY TEST

• Writing guidance and model templates

• Written learning assignments
• Idea Paper for the Thesis

MODEL TEMPLATES