MASTER’S THESISLET masters’ programme

40 cr, 413008SHU304

Pirkko Hyvönenpirkko.hyvonen@oulu.fi

©Ellaveera Hyvönen

STRUCTURE OF THE DAY

9.00.-9.15. Opening9.15.-10.00. Methodological map, 110.00.-11.00. Methodological map, 211.00-12.00. Lunch12.30.-13.00. Introduction to the masters’ thesis (Pirkko)13.00.-13.45. My intrests and competence, 113.45.-14.00. My intrests and competence, 2

The train is

about to sta

rt its

journey

SUPPORT from peers and supervisers

Board a train and keep your goal! There will be a destination. The journey will be

interesting.

Kuva ESS-arkisto

LET

METHODOLOGICAL MAP, 1

The aim is to 1) reflect your previous experiences of

research processes: what kind of research have you done; what was your role in the process; how did you feel the process and what have you learned (topics, methods etc)

2) To find out and be aware your strengts and expertise as a group

In small groups, discuss with your peers and make your spesific methodological map, which represents your previous experiences as resources for progressing the thesis.

SYLLABUS The cource is linked to the contents of

previous modules The cource will provide support for completing

the process of the master’s thesis. Students carry out their master’s thesis as a

research process with real demands and challenges.

LEARNING PROCESS Completing a master’s thesis is a self-

regulative process, where collaboration plays a crucial role.

Doing your thesis is learning expertise in the particular domain.

CONTENT LET research themes Research process Research plan (structure,

schedule) Methodologies Collaboration in a research

team

Qualitative and quatitative research courses

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©Ellaveera Hyvönen

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

You can write a reseach plan and complete a

master’s thesisFuture research (eg., PhD), funding proposals

plan and master a data collection categorize and analyse data

kvali or quant find relevant literatur for your thesis

topic, method master referencing practices evaluate research

scientific, methodological, ethical, literature, writing

collaborate use relevant technologies and

adaptations for collaboration, and research purposes

SELF-REGULATED LEARNING (SRL)- Solo or collaborative- Emotion-regulation- Motivation-regulation- Cognition-regulation- Strategies- Self-efficasy (beliefs)Zimmerman, Pintrich, Wolters, Pajares, Winne, Perry, Chunk, Azevedo, Moos, Hadwin, Järvelä, Järvenoja, Malmberg, Mykkänen & Määttä CREATIVE COLLABORATION

- How to design learning and learning environments for promoting creative collaboration?- How to use technologies for enhancing creative collaboration?

Franken, Amabile, Bereiter, Scardamalia, Eteläpelto, Lahti, John-Steiner, Sternberg, Lubbart, Torrance, Hyvönen, Romero, Vuopala

EXPERT LEARNING - Collaborative problem-solving- Transfer from/for working life

Bereiter, Scardamalia, Bransford, Hatano, Inagagi, Lajoije, Zimmerman, Chi, Tynjälä, Hyvönen & Impiö (manuscripts)

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING / CSCL- Structuring learning- Roles in learning- SRL in collaborative learning- Collaborative learning + learning

environments

Dillenbourg, Fisher, Kirschner, Näykki, Laru, Vuopala, Hämäläinen, Weinberger

Learning with or without technologies

LET RESEARCH THEMES

CREATIVE COLLABORATI

ON

Environments and situations that support collaboration and creativity

Safe emotional

atmosphere- emotional

scaffolding- power

relations- competition

Rich interaction

- Opposing views

Knowledge and

experiences

Goals and aims

Divergent thinking,succesful

collaboration

Playfulness

Various expertise

Emotions are not separate from human’s other experiences; emotions are linked to cognitio and motivations (Linnenbrink, 2006; Op‘t Eynde & Turner, 2006).

Tolerance of ambiquity

BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE THESIS / ARTICLE

TITLEABSTRACTINTRODUCTION- Introduce the problem and its relevance- Aim and research questions (In introduction or

in separate chapter)- Possible hypothesisTHEORETICAL FRAMEWORKMETHODSRESULTSCONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION- Evaluation of the researchREFERENCES

MY INTRESTS AND COMPETENCE, 1

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MY INTRESTS AND COMPETENCE, 1

The aim is to in start a thinking process about the possible topic of the thesis.

1. Discuss and share thoughts within your groupii. which areas of reseach you are at the bestiii. which theoretical frameworks you are interested

iniv. which contexts you are interested inv. which topics you are interested in

2. Once you discuss, formulate your topics in brief sentences and place them into the theoretical platform. What are your three conclusions about the result.

3. Place your topics into the collective (entire class) theoretical platform.

LITERATURE SUGGESTIONS

APA6 manualCorbin, J. & Strauss, A. Basucs of qualitative researchMiles, M.B. & Huberman, A.M.: Qualitative data analysisLazar, J et al., Research methods in human-computer interactionSalkind:, N.J. Statistics for people who think they hate statisticsMenetelmäopetuksen tietovaranto: http://www.fsd.uta.fi/menetelmaopetus/index.html (in Finnish only)

AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL

AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER

BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH REVIEW

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER

EUROPEAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL

FINNISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOSIATION. RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES / SUOMEN KASVATUSTIETEELLINEN SEURA. KASVATUSALAN TUTKIMUKSIA

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE LEARNING SCIENCESINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNINGJOURNAL OF INTERACTIVE LEARNING RESEARCH

ACTIVE LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

ADULTS LEARNING MATHEMATICS - AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

E-LEARNING AND EDUCATION

FOR THE LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS

INNOVATION IN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING

INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING AND CHANGE

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING AND INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING AND MEDIA

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGY

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOBILE LEARNING AND ORGANISATION

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEB-BASED LEARNING AND TEACHING TECHNOLOGIES