ENVS5036 Literature examination related to Master's thesis (5 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024

Description

Written examination on material agreed with the professor and student. Normally 600-800 pages of advanced text book material or review articles. Exam should be done prior starting the Master’s thesis project.

Learning outcomes

After finishing this course the student:

  • has good theoretical/methodological knowledge to start the Master’s thesis work
  • has broaden the perspective around the topic of the Master’s thesis

Additional information

General Instructions for the learning diary

1. First describe the material used (can be list or Table of Content).
2. Reflect you thoughts before starting to study the material. Why did you choose this material? Why are the subjects important? What do you want to learn from this material particularly? What are the weak points of your skills related to the material?
3. Use your own subtitles to describe the material. Try the restrict the number of subtitles to less than 10. Under each subtitle shortly describe what were the most important consepts, did something change your own understanding, what was suprising or conflickting. It is also good to write shortly what is still not known or understood among the scientific community.
4. What are your thought after studying the material. What were the most important things you learned. Would you organize your report in some other way if you would start now?
The recommended length of the learning diary is 20-30 typed pages.

Study materials

Material agreed before an exam or a learning diary with the professor.

Completion methods

Method 1

Time of teaching:
Period 1, Period 2, Period 3, Period 4, Period 5
Select all marked parts

Method 2

Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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Independent study, eExam (5 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Study methods:

eTentti tai oppimispäiväkirja (sovitaan erikseen)

Teaching

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Independent study, learning diary (5 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish

Teaching