BACHELOR’S THESIS INFO SESSION 4 Mari Syväoja Manager of Academic Operations AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Mikkeli Campus BScBA Program 29 October

Note on information retrieval Information Specialist Jaana Santala is available to meet with you to advise you in searching for academic sources. Book a meeting time with her from the list or by writing to: 2

Workshops Literature Review and Academic Writing workshops 1 and 2: Nov 23-25, 2015 registration lists available soon and Jan 11-15,

Role of the thesis supervisor Meets with students to discuss their work, mainly individually but also as a group if the supervisor so wishes. –Student contact person will assist when needed Academic expert and mentor –Provides advice on literature and methodology –Provides feedback on work submitted Evaluator of thesis –Reads and evaluates thesis and seminar –Submits thesis grades 4

Keep in mind... Your thesis supervisor has commitments at home, he/she is not available in the same way as professors are during a 3-week module. Don’t expect instant answers to your questions, so ask questions early enough to resolve them without pressuring your supervisor. 5

Next steps Mari will contact the thesis supervisors Thesis supervisors will contact their thesis students –STUDENTS SHOULD NOT CONTACT THE SUPERVISORS BEFORE THE SUPERVISORS HAVE TAKEN THE FIRST CONTACT 6

Deadlines before Christmas First Draft of Research Plan: Dec 8, 2015 (supervisor: Dec 15, 2015) Revised Research Plan and Thesis Outline: Dec 21, 2015 (supervisor: Jan 4, 2016) Strat working with your Literature Review asap 7

Notes to students If a student has not submitted any significant work to his/her supervisor by the final Research Plan deadline (December 21, 2015), he/she cannot continue in the process. Dropping out from the process after submitting the Research Plan may affect your seminar grade during the following thesis process. –You will get a lower grade next time –Thesis Seminar Grading Rubric will be available later this fall 8

Good luck! 9