course aims in Estonian
Toetada teadmiste ja oskuste kujunemist magistriuurimuse läbiviimiseks ja magistritöö kirjutamiseks.
course aims in English
The main goal of the Master’s Thesis Project is to provide students with an overview of the e-Governance Technologies and Services Master’s Thesis preparation and writing process
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Kursuse lõppedes on üliõpilane omandanud:
1. Teadmised magistritöö olemusest, sellele esitatavatest nõuetest ja kirjutamise protsessist
2. Teadmised teadustöö eetikast ja oskused relevantse uurimiskirjanduse leidmiseks
3. Oskused rakendada teadustöö meetodeid enda uurimustöös
4. Suutlikkuse esitada oma magistritöö projekt (ülesandepüstitus) kolmandal semestril
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
By the end of the course students will be able to:
1. Understand the Master’s Thesis preparation and writing process
2. Have an understanding of research ethics and demonstrate the skills to find and use relevant information sources and data for their own research field
3. Successfully carry out scientifically approved research methods in their own research
4. Successfully pass Master’s Thesis Research Proposal in the third semester
brief description of the course in Estonian
Kursus toimub kombineeritud õppetööna nii Moodle keskkonnas kui ka kontaktõppe vormis seminaridena. Üliõpilastel tuleb kursuse käigus läbi mõelda ja analüüsida oma uurimuse probleemistik, andmete kogumise ja analüüsimise etapid. Moodle’is leiduvate praktiliste ülesannete käigus omandatakse teadmised uurimistöö läbiviimisest vastavalt planeeritud ajakavale.
brief description of the course in English
This course is built as a combination of online and classroom activities. Several seminars will be held to cover critical analysis of primary questions and research problematic of the master thesis and on collecting and analysing of data. Practical tasks will be given in Moodle to review students’ understandings of research and keep them in schedule.
type of assessment in Estonian
Mitte-eristav hindamine (Pass/Fail), kus lävendi aluseks on teoreetilise materjalide läbitöötamine ja oma teadmiste demonstreerimine praktiliste ülesannete sooritamise näol Moodle keskkonnas ja üliõpilase enda magistriuurimuses
type of assessment in English
Non-distinctive evaluation (Pass/Fail) where the threshold is based on
Working through the (theoretical reading) materials;
Demonstrating the skill of implementing theoretical knowledge in practical tasks in Moodle and in students’ own Master’s project
independent study in Estonian
Iseseisev töö sisaldab:
- Kursuse kirjanduse jt Moodle keskkonnas sisalduvate allikate iseseisev läbitöötamine
- praktiliste harjutuste sooritamine Moodle keskkonnas
- üliõpilase enda magistriuurimuse ülesandepüstituse (Research Proposal) esitamine
independent study in English
Independent study includes:
- independent work with literature and all provided sources in Moodle environment
- positively passed individual Tasks in Moodle
- submission of student’s Master’s Thesis Research Proposal
study literature
Course web page: https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=21868
Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide, Books a la Carte Edition (14th Edition). Jim D. Lester Jr. (Author), James D. Lester
Briony J. Oates, Researching Information Systems and Computing.
John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak, Academic writing for graduate students : essential tasks and skills (2012)
Runeson et al., Case study research in software engineering. Guidelines and Examples (2012)
study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
4.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):