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  • This online seminar is designed to provide support, guidance, and feedback to students writing their Bachelor theses in English. We accept students from the five English Bachelor programmes in CHEM, ENG, ELEC, and SCI:

    • Chemical Engineering (CHEM)
    • Computational Engineering (ENG)
    • Data Science (SCI)
    • Digital Systems & Design (ELEC)
    • Quantum Technology (ELEC & SCI)


    Seminar topics

    Data science major students can find topics here:

    https://wiki.aalto.fi/display/DataScienceMajor/List+of+topics+for+spring+2021

    TIK students / SCI3207.kand students writing in English can find topics here:

    https://wiki.aalto.fi/display/SCI3027/Topics+Spring+2021

    Digital Systems and Design major students should contact Martin Andraud and Mika Nupponen (see below) for guidance on topics.

    Learning objectives

    Upon completion of the seminar, students will be able to

    • demonstrate in-depth knowledge of a field-specific topic through writing and presenting a Bachelor thesis,
    • search for, critically assess, and integrate sources into the argumentation of their thesis,
    • recognise standard citation practices and plagiarism-avoidance strategies for proper documention of sources,
    • identify the organisational and language features specific to a Bachelor thesis in their field of study, and
    • provide critical feedback to others' work and respond to feedback on their own work.

    Pre-requisites

    A minimum of 90 ECTS credits of BSc degree studies completed with an emphasis on basic and major studies. A student must have a valid personal study plan approved before entering the seminar. It is also strongly recommended that students have already taken the written (w) skills component of their mandatory foreign language credits.


    Seminar Team Contact Details

    You can contact us at firstname.lastname@aalto.fi. Please use the course code (JOIN.BSc) in the message.
    Coordinator: Maurice Forget
    Chemical Engineering: TBA
    Computational Engineering: TBA
    Data Science: Maarit Käpylä
    Digital Systems & Design: Martin Andraud and Mika Nupponen
    Quantum Technology: Matti Raasakka

    Information Specialist: Kirsi Heino
    Speech Communication: Henriette ("Henni") Kervinen
    Finnish Maturity Exam: Jepa Piirainen

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