Supervision of Master’s thesis in English spring 2021

Topic outline

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  General
  Course themes

  The course aims to address the following questions:

  • What is the current supervision process in your department / school?
  • What information should be included in a MSc thesis and where?
  • What are the steps and milestones in the thesis writing process?
  • What resources are available for supervisors to aid the process?
  • How to supervise topics from industry?
  • How to avoid crises and procrastination in the thesis process?
    
    

  The course will be completed either with 3 or 5 credits depending on your own schedule and interests.
  
  

  Course schedule

  CS 1 Thursday 21.1.2021 at 9.00-12.00
  CS 2 Wednesday 17.2.2021 at 9.00-12.00
  CS 3 Wednesday 10.3.2021 at 9.00-12.00
  CS 4 Thursday 25.3.2021 at 9.00-12.00
  CS 5 Wednesday 14.4.2021 at 9.00-12.00
  CS 6 Thursday 6.5.2021 at 9.00-12.00

  Themes for the sessions

  CS 1     Current state of affairs [in supervision]
  CS 2     Evaluating master's thesis
  CS 3     Supervision process and milestones
  CS 4     Feedback - Giving and taking
  CS 5     Supervising topics from industry/stakeholders
  CS 6     Resources & tools available for supervisors

  Instructors

  Kirsti Keltikangas, pedagogical specialist, Aalto ELEC / Teacher in charge
  Ken Pennington, Lecturer of English, Language Centre
  Jan-Mikael Rybicki, Lecturer of English, Language Centre
  Maria Törnroos, Psychologist for doctoral students, Aalto Learning services

  Place

  online sessions in Zoom

  • Select activity Announcements

    

    Announcements Forum
  • Select activity General discussion

    

    General discussion Forum
  • Select activity Completing the course (3 or 5 credits)

    

    Completing the course (3 or 5 credits) Choice

    In this choice, you can update your personal choice whether you want to complete the course

    Option 1. with 3 credits

    Option 2. or 5 credits
    
    In the first option, you will

    • participate in the sessions (6)
    • do the assignments/tasks between the sessions
    • and participate Maria's councelling group

    In the latter version, you will do the parts listed in the 1st option
    PLUS you will design your personal MyCourses template for supervision/instruction.

    The workload and the hours calculated both options are explained in the table below.

    Would you kindly choose the option optimal for you and your schedule.
    DL 15.2.2021
    
    
    

  • Select activity MyCourses support session for the template

    

    MyCourses support session for the template Group choice

    Please choose one of the times to build your MyCourses supervision template.

    Option 1: Thursday 22.4. at 9.00-10.30
    Option 2: Thursday 22.4. at 12.30-14.00

    Digispecialists (two) from Aalto Teachers' services hold these session.

    Please prepare a draft of your workspace BEFORE the session!

    During the session, we will tweak and update your workspace based on your needs and questions. We will inform about the groups (e.g. links) soonest when having received your responses.