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Instructions for the Thesis

Maturity Test

The bachelor's thesis for the UAS degree includes a mandatory maturity test. It is written in a supervised session, usually as an Exam test without additional materials. The supervisor assesses the content, and the language lecturer assesses the communication/language on a pass/fail scale. Non-Finnish students in English-medium degree programmes write the maturity test in English. Finnish students write the maturity test either in Finnish or Swedish, according to the language of their primary and/or secondary education. The maturity test can be rejected if it contains significant deficiencies or errors in content, language, or format. Retaking the test can be arranged with the supervisor. The length of the maturity test is approximately 400-550 words, and the allotted time for writing is 135 minutes. Students with reading difficulties have the right to individual arrangements provided they have an expert statement regarding their reading difficulties. You can find the Exam instructions here.

The supervisor prepares two questions/headings for the maturity test, of which the student chooses one to answer. The text can be in the form of an essay, article, or expert blog post. The maturity test should be in standard language and have a formal style.

The text must be linguistically clear, comprehensible, and use an informative style, following the norms of the Finnish or Swedish language. Strive for a coherent structure and remember to use paragraphs. As the text is intended for a "general audience," avoid complex professional terminology. If you do use such terminology, remember to define it.
 

At the discretion of your supervisor and yourself, you can collaborate with your supervisor to develop a publication based on your maturity test text for the Energiaa-online magazine.

Here are a few examples:

Dobretsova, Y. & Norrgård, K. (2023). Gamification and Mobile Customer Loyalty Applications. Energiaa. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2023051042896

Giridhar, R. & Norrgård, K. (2023). Machine Learning in Personalization. Energiaa. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2023050841764

Nikolaev, V., & Satpute, S. (2023). Green hydrogen economy development and infrastructure. Energiaa. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20230830113712

In an article or blog post, the introductory paragraph, complements the headline and presents the key content of the research. Introduce your expert text by describing, justifying, and illustrating the research's objectives, content, and findings concisely. Consider the target audience of the text as readers interested in the topic. The text answers the questions: what and why was researched, where was it researched, when and what kind of results and recommendations were found. Remember that the reader has no prior knowledge of your thesis.

 

Requirements for an acceptable maturity demonstration

  • The maturity demonstration and the content of the thesis should correspond to each other.
  • The text should be readable, with clear differentiation between uppercase and lowercase letters and word boundaries.
  • The text should have a title. The content of the text should correspond to the title.
  • The text should be divided into clearly distinguishable paragraphs.
  • Basic spelling and punctuation rules should be followed.
  • The relationships between sentences and clauses should be expressed clearly.
  • The word order should be unambiguous and consistent with the presented information.
  • The style should be formal.
  • The text should rely on language rather than formulas, charts, and images.
  • The writing should be structured and coherent.
  • The reader should be able to understand the text as a complete entity. The writer should not assume that the reader has already familiarized themselves with their thesis.
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