Master's Thesis
Course code
MLM7420.DT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Magistritöö
Course title in English
Master's Thesis
ECTS credits
15.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To support the development of research oriented approach in education; to develop the ability to formulate research questions, to choose appropriate research strategies and to carry out the research study and to formulate it’s results.
Brief description of the course
Master's thesis is an independent research or development project in the field of subject-based, pedagogical or applied mathematics. Master's thesis requires an acquaintance with the scientific literature, theories and methodology of the chosen field of research. Master's thesis assesses the student's skills in choosing a topic, setting a goal and scientific problem and / or hypothesis, choosing and applying research methods, collecting and analyzing data, using professional literature and evaluating existing theories and research, solving independent and original conclusions, and in presentation of results. Presentation of results obtained.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- is able to plan and design educational research and choose appropriate research strategies;
- can carry out the research, analyse empirical results, develop meaningful conclusions;
- has a research-based approach to teaching.
- is able to plan and design educational research and choose appropriate research strategies;
- can carry out the research, analyse empirical results, develop meaningful conclusions;
- has a research-based approach to teaching.
Teacher
Madis Lepik
Prerequisite course 1
Prerequisite course 2