This document outlines the steps and tasks for students to clarify the theoretical basis of their master's thesis. It instructs students to: 1) Find and present 5 key references on collaborative learning and self-regulated learning to their group and justify their choices. 2) Evaluate and comment on other groups' reference choices. 3) Write individual summaries on the references from both perspectives and submit them by January 17th, 2013. The document also provides literature suggestions to support the thesis research process.

1. Master’s thesis
LET master’s programme
14.12.2012
Kuva ESS-arkisto

2. WHY?
Competence and intrests;
preliminary ideas about topic and
theoretical perspective Clarification of theoretical basis
Methodological map of the group

3. CLARIFICATION OF THEORETICAL BASIS:
Core concepts
In this stage of thesis process, it is important to
construct solid theoretical basis, and later deepen it.

4. CLARIFICATION OF THEORETICAL BASIS:
Core concepts
1. Groups (about 60 mins + 20 mins)
Find 5 most important key references
both for
 Collaborative learning and
 Self-regulated learning
And
2. Prepare to present your key
references and to justify your pics
3. Groups (50 mins) 4. Solo
Present and justify your pics. Write a summary about your
Evaluate and comment key references of both
reference choices of other groups. perspectives (two
Use these comments in the solo summaries)
phase. Return by 17.1.2013.

5. LITERATURE SUGGESTIONS
APA6 Manual
Corbin, J. & Strauss, A. Basucs of qualitative research
Miles, M.B. & Huberman, A.M.: Qualitative data analysis
Lazar, J et al., Research methods in human-computer
interaction
Salkind:, N.J. Statistics for people who think they hate statistics
Menetelmäopetuksen tietovaranto:
http://www.fsd.uta.fi/menetelmaopetus/index.html (in Finnish
only)