Pilot case

Master’s Thesis Assistant for Bio2

The pilot project aims to create convenient tool to support and manage Master’s Thesis project done at the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Bio2 (Aalto CHEM) both for students and MSc supervisors and advisors.
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Pilot leader

Jouni Paltakari
Victoria Lindqvist

Schools

School of Chemical Engineering

Reach

50 students

Timeline

Sept 2019 – Feb 2020

Overview

The main motivation for the pilot project “Master’s Thesis Assistant for Bio2” – improve Master’s Thesis projects implementation at the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems (CHEM).

Available at the moment information necessary for Master’s Thesis projects is scattered and hard to find both for students and MSc Thesis supervisors.

The pilot aims to create convenient support assistant for everyone involved in Master’s Thesis projects at the department.

The pilot project aims to collect all the information at one platform and make Master’s Thesis project more convenient. Also it aims to improve communication between student and Thesis supervisors easier, and help to track the progress of a MSc Thesis project more transparent.

Platforms and tools

  • MyCourses
  • H5P
  • Prezi
  • Reveal.js
  • Videoscribe
  • Chemdraw
  • Inkscape
  • Panopto
  • Quizlet
  • automatic checking of exercises
  • flipped learning

Pedagogical methods

  • online self-learning
  • one-teach-one
  • interactive exercises

Involved courses

CHEM-E0100 – Academic Learning Community (5 ECTS)
LC-1310 – Academic Communication for MSc Students (3 ECTS)

People

Jouni Paltakari
School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
Pilot leader

Victoria Lindqvist
School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
Pilot leader


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