Thesis evaluation criteria

Evaluation aspect Excellent 5 Good 4-3 Satisfactory 2-1 Failed 0

1. Topic is based on Topic is based on Topic is Topic is not

Planning, starting working life working life meaningful and meaningful or
points and goal needs, it is needs and it is current. current.
setting of the current, current.
thesis innovative,
significant and
more challenging
than normally.

Topic is very Topic is clearly There are Topic has not

clearly limited limited and shortcomings in been limited or
and appropriately the limitation structured.
appropriately structured. and structuring
structured. of the topic.

Goal, research Goal, research Goal, research Goal, research

tasks or tasks or tasks or tasks or
problems of the problems of the problems of the problems of the
thesis have been thesis have been thesis are thesis are
defined very defined clearly unclear and unclear.
clearly, and logically. there are
elaborately and shortcomings in
logically. them.

2. Framework is Framework is Framework is Framework is

Information base extensive and fairly extensive inadequate and poor and it is not
and use of very skillfully and skillfully loosely linked to linked to the goal
information formed on the formed on the the goal of the of the thesis.
sources basis of the basis of the thesis.
source data, and source data, and
it is related to it is mostly
the goal of the related to the
thesis. goal of the
thesis.

Information Information Information Information

retrieval is based retrieval is based retrieval is retrieval is
on extensive on adequate based on scarce, poor and
literature and literature and it literature or unsystematic.
studies and it is is systematic and studies, but it is
systematic, relevant. random.
critical and
relevant.
 Use of sources is Use of sources is Use of sources is Sources have
diverse, critical diverse and well- superficial and been used poorly
and well- founded. inadequate. and they are very
founded. There Sources are fairly Sources are scarce.
are plenty of plentiful and scarce and they
sources and they mostly new and are one-sided,
are new and original. They second-hand
original. also include sources.
second-hand
sources.

Central concepts Central concepts Central concepts Concepts and

have been have been and their inter- their inter-
defined defined and their relations are not relations have
extensively and inter-relations explained not been
their inter- have been clearly. explained at all.
relations have explained
been explained clearly.
very clearly.

3. Used research Used research Used research Used research

Methods and setting is well setting is setting is not setting is not
data justified and it is relevant in entirely relevant relevant in
relevant in relation to the to the topic. relation to the
relation to the topic. topic.
topic.

Used sampling Used sampling Used sampling Used sampling

methods suit the methods suit the methods are methods do not
topic very well. topic well. weakly suited to suit the topic.
the topic.

Used data Used data Used data Used data

collection collection collection collection
methods suit the methods suit the methods are methods are
topic very well topic well and weakly suited to unfit in regards
and the writer the writer has the topic and of the topic and
has done his/her done his/her their reliability their reliability
best to ensure best to ensure has not been has not been
their reliability. their reliability. ensured ensured. Use of
Use of methods Use of methods properly. Use of methods is not
demonstrates is under control. methods shows under control.
special skills and weak control
ability. over them.
 Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis
methods suit the methods suit the methods suit the methods do not
purpose very purpose, and the purpose poorly, suit the data,
well, and the data has been and the analysis and the analysis
data has been analyzed well. of data is of data is scarce
analyzed inadequate. and very brief.
skillfully and
logically.

Working is Working is Working is not Thesis does not

independent and independent. very contain
critical. The The choices independent and independently
choices made made are well the choices made parts.
are well justified, justified, and made are not
and ethical ethical aspects justified well.
aspects have have been Ethical issues
been considered considered in have not been
extensively in them. considered.
them.
4. Results answer Results answer Results answer Results do not
Results, discussion very well to the well to the set only partially to answer to the
and conclusions set goals, goals, research the set goals, set goals,
research tasks or tasks or research tasks or research tasks or
problems. problems. problems. problems.

Results have Results have Presentation of Results are

been presented been presented the results in scarce and they
very clearly and clearly and unclear. have been
informatively. informatively. presented
incoherently.

Reliability of the Reliability of the Reliability of the Reliability of the

research process research process research process research process
and results has and results has and results has or results has not
been evaluated been evaluated been evaluated been evaluated
very diversely diversely and scarcely. much at all.
and extensively. quite
extensively.

Discussion and Discussion and Discussion and Discussion and

conclusions are conclusions are conclusions are conclusions have
critical, deep and well-founded weakly justified. not been
well-founded. and they They are loosely justified and
They demonstrate connected to the they barely have
demonstrate independent framework of any connection
independent thinking. They the thesis. to the
thinking and are are connected to framework of
clearly the framework the thesis.
connected to the of the thesis.
 framework of
the thesis.

Results can be Results can be Results are Results cannot

greatly applied applied and used weakly be utilized for
and used for for working life applicable and working life
working life needs and for usable for needs or for
needs and for developing working life developing
developing practical work. needs or for practical work.
practical work. developing
practical work.

5. Structure of the Structure of the There are Structure of the

Thesis report, report is a report is a shortcomings in report is unclear
language and logical, very logical, clear and the clarity of the and
general clear, limited and limited whole. structure, unstructured.
presentation concise whole. logicality and
manner limitation of the
scope of the
thesis.

Language and Language and Language and Language and

readability of the readability of the readability of the readability of the
report are very report are good; report are report are poor.
good; language language is clear satisfactory:
is clear formal formal English language is
English and and formal English
comprehensible comprehensible and
to professionals to professionals comprehensible
in the field. in the field. to professionals
in the field.

Layout of the Layout of the Layout of the Layout of the

report follows report follows report only report does not
perfectly the the given partially follows follow the given
given guidelines. guidelines. the given guidelines.
Figures and Figures and guidelines,
tables are tables are figures and
technically technically tables are of
flawless and somewhat poor quality.
informative. flawless and
informative.
 References have References and There are Guidelines have
been marked in the list of numerous not been
the text and the references are shortcomings in followed at all in
list of references not entirely in references and marking the
is in line with the line with the in the list of references and
guidelines. guidelines. references. making the list of
references.

6. Process has been Process has been Carrying out the There have been
Managing the carried out carried out fairly process has serious problems
thesis process independently, independently required a lot of in carrying out
skillfully and in and in the support and the process and
the planned planned guidance. The sticking to the
schedule. schedule. process has not schedule.
been finished in
the set schedule.

Communication Communication Communication There are

and cooperation and cooperation and cooperation remarkable
with the people with the people with the people shortcomings in
involved in the involved in the involved in the communicating
thesis process thesis process thesis process and cooperating
have been very have been good. leave room for with the people
good. improvement. involved in the
thesis process.

Informing the Informing the Informing the Informing the

people involved people involved people involved people involved
in the thesis in the thesis in the thesis in the thesis
process has been process has been process leaves process has not
at a very good at a good level in room for been properly
level in different different phases improvement in taken care of.
phases of the of the process. different phases
process. of the process.

Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of

the thesis the thesis the thesis the thesis
process and the process and the process and the process and the
results is very results is clear results is quite results is unclear
clear and and consistent. clear. and incoherent.
consistent.