Study title

My University in 2025: Writing Competition 2014-2015

Dataset ID Number

FSD3125

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3125
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3125

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Mäkinen, Jukka (University of Tampere)
• Hietaniemi-Virtanen, Niina (University of Tampere)
• Mäkelä, Maria (University of Tampere)

Abstract

The data consist of My University in 2025: Writing Competition 2014-2015 texts. The target group for the writing competition was students, personnel, and alumni of University of Tampere. The texts varied in style and length; some were fictional, while others contained concrete development ideas. Most of the archived texts were written in Finnish. Two texts were written in English and one text contained both Finnish and English.

The data do not contain background information about the writers.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

creative writing; education; higher education institutions; innovation; progress

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Educational policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Mäkinen, Jukka (University of Tampere)
• Hietaniemi-Virtanen, Niina (University of Tampere)
• Mäkelä, Maria (University of Tampere)

Data Producers

• University of Tampere. University Services

Time Period Covered

2025

Collection Dates

2014-12-03 – 2015-02-15

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Tampere

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Media unit: Text

Universe

Students, personnel, and alumni of University of Tampere

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The contest was announced on the University intranet, web page, and Facebook.

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

39 texts in PDF/A format

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English and Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

After the writing competition, the authors were asked for their permission for using the texts for research purposes. Of the 50 authors, 39 gave their consent.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Mäkinen, Jukka (University of Tampere) & Hietaniemi-Virtanen, Niina (University of Tampere) & Mäkelä, Maria (University of Tampere): My University in 2025: Writing Competition 2014-2015 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2016-09-15). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3125

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

FSD has not been informed of any publications related to the data.