BRIEFING Master Thesis (TFM) Núria Forcada Matheu ESEIAAT Master thesis coordinator [email protected] Office 3.10 (TR5)
BRIEFING Master Thesis (TFM)
Núria Forcada MatheuESEIAAT Master thesis coordinator
[email protected] 3.10 (TR5)
OUTLINE
• Master thesis process
• Calendar
• Master thesis documents
• Typical report structure
• Dissemination & Confidentiality
• Additional considerations
• Useful links
MASTER THESIS PROCESS (3 steps)
Contact STD-DIR
Proposal INTRANET Enrolment
Follow-up
Uploading docs INTRANET Validation
Accept student
BLUE – professorGREEN – student1) ENROLMENT PERIOD
2) FOLLOW-UP / MONITORING PERIOD
3) DELIVERY & PRESENTATION PERIOD
Request proposal
Oral presentation
OUTLINE
• Master thesis process
• Calendar
• Master thesis documents
• Typical report structure
• Dissemination & Confidentiality
• Additional considerations
• Useful links
CALENDAR
ProposalINTRANET Enrolment
Uploadingdocs in
INTRANET
Acceptstudent
ENROLMENT
DELIVERY AND PRESENTATION
Oral presentation
EXTENSION
Until 15th June Until 28th June July
Until 20th January February Until 20th April May
Uploadingdocs in
INTRANET
Oral presentation
SPRING PERIOD:
CALENDAR
Until 15th Jan. Until 28th Jan. February
Until 20th June July Until 20th Sept. October
AUTUM PERIOD:
ProposalINTRANET Enrolment
Acceptstudent
ENROLMENT
Uploadingdocs in
INTRANET
DELIVERY AND PRESENTATION
Oral presentation
EXTENSION
Uploadingdocs in
INTRANET
Oral presentation
OUTLINE
• Master thesis process
• Calendar
• Master thesis documents
• Typical report structure
• Dissemination & Confidentiality
• Additional considerations
• Useful links
FINAL THESIS DOCUMENTS
• COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS:
– Report (all relevant information).– Budget (cost of the suggested solution).– TOR (Terms Of Reference) – For Projects.– Annexes (if necessary).– Drawings (if necessary).
FINAL THESIS DOCUMENTS
• OTHER DOCUMENTS:- Self assessment report. - Declaration of honour.
OUTLINE
• Master thesis process
• Calendar
• Master thesis documents
• Typical report structure
• Dissemination & Confidentiality
• Additional considerations
• Useful links
TYPICAL REPORT STRUCTURE
INTRODUCTION– Outline / Contents. List of figures; list of tables.– Abstract (two languages).– Aim of the thesis.– Scope of the thesis.– Requirements of the thesis (basic specs).– Justification of the usefulness/need/opportunity of the thesisDEVELOPMENT– Background and review of the state of the art, if necessary.– Approach and decision on possible solutions.– Development of the chosen solutions.SUMMARY OF RESULTS– Summary of the budget, or economic feasibility study.– Analysis (and assessment) of the environmental implications.– Conclusions and recommendations of continuity.– Planning and scheduling of the next stage.– Bibliography, references and legislation.
OUTLINE
• Master thesis process
• Calendar
• Master thesis documents
• Typical report structure
• Dissemination & Confidentiality
• Additional considerations
• Useful links
DISSEMINATION & CONFIDENTIALITY
• DISSEMINATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY:In case of conflict of interests theMaster thesis director should sign the“Declaration of confidentiality”.
OUTLINE
• Master thesis process
• Calendar
• Master thesis documents
• Typical report structure
• Dissemination & Confidentiality
• Additional considerations
• Useful links
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Estimated workload 25h/ECTS:
ECTS Estimatedhours
GRETI, GRETA, MUEI, MUEA, MUEO 12 ECTS 300h
MASE 14 ECTS 350h
MUEASAEI, MUETP (últim any), MBD 15 ECTS 375h
MUDTT, UTPiG 18 ECTS 450h
MEM 30 ECTS 750h
ALTRES TITULACIONS 4 ECTS 600h
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
• Topics shall be defined as STUDIES or PROJECTS.• Enrolment together with all remaining courses.• Master Thesis Directors must be ESEIAAT’s PhD lecturers.• Non PhD lecturers may act as co-Directors.• Director of the Master thesis is not a member of the Review
Panel.• Director of the Master thesis provides the review panel with
an assessment report.• Presentation only once all courses have been passed.
OUTLINE
• Master thesis process
• Calendar
• Master thesis documents
• Typical report structure
• Dissemination & Confidentiality
• Additional considerations
• Useful links
USEFUL LINKS
• ACCES TO ALL MASTER THESIS INFORMATION:https://eseiaat.upc.edu/ca/estudis/treballs-fi-destudis
USEFUL LINKS
ProposalINTRANET Enrolment
Follow-up Uploading docs in INTRANET
Validatedocuments
ENROLMENT
FOLLWOW-UP, DELIVERY & PRESENTATION
Ofertes TFG/TFM E-secretaria
Atenea TFE
USEFUL LINKS
• MASTER THESIS PROPOSALS:https://eseiaat.upc.edu/ca/estudis/treballs-fi-destudis/ca/estudis/treballs-fi-destudis/ofertes-treballs-fi-destudis
USEFUL LINKS
• ATENEA TFE (follow-up and delivery):https://eseiaat.upc.edu/ca/estudis/treballs-fi-destudis/diposit-on-line
USEFUL LINKS
• MASTER THESIS CALENDAR:https://eseiaat.upc.edu/ca/estudis/calendaris-academics/curs-2018-19/masters/calendari-tfm-masters-2018-2019-eseiaat.pdf
BRIEFING Master Thesis (TFM)
Núria Forcada MatheuESEIAAT Master thesis coordinator
[email protected] 3.10 (TR5)