Master's Thesis (250838) – Course 2024/25 PDF

Learning Objectives

To develop, present and defend in front of a university evaluation panel an original individual exercise. This exercise consists in a full study or project in the field of Civil Engineering that synthesizes the competences acquired during the studies, adopting the advances and upgrades in this field and suggesting new ideas. * To acquire the knowledge, developing capability and preliminary practice to carry put research works or specialty projects in some of the civil engineering fields. * To acknowledge the significance of studying in detail and rigor the problem at hand, of considering all the potential alternatives, of analyzing and deciding which is the optimum one and of developing the chosen alternative completely. * To know in greater detail the specific knowledge area of their field of work with regards to the general and specific topics of the MSc degree. * To focus, plan and develop adequately and efficiently a new topic including all the phases (background, analysis, synthesis, discussion, writing and defense. * To consolidate the basic methodologic knowledge to develop research or development works and projects in civil engineering. To make, present and defend in front of a university tribunal an original exercise realized individually. The exercise should consist of a comprehensive study or project in the field of Geo-Engineering, allowing the student to develop, apply and synthesize the skills acquired in the Master courses and resulting in advances and developments in this field by contributing with new ideas. PROMOTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ENGINEERING PROJECTS: The ability to identify and study society's needs and to transform these needs into infrastructure and services projects. The ability to write, develop and implement a project using knowledge of basic subjects and technologies; decision-making abilities; the ability to meet the needs for which it is designed; the ability to assess the social and environmental impact of the technical solutions adopted; and the ability to assess the funding and material and human resources needed to carry it out.

Competencies

Especific

Generic

To apply advanced knowledge in sciences and technology to the profesional or research practice.

To lead, coordinate and develop integrated projects in Geo-Engineering.

To identify and design solutions for geo-engineering problems within ethical, social and legislative frameworks.

To promote innovation for the development of methodology, analyses and solutions in Geo-engineering

Total hours of student work

		Hours	Percentage
Guided Activities	90h	100.00 %
Self Study		660h

Teaching Methodology

The TFM will be developed under the supervision of a faculty member of the Civil engineering School of Barcelona. Therefore, student must require the necessary interviews with the supervisor to ensure the proper development and quality of the work. In case the TFM is presented and defended at a foreign university within the framework of mobility agreements signed by the Civil engineering School of Barcelona, the student must find a supervisor at the host university.

Grading Rules

The evaluation calendar and grading rules will be approved before the start of the course.

The grading of TFM will be based on an assessment of written documents and oral presentation about the objectives, results and conclusions of TFM to a panel of examiners. The panel will consist of three professors of the School that after the public presentation of TFM assigns a grade based on the following criteria: Thesis content * Originality and innovation (30% of global mark) * Comprehensive / integrative / interdisciplinary scope (30% of global mark) Thesis report * Quality of written report (20% of global mark) Thesis defense * Clarity of oral presentation (10% of global mark) * Performance in debate with the panel (10% of global mark) In the case of performing the TFM within a mobility agreement in a foreign university, the final mark will be given by the host university if the work has done individually and has been presented to a panel of at least three faculty members. If these requirements are not met, the student must present and defend TFM in the Civil Engineering School of Barcelona.

Test Rules

Students have two periods for the TFM submission and defense: February and July. Students must submit the TFM report in digital format with electronic signature (via e-secretaria). Moreover, students should provide a list of the main contributions ("highlights") with a written and graphic summary of TFM in the Open Courseware portal. The TFM will be defended in public session with a panel of three professors from the Civil Engineering School of Barcelona. Students will have approximately 30 minutes to proceed to the oral presentation of the objectives, results and conclusions of TFM. After the presentation, the jury will start a debate with the student, answering some questions about the development and content of the TFM. In the TFM defense room, a computer and a projector will be available to display graphic documents (Microsoft Powerpoint or other).

Office Hours

To be agreed with the supervisor.

Bibliography

Basic

Escola de Camins. Normativa acadèmica del Màster de Camins, Canals i Ports en tot allò referent al TFM (capítol 5).