Dissertation

Code:

EBE0161

Acronym:

DISS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biomedical Engineering

Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Bioengineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIB	5	Syllabus	5	-	30	28	810

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

Students taking Dissertation are expected to carry out individual work of research and development leading to the writing of a scientific dissertation on a subject in the area of knowledge of the degree, aiming to integrate and apply skills and attitudes acquired during the course to solving complex problems of engineering knowledge. The dissertation work can be a research and/or technological development and application, involving experimental means and/or simulation, that promotes the development of the student's initiative, decision-making, innovation, and of creative and critical thinking. It should involve the analysis of new situations, gathering relevant information,  development and selection or design of methodological approaches and tools for the resolution of the problem, its resolution, the exercise of synthesis and preparation of the findings, and the writing up of a dissertation to be publicly presented and discussed.

Learning outcomes and competences

Development of the capacity of initiative, decision-making, innovation, creative and critical thinking in solving complex engineering problems. Competence to perform individual work of research and development.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The deadline for the submission of the draft version of the thesis will be set by resolution of MIB's Scientific Committee, but will presumably be around mid-June. The public presentation and defence of the thesis will take place during July. After the public presentation and defense, and for official archival purposes (FEUP Library + National Observatory of Science and Higher Education Library), it is necessary to hand in to the Academic Services (Division of Pre-graduation), the final version of the dissertation that should include any modifications required by jury during the public defense, duly validated by the president of the jury.

During the course of work, the applicant must provide any intermediate results and information necessary for evaluating the progress of work, for consultation by the supervisor and the defence committee.

Mandatory literature

Alexandre Pereira, Carlos Poupa; Como escrever uma tese. ISBN: 972-618-350-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

The Dissertation work may be performed in an academic environment or an academic and business one. In the second case the objectives, the nature and form of monitoring of work should be agreed in advance between the student, the faculty and the host company's supervisors (the model contract will be provided by the secretariat of the course). This contract will be validated by the Course Director, and ensures that the scientific and pedagogical objectives are achieved, whilst protecting any confidentiality issues by the host company / institution.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Biomaterial engineering
Technological sciences > Engineering > Biomedical enginnering
Technological sciences > Technology > Biotecnology

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	809,00
Total:	809,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable

Calculation formula of final grade

According to "Master's Dissertations, Standards for its operation" at FEUP, the final classification will be given by a jury appointed by the Scientific Committee of MIB and which will include at least one of the supervisors.
The evaluation components will have the following weights:
- Technical-scientific quality of the work developed: 50%;
- Quality of dissertation document: 35%;
- Quality of presentation and public discussion: 15%.
These components should be assessed quantitatively by each jury member in an integer scale from 0 to 20. The final grade of the dissertation is expressed in the integer numerical scale from 0 to 20 and results from the simple, rounded arithmetic mean of the classifications assigned individually by each member of the jury.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Not applicable