Preparation of the Dissertation

Code:

MEB0026

Acronym:

PDISS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biomedical Engineering

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEB	18	Syllabus	2	-	12	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

In this curricular unit the student should perform a review of scientific literature aiming at gathering updated information about the state of the art in the area of his dissertation topic and define the work plan to be carried out.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student must strengthen his/her skills in the search of scientific information and acquire specific skills that allow him/her to begin the work of the dissertation with a good theoretical basis and updated knowledge on the subject to be developed. The student must also characterize the problem being addressed and identify the most appropriate strategy and methodologies for the project to be developed in the dissertation. This work is done in close collaboration with the supervisor of the dissertation.

Working method

Presencial

Program

This course is not subject to a common program to be met by all students. Instead, each student will have an individual work program, consisting in a literature search on the topic of the dissertation using bibliographic databases, published articles, books, webpages or other documentation.

Mandatory literature

Autores diversos; Adaptada ao tema da dissertação

Complementary Bibliography

Mauch James E.; Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation. ISBN: 0-8247-8972-5
Durão Diamantino Freitas Gomes 1944-; Teses de mestrado e de doutoramento. ISBN: 972-8883-72-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

Each student shall conduct individual and specific work consisting mainly in a literature search on the subject of the dissertation. The work will be supervised by the student's dissertation advisor, and culminates with the delivery of a final report.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	30,00
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	12,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	60,00
Trabalho de investigação	90,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Terms of frequency: Elaboration, presentation and discussion of a final report.

Calculation formula of final grade

To obtain approval, the student must make an oral presentation of the main findings of the literature search made within the course, including a preliminary plan for the work on the dissertation.

The final grade is determined considering the evaluations made by the course coordinator (30%) and the supervisor (70%), of the report  (weigth of 70%) and the oral presentation (weigth of 30%) performed by the student.