Thesis in Biomedical Engineering

Code:

PRODEB030

Acronym:

TEB

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biomedical Engineering

Instance: 2023/2024 - A

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PRODEB	42	Syllabus	2	-	114	240	3078
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

Conduct scientific research and development work, autonomous, relevant and innovative in order to present an original thesis in Biomedical Engineering.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student is expected to have consolidated general knowledge on the scientific method and to have acquired knowledge on the state of the art of the specific techniques of the thesis area.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

There are no specific prerequisites.

Program

The programmatic contents are defined according to the thesis topic by the student and the respective supervision team.

Mandatory literature

A especificar ; Vários dependendo do tema da tese

Complementary Bibliography

Catherine Dawson; Introduction to research methods. ISBN: 978-1-84528-367-4
Geoffrey E. Mills; Educational research. ISBN: 1-292-10617-4

Comments from the literature

Os conteúdos programáticos são definidos de acordo do tema da tese pelo estudante e respetiva equipa de orientação.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Reading and analysis of scientific articles and other relevant literature on the subject of the thesis, as a result of a biliographic research.
Conducting research work leading to the thesis, under close supervision of the supervising team.
Students are expected to conduct autonomous research and the results obtained constitute a significant advance in the state of the art in the specific area of the thesis topic.

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 relatório/dissertação/tese	300,00
Estudo autónomo	1000,00
Trabalho de investigação	2750,00
Total:	4050,00

Eligibility for exams

Does not apply.

Calculation formula of final grade

Does not apply.