Dissertation

Code:

MEMG0020

Acronym:

D

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Technology and Applied Sciences
OFICIAL	Project

Instance: 2025/2026 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M.EMG	5	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2008/09	2	-	30	6,5	810

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To promote the integration, aqquisition and development of personal knowledge, capacities and atitudes, by an individual project work programme, based on a paticulaar theme of the study programme.

May be developed in acdemia or in industry.

Will result in the preparation, presentation of a dissertation report.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student will be able to:

• carry out a research and/or development work programme, using experimental, production or simulation resources, in an specific knowledge area;


• demonstrate knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United
  United Nations, integrating the principles of sustainability into engineering practices. This includes being
  able to identify the contribution of their work to the environmental, social and economic aspects,
  as well as defining performance indicators that establish metrics for measuring the impact of
  projects, with a view to a more sustainable and inclusive future;


• integrate previous with newly self-aqquired  knowledge and capacities;


• take action and decide;


• think critically and creativelly;


• engage in new situations;


• gather pertinent information;


• gather or develop solution methodologies and instruments;


• sinthesyze and draw conclusions;


• write a pertinent dissertation report;


• present, discuss and defend his results.

Working method

Presencial

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

Students should perform this u.c. on an exclusive basis. Students must have the credits necessary to be enrolled in the curricular unit.

Program

The student will carry out an work program, put forward by his supervisors, and executed in academia or under a partnership protocol.

Involves the following tasks:

• Detailed analysis of the problem;


• Bibliographic search;


• Theoretical study or design of a solution for a problem;


• Simulation or project solution development; 


• Preparation of report;


• Final public presentation to a jury.

Mandatory literature

John Biggam; Succeeding with your master.s dissertation. ISBN: 978-0-3352-4321-1
American Psychological Association; Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. ISBN: 978-1-4338-3216-1

Comments from the literature

Complementary bibliography to be recommended by each supervisor according to the dissertation topic.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Tutoring.

Evaluation Type

Distributed 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	810,00
Total:	810,00

Eligibility for exams

To comply with the the established plan, deadlines and protocols.

Calculation formula of final grade

Juri graded.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

Not applicable.