Final Project - Annual

Code:

EM595

Acronym:

PFC

Instance: 2006/2007 - A

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.fe.up.pt/~smpt
Responsible unit:	Materials and Technological Processes Group
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEM	15	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	12	12	-
MIEM	0	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	-	12	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Specific aims
Challenge the students with an experimental work of materials or technology development with industrial application, using laboratory and experimental means.

Learning outcomes
Develop the individual or group initiatives and decision capacities in interdisciplinary subjects.

Program

Different subjects related with the courses ministered in the Materials and Technological Processes option, research works, companies problems, etc.

Main Bibliography

Depends on the subject selected by the student

Complementary Bibliography

Depends on the subject selected by the student

Teaching methods and learning activities

Individual or group work comprising bibliographic search and a specific development, which can include tests, components or prototypes manufacturing, etc.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	56,00
Project poster	Trabalho escrito	4,00
Report marked by the supervisor and another professor	Trabalho escrito	40,00
Experimental work	Trabalho escrito	90,00
Theoretical study	Trabalho escrito	90,00
Oral presentation and discussion of the project	Trabalho escrito	4,00
1st oral presentation	Trabalho escrito	4,00
Literature review	Trabalho escrito	36,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

There are no classes, however the student has to obey the 4 requirements established in the evaluation components.

Calculation formula of final grade

1. 1st public presentation of the project.
2. Poster of the project.
3. Final public presentation and discussion.
4. Evaluation and discussion of the reports with the advisors.

Examinations or Special Assignments

The final grade depends on the student performance in the 4 points above indicated. No specific % is attributed to the 4 phases.The student can have a fair first presentation, and facing the panel recommendations achieves a good final presentation.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Grade improvement can be accorded with the supervisor that can recommend supplementary work and specific corrections.
These cases are treated as normal students, i.e. they have to perform the specific phases of the evaluation process.

Classification improvement

Not existents

Observations

There are no special requirements, however the students should have enough time to develop the work, which in general has a strong experimental component.