Dissertation

Code:

MESHO200

Acronym:

D

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Multidisciplinary Themes

Instance: 2014/2015 - A

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.fe.up.pt/1011/course/view.php?id=322
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Occupational Safety and Hygiene Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MESHO	39	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2007/08	2	-	42	14

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To write an original thesis specifically for this purpose, having to be adequate to the problematic of occupational safety and hygiene.

In the dissertation, the student must reach the following objectives:

• To know how to carry out scientific,  technical and legal research in a systematic way integrating the research results;

• Acquire knowledge and skills in a specific area of safety technology;

• Acquire skills to work systematically on an issue;

• Submit an original work, showing the conpetências acquired.

Learning outcomes and competences

The competencies to be achieved by the student are:

• Domain of methodologies, research scientific and technical information;

• Ability to integrate knowledge from  scientific, technical and legal sources;

• Ability to synthesize in an organized way all the work produced;

• Skills to communicate the work developed, its findings, knowledge and reasoning related to it, clearly and unambiguously.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Choose of a theme by the student within a list of topics proposed by potential supervisors.
Presential classes on the following subjects:

• Research Methodology of information;
• Organization and presentation of research work / project;

Presentation by the student to the Course Direction, of a work plan approved by the advisor.
The Course Director shall act after consulting the Scientific Committee.

 

Mandatory literature

J. Santos Baptsta; Modelo de Dissertação MESHO

Teaching methods and learning activities

tutorial supervision

keywords

Technological sciences

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	1134,00
Total:	1134,00

Eligibility for exams

N/A

Calculation formula of final grade

Avaliação por Juri

 

Examinations or Special Assignments

N/A

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

N/A

Classification improvement

N/A