Special Topics

Code:

PDEEC0080

Acronym:

TE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Other Technical Areas
OFICIAL	Electrical and Computer Engineering

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDEEC	15	Syllabus	1	-	12	40	324

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Special Topics consists of two types of alternative activities:

1. Planned Individual Study (PIS) on a scientific topic not addressed in courses offered by PDEEC but considered relevant for the student’s thesis. PIS must be supervised by a professor or a PhD researcher. The final deliverable for PIS is a document reporting the original work developed by the student during this study. Co-authorship in the context of this study in not allowed.

2. Teaching Assistance (TA) in courses offered in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of FEUP (DEEC/FEUP). For this purpose, the student is requested to find a professor interested in supervising his teaching activity in an ongoing course. TA requires the student to: a) create or improve laboratory/practical works, including set-up the experiments, prepare the theoretical background, and elaborate the guides; b) teach in laboratory or practical classes, including assisting the laboratory/practical classes, accompanying the course’s students, and help the professor in the evaluation activities; c) teach at least one theoretical module in the theoretical class , which may be central or complementary to the course syllabus and related to course learning objectives. The final deliverable for TA is a document reporting the teaching activities carried out by the student during this activity, including a copy of the material produced by the student.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student will either improve his/her scientific know-how in the topic selected for PIS or improve his/her competencies on teaching at an university level.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The student must:

- Enrol in the course Special Topics;

- If needed, interact with PDEEC Scientific Committee to define the supervisor/tutor for PIS or to identify the professor of the course for TA;

- Submit the work proposal (2 pages A4) in the course website (moodle);

- Wait for confirmation from Special Topics professor;

- Carry out PIS or TA;

- Submit the final report in the course website (moodle).

Mandatory literature

William Strunk JR and E. B. WHITE; The Elements of Style. ISBN: 978-0205309023

Teaching methods and learning activities

The methods will vary and depend on the activity selected (PIS or TA). They are described above.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Trabalho laboratorial	60,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable.

Calculation formula of final grade

FC     =  Final Classification
QWS =  Quality of the Work (evaluated by Supervisor)
QRS  =  Quality of the Report (evaluated by Supervisor)
QRP  =  Quality of the Report (evaluated by the course's professor) 

FC = 0.6 * QWS + 0.4 * [ 0.8 * QRS + 0.2 * QRP]