Dissertation

Code:

MVCOMP16

Acronym:

D

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Engineering and related techniques

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MVCOMP	3	Syllabus	2	-	30	30	810

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Each student must carry out research work leading to the preparation of a scientific dissertation on a subject in a domain area of the course. The dissertation must be specially made for this purpose, constituting a privileged moment to demonstrate the scientific competence of the student. The research should involve components of a theoretical nature and/or experimental, promoting understanding and problem solving in new and unfamiliar situations, the selection and careful collection of information and appropriate literature, the adoption of appropriate methodologies, design of a solution to the proposed problem and its implementation, and critical analysis of the obtained results. The dissertation must demonstrate that the candidate is an expert on the area of the research and must also demonstrate that he/she acquired knowledge in the frontiers of knowledge in the area of the dissertation. This curricular unit culminates in the presentation and public defense of a dissertation that reports clearly the work done and its main results.

Learning outcomes and competences

They are dependent on the specific topic being addressed.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Each student will have at least one academic supervisor at UPorto, USC, UDC or UVigo and may also have an external supervisor (for example when the thesis is carried out in an academic-enterprise environment). The student will have an individual work program in the domain of the master course, which is defined together with the supervisor(s). Main steps:
-Identification of a problem to be solved;
-Survey of State-of-the-art respective;
-Analysis of potential solutions;
-Development of a solution;
-Evaluation of the developed solution;
-Dissertation report writing

Mandatory literature

Ana Carla Madeira; Comunicar em ciência. ISBN: 972-592-165-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

Each student must conduct individual research and development work supervised by the advisor(s). The work can be carried out in academic or academic/enterprise environment. The main tasks of the research work include the formulation of the problem, the study of appropriate methodologies and a literature review to address the problem to solve, the development and design of a solution to the problem, an evaluation and a critical analysis of the obtained results, and conclusions.

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)
Estudo autónomo	180,00
Trabalho de investigação	648,00
Total:	828,00

Eligibility for exams

Submission of the dissertation document and the completion of the respective public exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

Formula Evaluation: The final assessment of the dissertation takes place in public examination by a jury evaluates the work, the report and the presentation in order to assign a final grade of 0 to 20.