Capstone Project

Code:

EMG0042

Acronym:

PI

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/en/UCURR_GERAL.FICHA_UC_VIEW?pv_ocorrencia_id=485303
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor 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
L.EMG	6	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2008/09	3	-	6	4	162

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

- To apply the knowledge acquired during the cycle of studies to specific situations focusing on interdisciplinary;
- To know and contact with projects developed or ongoing in the area of Mining Engineering;
- To develop project design and management skills in solving concrete problems;
- To develop research initiation skills;
- Experimentation and discovery of knowledge;
- Improvement of personal skills and attitudes towards new problems and ethical analysis in solving them

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of this CU, students should:

- Have developed and carried out autonomous work in the area of Mining Engineering integrated into a company, research unit or academic environment.
- They should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations, integrating the principles of sustainability into engineering practices.
- They should be able to identify the contribution of their work to the environmental, social and economic aspects of the proposed solutions, with a view to a more sustainable and inclusive future through projects and initiatives aligned with the SDGs.
- Have developed personal, professional and ethical skills in the face of new problems.
- Produced a final project report.

Working method

Presencial

Program

- Methodologies and instruments to support project management and support research work;
- Development of autonomous work in the field of Mining Engineering, in one of the following environments:

- Industrial Environment – integrated into public or private organizations;
- Scientific research environment – integrated into research units;
- Multidisciplinary academic environment - mentored by different professors/researchers;
- Elaboration of the final project report.

Mandatory literature

To be indicated, according to the project/theme selected.; De acordo com o projeto/trabalho selecionado será indicada a bibliografia adequada.

Comments from the literature

To be indicated, according to the project/theme selected.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Individual or group project work (2 to 3 elements).

Each project is supervised by a UC lecturer.

Each group presents progress reports and a final report (either in technical report or journal article format, depending on the environment in which the work is carried out).

At the end there will be an oral presentation in which all members of the group participate.

Assessment Type: Distributed assessment without a final exam

Frequency conditions: Achieving frequency presumes attendance within regulatory standards.

Evaluation Formula:

The final grade is the grade assigned to the individual work within each group, focusing on:

Final Report (R) Oral presentation and discussion (D) Attendance and participation (C) Final grade = 0.65*R + 0.25*D + 0.1*C

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	25,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	25,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	8,00
Estudo autónomo	121,00
Frequência das aulas	13,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Frequency conditions:

Achieving frequency presumes attendance within regulatory standards.

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation Formula:

The final grade is the grade assigned to the individual work within each group, focusing on:

Final Report (R) Oral presentation and discussion (D) Attendance and participation (C)

Final grade = 0.5*R + 0.25*D + 0.25*C