Capstone Project

Code:

L.EC030

Acronym:

PI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Multidisciplinary Themes

Instance: 2025/2026 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L.EC	125	Syllabus	3	-	6	13	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

i) Apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the study cycle to carry out a work programme in the field of Civil Engineering.

ii) To have contact with the professional reality in the field of Civil Engineering.

iii) Apply processes and acquire skills in formulating, designing and managing Civil Engineering problems.

iv) Demonstrate the ability to carry out work in a collaborative environment.

v) Know how to synthesise the work carried out, produce deliverables and communicate the results obtained.

The work programme may be developed in two ways:

i) Carrying out a curricular internship in a company.

ii) Participation in a project in an academic environment at FEUP.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course unit the student is expected to:

i) Acquire technical and personal skills through the development of a work plan in the field of Civil Engineering.

ii) Acquire a global vision of the processes associated with solving Civil Engineering problems, using the appropriate methods and technologies.
iii) Demonstrate knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations, integrating the principles of sustainability into engineering practices. This includes being 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.

Working method

Presencial

Program

i) Introduction and background.

ii) Definition of the work programme, including objectives, main tasks, timetable, methods and tools to be applied, in conjunction with the supervisor (in the company or at FEUP) and the person responsible in the company, in line with the learning objectives of the course, preferably linking various fields of civil engineering.

iii) Learning about the methods to be used in developing the work, including laboratory practices or the use of computer modelling or simulation tools.

iv) Development of the work.

v) Presentation and discussion of the work, in the form of a conference.

Mandatory literature

-; -

Comments from the literature

The bibliography will be made available according to the project to be developed by the student.

Teaching methods and learning activities

i) The initial weeks will include intensive training dedicated to the working methods and tools proposed by the supervisor and company manager for solving the civil engineering problem.

ii) During the remaining weeks, the work will be carried out. This technical work, prepared with scientific rigour based on the integration of content acquired in other Curricular Units, includes a report, presentation and discussion of the work carried out. The work has a group component, with a more multidisciplinary character, and an individual component, with a more specific scope.

iii) The report and the work carried out as well as the presentation and discussion of the work will be assessed.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	40,00
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	54,00
Realização de Estágio	104,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	4,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Approval of the course unit implies compliance with the attendance requirement, considering that a student complies with this requirement if, having been regularly enrolled, they do not exceed the limit of absences corresponding to 25% of the expected attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is defined based on a distributed assessment, which is based on an individual report (IR) and an oral presentation and discussion (ADO) of the work done by the student.

All the evaluation components are expressed on a 0 to 20 points scale.

The final classification, CF, results from the following calculation formula:

CF = 0.6 x CRI + 0.4 x CADO

where:

CRI - Classification associated with the evaluation of the Individual Report;
CADO - Classification associated with the evaluation of the Oral Presentation and Discussion.

Internship work/project

The student will dedicate 1 day per week to the work throughout the semester, complemented by the writing of the report and the presentation and discussion of the work.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

Not applicable.

Observations

Failure to meet any of the deadlines set for the completion of the work components, namely:

Internship proposal;
Formalisation of the contract with the Host Institution;
Submission of the preliminary version of the Project Report to the Supervisor;
Submission of the final version of the Report (PDF and DOCX format) and the presentation (PDF format);
Presentation and discussion of the work.

will result in failure to pass the course (RFC - Failed due to lack of component).