Capstone Project in Biomolecular Engineering

Code:

L.BIO050

Acronym:

PIBM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Molecular Bioengineering

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S (of 05-02-2024 to 24-05-2024)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Chemistry
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Bioengineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L.BIO	27	Syllabus	3	-	6	13	162

Teaching language

Portuguese and english
Obs.: Será adotada a lingua inglesa sempre que hajam inscritos estudantes de lingua estrangeira.

Objectives

To implement a research project in an industrial, hospital or I&D environment.
It is intended that the student develops transversal skills that begin with the search for a short-term internship, in an industrial, hospital or R&D institution, until the development of the project in the mentioned environment.

Learning outcomes and competences

The successful attendance of this course will allow students to acquire skills to:

- Implement a research project in an industrial, hospital or I&D environment.

- Effectively apply advanced engineering knowledge regarding the operation and design of process units in biological systems.

- Adopt individual and group work strategies to promote the development of initiative, decision making and creative and critical thinking skills.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

not aplicable

Program

Development of a project in anan industrial, hospital or I&Dl environment, whose basic information will be obtained through the implementation of tasks in terms of production, in the laboratory, data collection and processing, information search for technological innovation, according to the company's area of intervention.

Mandatory literature

D. F. Beer, D. A. McMurrey; A guide to writing as an engineer. ISBN: 978-1-119-28594-6
B. Gastel, R. A. Day; How to write & publish a scientific paper

Comments from the literature

The bibliography depends on the project developed by the student.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Students should submit a final report and make a presentation and defense before the curricular unit’s coordinator.

 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	25,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Realização de Estágio	100,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	31,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	31,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Terms of frequency: Attendance frequency is obtained through the development of a work throughout the semester and the submission of a final report.

Deadline for report delivery 26t^h June 2023.

Calculation formula of final grade

Submission of a final report and the presentation and discussion of the work.. 

Formula Evaluation: Final mark takes into consideration 3 parameters: (1) Work Monitoring: Quality, Commitment, Autonomy (50%);

(2) Report: Organization, Scientific Content (25%);

(3) Presentation/ Oral discussion: Clarity, Relevance, Defense arguments (25%).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

not applicable

Classification improvement

According to UPORTO regulations