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BRIEFING Master Thesis (TFM)

Núria Forcada MatheuESEIAAT Master thesis coordinator

tutoria.tfm.eseiaat@upc.eduOffice 3.10 (TR5)

OUTLINE

• Master thesis process

• Calendar

• Master thesis documents

• Typical report structure

• Dissemination & Confidentiality

• Additional considerations

• Useful links

MASTER THESIS PROCESS (3 steps)

Contact STD-DIR

Proposal INTRANET Enrolment

Follow-up

Uploading docs INTRANET Validation

Accept student

BLUE – professorGREEN – student1) ENROLMENT PERIOD

2) FOLLOW-UP / MONITORING PERIOD

3) DELIVERY & PRESENTATION PERIOD

Request proposal

Oral presentation

OUTLINE

• Master thesis process

• Calendar

• Master thesis documents

• Typical report structure

• Dissemination & Confidentiality

• Additional considerations

• Useful links

CALENDAR

ProposalINTRANET Enrolment

Uploadingdocs in

INTRANET

Acceptstudent

ENROLMENT

DELIVERY AND PRESENTATION

Oral presentation

EXTENSION

Until 15th June Until 28th June July

Until 20th January February Until 20th April May

Uploadingdocs in

INTRANET

Oral presentation

SPRING PERIOD:

CALENDAR

Until 15th Jan. Until 28th Jan. February

Until 20th June July Until 20th Sept. October

AUTUM PERIOD:

ProposalINTRANET Enrolment

Acceptstudent

ENROLMENT

Uploadingdocs in

INTRANET

DELIVERY AND PRESENTATION

Oral presentation

EXTENSION

Uploadingdocs in

INTRANET

Oral presentation

OUTLINE

• Master thesis process

• Calendar

• Master thesis documents

• Typical report structure

• Dissemination & Confidentiality

• Additional considerations

• Useful links

FINAL THESIS DOCUMENTS

• COMPULSORY DOCUMENTS:

– Report (all relevant information).– Budget (cost of the suggested solution).– TOR (Terms Of Reference) – For Projects.– Annexes (if necessary).– Drawings (if necessary).

FINAL THESIS DOCUMENTS

• OTHER DOCUMENTS:- Self assessment report. - Declaration of honour.

OUTLINE

• Master thesis process

• Calendar

• Master thesis documents

• Typical report structure

• Dissemination & Confidentiality

• Additional considerations

• Useful links

TYPICAL REPORT STRUCTURE

INTRODUCTION– Outline / Contents. List of figures; list of tables.– Abstract (two languages).– Aim of the thesis.– Scope of the thesis.– Requirements of the thesis (basic specs).– Justification of the usefulness/need/opportunity of the thesisDEVELOPMENT– Background and review of the state of the art, if necessary.– Approach and decision on possible solutions.– Development of the chosen solutions.SUMMARY OF RESULTS– Summary of the budget, or economic feasibility study.– Analysis (and assessment) of the environmental implications.– Conclusions and recommendations of continuity.– Planning and scheduling of the next stage.– Bibliography, references and legislation.

OUTLINE

• Master thesis process

• Calendar

• Master thesis documents

• Typical report structure

• Dissemination & Confidentiality

• Additional considerations

• Useful links

DISSEMINATION & CONFIDENTIALITY

• DISSEMINATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY:In case of conflict of interests theMaster thesis director should sign the“Declaration of confidentiality”.

OUTLINE

• Master thesis process

• Calendar

• Master thesis documents

• Typical report structure

• Dissemination & Confidentiality

• Additional considerations

• Useful links

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Estimated workload 25h/ECTS:

ECTS Estimatedhours

GRETI, GRETA, MUEI, MUEA, MUEO 12 ECTS 300h

MASE 14 ECTS 350h

MUEASAEI, MUETP (últim any), MBD 15 ECTS 375h

MUDTT, UTPiG 18 ECTS 450h

MEM 30 ECTS 750h

ALTRES TITULACIONS 4 ECTS 600h

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Topics shall be defined as STUDIES or PROJECTS.• Enrolment together with all remaining courses.• Master Thesis Directors must be ESEIAAT’s PhD lecturers.• Non PhD lecturers may act as co-Directors.• Director of the Master thesis is not a member of the Review

Panel.• Director of the Master thesis provides the review panel with

an assessment report.• Presentation only once all courses have been passed.

OUTLINE

• Master thesis process

• Calendar

• Master thesis documents

• Typical report structure

• Dissemination & Confidentiality

• Additional considerations

• Useful links

USEFUL LINKS

• ACCES TO ALL MASTER THESIS INFORMATION:https://eseiaat.upc.edu/ca/estudis/treballs-fi-destudis

USEFUL LINKS

ProposalINTRANET Enrolment

Follow-up Uploading docs in INTRANET

Validatedocuments

ENROLMENT

FOLLWOW-UP, DELIVERY & PRESENTATION

Ofertes TFG/TFM E-secretaria

Atenea TFE

USEFUL LINKS

• MASTER THESIS PROPOSALS:https://eseiaat.upc.edu/ca/estudis/treballs-fi-destudis/ca/estudis/treballs-fi-destudis/ofertes-treballs-fi-destudis

USEFUL LINKS

• ATENEA TFE (follow-up and delivery):https://eseiaat.upc.edu/ca/estudis/treballs-fi-destudis/diposit-on-line

USEFUL LINKS

• MASTER THESIS CALENDAR:https://eseiaat.upc.edu/ca/estudis/calendaris-academics/curs-2018-19/masters/calendari-tfm-masters-2018-2019-eseiaat.pdf

BRIEFING Master Thesis (TFM)

Núria Forcada MatheuESEIAAT Master thesis coordinator

tutoria.tfm.eseiaat@upc.eduOffice 3.10 (TR5)