ECTS credits ECTS credits: 18
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 411 Hours of tutorials: 39 Total: 450
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: End of master’s Degree Project RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Microbiology and Parasitology, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology, External department linked to the degrees
Areas: Microbiology, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, Área externa M.U en Ingeniería Ambiental (2ª ed)
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: End of Degree Projects and End of Master's Degree Projects
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable
OBJECTIVES
Name and code:
Materia: Final Master Thesis (FMT)
Código: P4012-114
Type: Compulsory
Nº crédits: 18 ECTS
Module: 7
Lecturers
All lecturers of the MSc programme can be involved in this subject.
Coordinator: Gumersindo Feijoo (Dpto. Ingeniería Química)
Teléfono: 16776
correo-e: gumersindo.feijoo [at] usc.es (gumersindo[dot]feijoo[at]usc[dot]es)
1.- Objectives
The main objective of the Final Master Thesis is the completion by the student, individually or in a group, of a work in the field of Environmental Engineering as an application of the knowledge and skills acquired in their training, for the purposes of to simulate an anticipated professional activity, whether within the scientific, technical or managerial field, which allows them to complete their academic training, in accordance with the student's personal interests.
It will include, at a minimum, bibliographic search and review tasks, reading and integration of information, preparation of relevant results, writing, presentation and defense of the work.
The subject of Final Master's Work has a direct link with all those that make up the Degree, seeking the integration and professional application of the student's training.
The regulations were approved by the Academic Committee of the Master at its meeting of March 22, 2017 and can be found on the degree website
(http://www.usc.es/etse/taxonomy/term/105).
Types of FMT
The FMT may consist of the conceptualization, definition, design and evaluation of elements corresponding to an environmental problem, including the design and calculation of the appropriate solution strategy. It may also be contemplated the realization of a work of design or resolution of a problem of organization, investigation or evaluation, of sufficient entity.
Given that the type of work can be varied, it will be ensured the establishment of a direct relationship with the student through tutoring / direction by the teacher / s and, on the other hand, will define the terms of reference that allow establish a definition, development and evaluation of the personal work carried out by the student. In addition, a similar level of work will be defined for all students of the degree, according to the workload reflected in the Study Plan (18 ECTS).
Based on the above, we can define the following typologies:
• Engineering Project or Preliminary Project, which are formally adjusted to the characteristics of a technical project with its corresponding documents.
• Technical study on a specific topic that will be developed in accordance with the proposal.
• Applied research work.
• Project developed during the stay in companies or public or private organizations.
Regardless of the type of work, it will ensured that the FMT adjusts to the assigned load and compliance with the deadlines formulated in the Master's program.
Project Assignment
The student will be able to choose and propose the subject and type of the TFM that he considers most appropriate to his interests, independently or in agreement with a professor of the Master.
At the beginning of the course, the Coordinator of the Master and the Coordinator of Module 7 (TFM) will explain to the students the particularities regarding the choice, realization and presentation of the TFM. It will be emphasized that the students establish a round of contacts with the professors of the degree in order to reach meeting points between their interests and the research activities of the teaching staff.
• From that presentation talk of the FMT, as well as at any time during the course, the students who achieve an agreement with a teacher, can propose a specific project according to the model that is exposed on the website, where The proposed work and tutors involved will be indicated (Annex I). This application will be submitted to the ETSE secretariat. The project will be analyzed, and approved if appropriate, by the Academic Commission.
• If at the end of October there are students pending assignment of the FMT, there will be a single call at the end of module 6 where the Coordinator of the Master will make public the list of projects offered by the teaching staff. A consultation time will be set after which the students will submit a request indicating in a prioritized way the chosen topics (Annex II). Finally the Academic Commission will resolve the assignments. In case of conflict between several applications, the student's academic record corresponding to the first year of the Master will be used as selection criteria. If it is still not clear, the project tutor will choose one of the applicant students. In the event that any student on this list is left without an assignment, the procedure indicated in the previous paragraph will be used.
• Regarding the tutors of the TFM:
o The tutor will ordinarily be Teaching and Research Personnel (PDI) from the areas that teach in the degree.
o In addition, staff hired under Chapter VI who have a Master's degree or another that corresponds to level 3 (Master) of the MECES may be co-tutors.
o Personnel from outside the USC may also be co-tutors, especially from companies, in those cases in which the subject of the TFM considers it, even though prior to carrying out the co-tutoring, said circumstance must be communicated to the Vice-Rector with powers.
• At the request of a student or teacher, the Commission may accept the implementation of projects external to the USC, always ensuring that the project proposal is compatible with the objectives and competencies of the TFM and that a follow-up will be carried out by a teacher of the Master (who will act as co-tutor).
• The mentoring commitment covers only the period defined for the completion of the TFM in the Study Plan (12 weeks). This does not prevent the teacher and the student from extending these tutorials if they agree.
• The Coordinator of the Module will set both the deadlines for the delivery of the final report as well as those for the presentation of the TFM before the Evaluation Commissions.
Aspects related to safety and prevention of occupational risks
Whether it is the USC or a company, administration or research center where the student takes the TFM, the student must receive the appropriate information regarding those aspects of safety and prevention of occupational risks that are going to be relevant to their work from the student. In the specific case of research centers, such as the USC laboratories, the student must comply with the mandatory safety standards of each facility where they will work.
The appropriate one to the typology and theme of the chosen Work.
Basic and General
• CB6
• CB7
• CB8
• CB9
• CB10
• G01
specífic
• E22
• E23
• E24
• E25
• E26
• E27
• E28
• E29
• E31
• E32
• E34
• E35
• E38
• E44
• E45
• E48
• E49
The FMT will be done individually or in groups under the direction of some of the professors of the degree and with the possibility of having other types of staff as co-tutors (see regulations). The contents developed in the degree will be applied, emphasizing the general competences that must be acquired in depth.
The FMT will be defended in a public session in front of an Evaluation Commission designated for this purpose according to the regulations approved at the Academic Commission meeting (April 5, 2017).
The Evaluation Commissions will be made up of three professors from the USC who teach in the degree, of which the director of the work may not be a part.
The appointment of the members of the Commissions will be proposed by the Academic Commission at the request of the Coordinator of the Master.
Each student will be evaluated individually for which the following aspects will be taken into account: i) Work carried out by the student, including the quality of the report presented, the presentation and the defense of the TFM before the Evaluation Commission (75%); ii) Tutor's report (25%).
The TFM will be presented in a public session, in front of the designated Evaluation Commission. In this session, the student will defend the TFM in front of the commission and will answer those questions that are asked.
The subject has a workload equivalent to 18 ECTS, which is equivalent to 450 hours of total work, so it involves a very high degree of depth in the subject chosen by the student.
A positive and proactive attitude is recommended.
Consult the complete regulations on the degree website:
(http://www.usc.es/etse/taxonomy/term/105).
CONTINGENCY PLAN
In the case of adopting scenarios 2 (distance, with partial restrictions of physical presence) or 3 (closure of facilities) defined by the USC for the development of education in the context of the situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the following adaptations will be implemented:
* Regarding the methodology:
- In scenario 2, the programming of tutorials by electronic means will be prioritized.
- In scenario 3, the tutoring program will be exclusively by electronic means.
* Regarding the evaluation system:
- The evaluation system will be independent of the scenario, with the only difference that scenarios 2 or 3 will be carried out by default in online mode (using MS Teams) for the presentation and defense of projects before the evaluation courts.
- In cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the "Regulations for the validation of the academic performance of two students and for the review of grades" will be applied or collected.
However, and above what is stipulated in this contingency plan, there will be what the instructions issued by the competent authorities of the USC may indicate regarding TFM.
Gumersindo Feijoo Costa
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816776
- gumersindo.feijoo [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Xose Lois Otero Perez
- Department
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Area
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Phone
- 881813300
- xl.otero [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Ma Carmen Barciela Alonso
- Department
- Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology
- Area
- Analytical Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814374
- mcarmen.barciela [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Teresa Moreira Vilar
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816792
- maite.moreira [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Maria Del Carmen Monterroso Martinez
- Department
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Area
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Phone
- 881813288
- carmela.monterroso [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Sarah Fiol López
- Department
- Physical Chemistry
- Area
- Physical Chemistry
- Phone
- 881816042
- sarah.fiol [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Juan Manuel Garrido Fernandez
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816778
- juanmanuel.garrido [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Anuska Mosquera Corral
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816779
- anuska.mosquera [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Elena Maria Peña Vazquez
- Department
- Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology
- Area
- Analytical Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814264
- elenamaria.pena [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Gemma Maria Eibes Gonzalez
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- gemma.eibes [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Ramón y Cajal
Almudena Hospido Quintana
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816797
- almudena.hospido [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Alvaro Gil Gonzalez
- Department
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Area
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Phone
- 881816879
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Angeles Val Del Rio
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- mangeles.val [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
Rocío Pena Rois
- Department
- External department linked to the degrees
- Area
- Área externa M.U en Ingeniería Ambiental (2ª ed)
- Category
- External area professional_máx. 30 h
Sara Gonzalez Garcia
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816806
- sara.gonzalez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Marta Carballa Arcos
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816020
- marta.carballa [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Miguel Mauricio Iglesias
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816800
- miguel.mauricio [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
Hector Rodriguez Martinez
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816804
- hector.rodriguez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Iván Seijo Maroño
- Department
- External department linked to the degrees
- Area
- Área externa M.U en Ingeniería Ambiental (2ª ed)
- Category
- External area professional_máx. 30 h
Julio José Conde López
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- julio.conde [at] usc.es
- Category
- Xunta Post-doctoral Contract
Tamara Casero Díaz
- Department
- External department linked to the degrees
- Area
- Área externa M.U en Ingeniería Ambiental (2ª ed)
- tamara.casero [at] rai.usc.es
- Category
- External area professional_máx. 30 h
Alba Maria Trueba Santiso
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- albamaria.trueba [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Juan de la Cierva Programme