ECTS credits ECTS credits: 12
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 280.5 Hours of tutorials: 14 Interactive Classroom: 5.5 Total: 300
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: End of master’s Degree Project RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology
Areas: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Analytical Chemistry
Center Faculty of Sciences
Call: End of Degree Projects and End of Master's Degree Projects
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable
Initiate the student in research on topics related to Food Processing Engineering. The final master's project will complement the acquisition of the necessary skills to obtain the Master's degree.
The student is intended to develop:
- Ability to creatively integrate knowledge to solve a professional problem.
- Skill in preparing reports, well structured and well written.
- Skill in the oral presentation of a work, using the most common audiovisual media.
- Ability to structure a solid defense of personal points of view based on scientific-technical foundations and critical reasoning.
Integrative or synthesis exercise that allows applying the skills acquired in the subjects of the degree. It will carry out the realization, presentation and individual defense before a university court, of a project in any of the areas related to Food Processing, in which the skills acquired in the teachings of the Master are synthesized and integrated.
The final master's work can be done in any of the lines of research offered by the professors of the Master, related to the aforementioned fields. The specific work topic will be assigned by the academic commission of the master to each student, taking into account the lines of work offered, the preferences expressed by the students and the availability of teachers.
To determine the provenance or viability of a subject to be developed as TFM, the student must submit a proposal following a standardized form before the TFM monitoring committee for the degree. Once approval of the proposal has been obtained, the TFM may be prepared and presented for its defense. The regulations of the TFM of the Faculty of Sciences for this degree define the aspects related to the TFM.
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Observations
Nature of the Master's Final Project: The Master's Final Project consists of carrying out an individual project that must be an original project that accredits the knowledge and skills acquired during the studies carried out in the Master. In accordance with the Regulation of enrollment, preparation and defense of the final degree and master's degree projects of the University of Santiago de Compostela, approved by the Governing Council on March 10, 2016, it will include, as a minimum, search tasks and bibliographic review, reading and integration of information, preparation of relevant information, writing and presentation and defense.
The final master's projects must have a tutor who will assist in the direction of the student. Co-sponsors may also be appointed with previously determined functions. The methodology of the work will be set by the tutor and co-mentors of the Work, depending on the type of TFM that the student is going to do. Once the work is finished, the student must make a report, which must be submitted to the corresponding court.
The TFM evaluation will be carried out by a university court in accordance with the criteria of the TFM Regulation and based on the TFM Evaluation Rubric. Both the regulations and the Rubric will be prepared by the Academic Commission of the degree in accordance with the Regulations for enrollment, preparation and defense of the final degree and master's degree projects of the University of Santiago de Compostela and the teaching guide of the subject.
They will depend on the type of project carried out by the student and its content.
BASIC AND GENERAL
CG1 - Knowledge in specific and technological subjects, which enables them to learn new methods and theories, and equips them with versatility to adapt to new situations.
CG2 - Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical reasoning and to communicate and transmit advanced knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of Engineering and in the Food Industry sector.
CG3 - Ability to manage specifications, regulations and mandatory standards.
CG4 - Ability to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact of advanced methodologies and new technical solutions.
CG5 - Ability to apply modern principles and methods of quality.
CG6 - Ability to intervene in the new models of organization and planning within the company, and other institutions and organizations.
CG7 - Knowledge of new processes, methods and technologies with specific applications in the food industry.
CG8 - Ability to undertake technological improvement and innovation work in the context of food transformation and preservation processes and incorporate environmental criteria in the development of new, healthier agri-food products.
CG9 - Acquire training to carry out research activity, being able to formulate hypotheses, collect and interpret information for solving problems following the scientific method, and understanding the importance and limitations of scientific thinking in aspects related to the food sector and your industry.
CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context.
CB7 - That students know how to apply the acquired knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known settings within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
CB9 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the latest knowledge and reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
CB10 - That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will have to be largely self-directed or autonomous.
TRANSVERSAL
CT1 - Analysis and synthesis capacity.
CT2 - Ability to organize and plan.
CT3 - Ability to work in a team.
CT4 - Demonstrate ethical commitment.
CT5 - Ability to use information and communication technologies.
CT6 - Ability to search, analyze and manage information from various sources.
CT7 - Ability to solve problems.
CT8 - Ability to make decisions.
CT9 - Ability to transmit knowledge.
CT10 - Ability for critical reasoning and argumentation, and self-critical ability.
CT11 - Ability for autonomous learning.
CT12 - Ability to use, in a timely manner, complementary information in a foreign language, mainly in the English language.
CT13 - Demonstrate initiative and entrepreneurial spirit.
CT14 - Ability to apply knowledge to practice.
SPECIFIC
CE8 - Know how to carry out, present and defend individually before a university court an integrative or synthetic exercise that allows applying the skills acquired in the subjects of the degree.
The TFM consists of carrying out an integrative or synthesis exercise that allows applying the skills acquired in the subjects of the degree.
Fundamentally, it is a personal work module of the student, which also includes hours of personalized tutoring with the TFM teacher-tutor.
For the realization and exposition of the TFM, the teaching methodology to support the student that will be used will be that of individual tutorials, in order to meet the specific needs of each master's thesis, which must be an original and individual exercise. The use of the virtual USC platform will streamline the two-way flow of information between student and teacher, giving agility to teaching the subject, and facilitating access to documentation by the student.
In accordance with the “Regulation of enrollment, preparation and defense of the final degree and master's degree projects of the University of Santiago de Compostela”, approved by the Government Council on March 10, 2016, it will include, as a minimum, tasks bibliographic search and review, reading and integration of information, preparation of relevant information, writing and presentation and defense.
The final master's projects must have a tutor who will assist in the direction of the student. Co-sponsors may also be appointed with previously determined functions. The methodology of the work will be set by the tutor and co-mentors of the Work, depending on the type of TFM that the student is going to do. Once the work is finished, the student must make a report, which must be submitted to the corresponding court.
Contingency plan for remote teaching activities based on the different health scenarios resulting from the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic:
Scenario 1 (Adapted normality). All the tutoring activities will be carried out in person.
Scenario 2 (Distance): In case of scenario 2, the tutoring activities will be carried out on-line through the different telematic means available at the USC, preferably the Virtual Campus and Ms Teams.
In all cases (in scenarios 1 and 2), the recommended hygienic-sanitary measures will be taken (hydrogel, mandatory mask when it is not possible to guarantee the minimum distance of 1.5 m and any others indicated by the health authorities).
Scenario 3 (Closure of the facilities): All teaching will be completely virtual, with synchronous or asynchronous mechanisms. All activities will be conducted through the USC Virtual Campus, through the Ms. Teams platform and using the institutional email.
Both the procedure and the evaluation criteria linked to the achievement of the competencies are described in the Master's Final Project Regulations and its Annexes.
https://www.usc.gal/cdn/ff/-kwDI_-yQ0MO2TbfxUD7wY4oR2M…
https://nubeusc.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/centro-ciencias/Er9GTSewj8xIi-k2Ba…
The evaluation of the master's thesis will be carried out by a court in accordance with the TFM Regulations and based on a Rubric, which can be found at the previous link.
Contingency plan for remote teaching activities based on the different health scenarios resulting from the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic:
The evaluation system will be exactly the same regardless of the type of teaching used (face-to-face or virtual, in scenarios 1 to 3), with the only difference that the evaluation activities will be carried out, as established by the competent authorities, or in person. in the classroom or remotely using the telematic means available at the USC, preferably the Virtual Campus and the MS Teams platform.
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the “Regulations for evaluating student academic performance and reviewing grades” will apply.
The training activity comprises 12 ECTS credits, distributed as follows:
Individual tutoring: 18 contact hours and 42 hours of student work.
Final Master's Project: 220 hours of student work.
Presentation and defense TFM: 1 hour in person and 19 hours of student work.
Total: 300 hours of which 19 are face-to-face.
Make frequent use of tutorials for any type of matter related matter.
The teaching language will be the one corresponding to the official languages of the Autonomous Community.
CONTINGENCY PLAN COVID-19
METHODOLOGY
Scenario 1 (Adapted normality). All the tutoring activities will be carried out in person.
Scenario 2 (Distance): In case of scenario 2, the tutoring activities will be carried out on-line through the different telematic means available at the USC, preferably the Virtual Campus and Ms Teams.
In all cases (in scenarios 1 and 2), the recommended hygienic-sanitary measures will be taken (hydrogel, mandatory mask when it is not possible to guarantee the minimum distance of 1.5 m and any others indicated by the health authorities).
Scenario 3 (Closure of the facilities): All teaching will be completely virtual, with synchronous or asynchronous mechanisms. All activities will be conducted through the USC Virtual Campus, through the Ms. Teams platform and using the institutional email.
EVALUATION SYSTEM
The evaluation system will be exactly the same regardless of the type of teaching used (face-to-face or virtual, in scenarios 1 to 3), with the only difference that the evaluation activities will be carried out, as established by the competent authorities, or in person. in the classroom or remotely using the telematic means available at the USC, preferably the Virtual Campus and the MS Teams platform.
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the “Regulations for evaluating student academic performance and reviewing grades” will apply.
María José Vázquez Vila
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- mariaj.vazquez.vila [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
Carlos Herrero Latorre
- Department
- Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology
- Area
- Analytical Chemistry
- carlos.herrero [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Francisco Angel Meijide Del Rio
- Department
- Physical Chemistry
- Area
- Physical Chemistry
- Phone
- 982824083
- francisco.meijide [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor