IDENTIFYING DATA 2017_18
Subject (*) MASTER'S THESIS Code 12785301
Study programme
Quaternary Archaeology and Human Evolution (Erasmus Mundus) (2012)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
30 Final master project Second AN
Language
Anglès
Department History and History of Art
Coordinator
LORENZO MERINO, CARLOS
 E-mail bienvenido.martinez@urv.cat
sergio.lozano@urv.cat
josep.vallverdup@urv.cat
manuel.vaquero@urv.cat
andreu.olle@urv.cat
josepmaria.verges@urv.cat
isabel.caceres@urv.cat
robert.sala@urv.cat
marina.mosquera@urv.cat
jorge.agusti@urv.cat
carlos.lorenzo@urv.cat
mariagema.chacon@urv.cat
marina.lozano@urv.cat
palmira.saladie@urv.cat
joanignasi.pasto@urv.cat
rosa.huguet@urv.cat
Lecturers
MARTÍNEZ NAVARRO, BIENVENIDO
LOZANO PÉREZ, SERGIO
VALLVERDÚ POCH, JOSEP
VAQUERO RODRÍGUEZ, MANUEL
OLLÉ CAÑELLAS, ANDREU
VERGÈS BOSCH, JOSEP MARIA
CÁCERES CUELLO DE ORO, ISABEL
SALA RAMOS, ROBERT
MOSQUERA MARTÍNEZ, MARINA
AGUSTI BALLESTER, JORGE
LORENZO MERINO, CARLOS
CHACÓN NAVARRO, MARÍA GEMA
LOZANO RUIZ, MARINA
SALADIÉ BALLESTÉ, PALMIRA
PASTÓ MARÍN, JOAN IGNASI
HUGUET PÀMIES, ROSA
Web http://http://www.urv.cat/ca/estudis/masters/oferta/arqueologia-quaternari/
General description and relevant information Initiation work on advanced research in quaternary archeology and human evolution. The format and content should be closer to that of actual scientific production.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
  Common
  AC1 Avaluar la informació actualitzada en els diferents camps d'investigació
  AC2 Tenir capacitat de decisió analítica
  AC3 Conduir protocols d'anàlisi tècnica
  AC4 Avaluar restes fòssils i decidir en intervenció arqueològica preventiva
  AC7 Capacitar-se en el tractament i registre de dades
  AC9 Planificar projectes d'investigació
  AC11 Tenir capacitat d'investigació, generació de paradigma i demostració
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Common
  BC2 Effective solutions to complex problems
  BC3 Critical, logical and creative thinking, and an ability to innovate
  BC4 Autonomy, responsibility and initiative
  BC6 Clear and effective communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in public or a specific technical field
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  Common
  CC1 Have an intermediate mastery of a foreign language, preferably English
  CC2 Be advanced users of the information and communication technologies
  CC3 Be able to manage information and knowledge
  CC4 Be able to express themselves correctly both orally and in writing in one of the two official languages of the URV
  CC5 Be committed to ethics and social responsibility as citizens and professionals
  CC6 Be able to define and develop their academic and professional project

Learning aims
Objectives Competences
- Valorar la capacitat de l'alumne en realitzar una recerca inèdita sobre una tema relacionat amb els àmbits de la Prehistòria i l'Evolució humana. AC1
AC2
AC3
AC4
AC7
AC9
AC11
 BC2
BC3
BC4
 CC1
CC2
CC3
CC4
CC5
CC6
Adquirir els coneixements per estructurar formalment un treball científic (Introducció, Material, Métodes, Discussió, Conclusions). AC1
AC2
AC3
AC4
AC7
AC11
 BC2
BC3
BC4
 CC1
CC2
CC3
CC4
CC6
Defensa pública del treball de recerca AC11
 BC2
BC3
BC4
BC6
 CC1
CC2
CC3
CC4
CC6

Selection technique
Procedures

The coordinator of the master's degree, the teaching staff of the master's and the students make a meeting in order to present the offer of subjects and possible tutors to carry out the final master's degree. Once the student's search interest is expressed, the tutor and student agreement will be assigned a tutor who will direct the research work. The tutors of the works will be professors of the Master's Degree in Quaternary Archeology and Human Evolution. There is the possibility of having a second tutor from the same teaching staff or external to the URV. The tutor will be chosen by affinity of subjects between the teaching staff of the master's degree.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours
Introductory activities 2 0 2
 
Selection/assignation of the Master's degree final project 1 10 11
Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring the Master's degree final project 19 0 19
Composition of the Master's degree final project 0 825 825
 
Presentation and public defence of the Master's degree final project final master's project 1 30 31
 
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Specific action plan / execution
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Preliminary preparation of the project of the master's work and thesis work
Selection/assignation of the Master's degree final project Selection / assignment of the final project of Master according to interest of students and teaching staff
Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring the Master's degree final project Coordination and monitoring of the final master's degree
Composition of the Master's degree final project Individual elaboration of the master's degree project
Presentation and public defence of the Master's degree final project final master's project Presentation and public defense of the final master's degree

Coordination and monitoring mechanisms
 
Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring the Master's degree final project
Description
Follow-up of work practices in the external laboratory and coordination of the tutors. The resposible of the master's degree makes queries at the end of each four-month period to check the state of development of the master's degree project.

Assessment
  Description Weight
Composition of the Master's degree final project Research work where the following aspects will be evaluated jointly:
- Structure and argumentation.
- Quality of research content.
- Use of quality resources. -
- Planning and realization.
- Us of the language.
- Presentation of written work.

The assessment of the work is also considered the report of the tutor. 		80%
Presentation and public defence of the Master's degree final project final master's project Public presentation of master's final work.
The student responds to the questions / comments that they pose. 		20%
 
Other comments and second exam session

The TFM is evaluated in a single and continuous call, without the possibility of a single final assessment.

Sources of information

Basic

Each tutor will provide the sources of information necessary for the development of the master's degree project.

Complementary

Recommendations
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.