IDENTIFYING DATA 2014_15
Subject (*) FINAL MASTER'S PROJECT Code 17615301
Study programme
Computer security and intelligent systems (2010)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
30 Final master project Second AN
Language
Anglès
Department Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques
Coordinator
SOLANAS GÓMEZ, AGUSTÍ
 E-mail marc.sanchez@urv.cat
antonio.moreno@urv.cat
sergio.gomez@urv.cat
agusti.solanas@urv.cat
Lecturers
SANCHEZ ARTIGAS, MARC
MORENO RIBAS, ANTONIO
GÓMEZ JIMÉNEZ, SERGIO
SOLANAS GÓMEZ, AGUSTÍ
Web http://moodle.urv.cat
General description and relevant information The student will have to develop a research work within one of the research groups at DEIM, in one topic relevant to the chosen itinerary.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
  Research
  AR1 Dominar l’anàlisi estadística.
  AR2 Aplicar els coneixements de matemàtiques a l’enginyeria informàtica.
  AR4 Dirigir, planificar i gestionar projectes de recerca.
  AR5 Redactar documentació científica.
  AR6 Aplicar metodologies per a l'enginyeria del software
  AR10 Analitzar, dissenyar i desenvolupar sistemes robotitzats i intel·ligents.
  AR12 Aplicar metodologies de la intel·ligència artificial.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Common
  BC1 Creativitat. Desenvolupar idees i projectes originals
  BC2 Treballar autònomament amb iniciativa
  BC3 Flexibilitat. Disponibilitat per a l'adaptació en ambients canviants
  BC4 Resoldre problemes de forma efectiva
  BC5 Transferibilitat. Aplicar coneixements i habilitats en entorns nous o no familiars i en contextos multidisciplinars relatius a la seva àrea específica
  BC6 Actuar amb un esperit crític i responsable.
  BC8 Autoestima professional. Comprendre el valor del propi coneixement i del seu impacte a la societat/comunitat.
  BC11 Treballar en equip i gestionar equips
  BC12 Asertivitat. Comunicar de manera clara i sense ambigüitats tant a audiències expertes com no expertes
  BC13 Aprendre a aprendre
  BC14 Planificació i organització
  BC15 Promoure una actitud orientada a la motivació per la qualitat
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  Common
  CC1 Domini de l’expressió i la comprensió del/s idioma/es estrangers per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs del postgrau.
  CC2 Ús de les eines específiques de TIC per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs de postgrau.
  CC3 Desenvolupament d’una perspectiva global del món en l’àrea específica on s’ubica el postgrau
  CC4 Desenvolupament d’habilitats informacionals
  CC5 Gestió del temps per al desenvolupament acadèmic i professional

Learning aims
Objectives Competences
Develop a research work within one of the research groups at DEIM, in a topic relevant to the chosen itinerary. AR1
AR2
AR4
AR6
AR10
AR12
 BC1
BC2
BC3
BC4
BC5
BC6
BC11
BC13
BC14
BC15
 CC1
CC2
CC3
CC4
CC5
Write the documentation of a research work, in one of the areas related to the chosen itinerary. AR5
 BC2
BC12
BC14
BC15
 CC1
CC2
CC3
CC4
CC5
Make an oral presentation of the results of the research work. AR5
 BC2
BC8
BC12
BC14
BC15
 CC1
CC2
CC4
CC5

Selection technique
Procedures

The PhD lecturers of the Master topics will prepare Master Thesis proposals, which are validated in less than 15 days by a committee composed by the head of the Computer Engineering BSc degree, the head of the Computer Engineering and Mathematics of Security PhD and the Master coordinator. This validation will make sure that the information on the work to be done is compete and correct, that there is no repetition or overlapping in the proposals, that they fit in the Master general topics, etc. Proposals must include the following information:

- Title, director, codirectors, research group, keywords.

- Introduction, presenting the area of work, which is the problem to be solved, why it is relevant, which have been the previous proposals and why they are not satisfactory, including the relevant bibliography.

- Objectives of the work to be developed.

- Tasks to develop to accomplish the objective, with an associated temporal planning.

Proposals will be exposed in the Moodle space of the Master, which is visible for enrolled students. If a students finds a topic of his/her interest, he/she will contact the proposing lecturer, thjat can admit the student and ask the Master coordinator to assign him/her this work. This assignment will be marked in the Moodle space of the Master. The length of the assignment is one academic year. If the work is not finished at the end of the academic year, the director may decide to keep the proposal with the same student, keep the proposal but deassign the student, or retire the proposal.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours
Introductory activities 3 3 6
 
Selection/assignation of the Master's degree final project 0 0 0
Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring the Master's degree final project 0 0 0
Composition of the Master's degree final project 0 0 0
Previous studies 0 100 100
Assignments 0 520 520
Presentació i defensa de la memòria 1 19 20
 
Presentation and public defence of the Master's degree final project final master's project 0 0 0
 
 
(*) 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 Talk with the academic tutor to know the research groups at DEIM and their interests. Contact with the chosen research group to know in more detail their work topics, and define a specific research work.
Selection/assignation of the Master's degree final project The student may freely choose any of the Master Thesis proposals made by the lecturers of DEIM, that are available in the Master's Moodle space.
Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring the Master's degree final project The Master Thesis director will make a personalised and continuous assessment of the work developed during all the semester, guiding the student in the different stages of the work.
Composition of the Master's degree final project The student has to work in a continuous way during one semester on the research tasks required to develop the assigned work, under the supervision of the director.
Previous studies The student has to develop a state of the art in the chosen topic before starting the research.
Assignments Development of the research work and writing of the documentation in electronic and paper formats.
Presentació i defensa de la memòria The student must make an oral presentation of the developed work in front of the evaluating committee, answering the questions posed to him.
Presentation and public defence of the Master's degree final project final master's project The student must make an oral presentation of the developed work in front of the evaluating committee, answering the questions posed to him.

Coordination and monitoring mechanisms
 
Assignments
Personal tuition
Introductory activities
Presentació i defensa de la memòria
Description
The project advisor supervises the research personally, depending on the needs of the topic, the research work and the evolution of the learning process of the student.

Assessment
  Description Weight
Assignments The evaluating committee will take into account:
- Content and results.
- Impact and orioginality of the work.
- Documentation of the work.
- Amount of work of the student.
- Other aspects (e.g. publications derived from the work). 		70
Presentació i defensa de la memòria The committee will evaluate the oral presentation of the work. The use of English will be considered positively. 30
 
Other comments and second exam session

The Master Thesis may be presented in June or in September.
It is also possible to request the presentation in January:
http://www.urv.cat/gestio_academica/tramits_administratius/proc_avan_convocatoria_treball_mast.html

Sources of information

Basic

Complementary

Recommendations


Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
INTRODUCCIÓ A LA RECERCA/175111128
 
Other comments
In general, it is recommended that the Master Thesis is the last topic made by the student, after he has succesfully covered all the other courses in the Master.
(*)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.