IDENTIFYING DATA

2018_19

Subject (*)

MASTER'S THESIS

Code

17695301

Study programme

Electric Vehicle Technologies (2018)

Cycle

2nd

Descriptors

Credits

Type

Year

Period

Final master project

First

Language

Català

Prerequisites

Department

Electronic, Electric and Automatic Engineering

Coordinator

VALDERRAMA BLAVÍ, HUGO

E-mail

hugo.valderrama@urv.cat

Lecturers

VALDERRAMA BLAVÍ, HUGO

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General description and relevant information

The TFMs of the Master's Degree can have professionalizing character, although in some cases it could be of research type. The professionalizing TFMs can continue the activity developed in the industry during the external practics subject, or be, can be done in the department. The research type work will involve the development of a new research project within one of the research groups of the Department of Electronic, Electrical and Automatic Engineering.

Competences

Type A	Code	Competences Specific
	CE10	Realitzar, presentar i defensar un exercici original realitzat individualment davant d'un tribunal universitari, consistent en un projecte integrador dins l'àmbit de coneixements del màster.
Type B	Code	Competences Transversal
	CT1	Become sufficiently independent to work on research projects and scientific or technological collaborations within their thematic area
	CT2	Forming opinions on the basis of the efficient management and use of information
	CT3	Solve complex problems critically, creatively and innovatively in multidisciplinary contexts
	CT4	Work in multidisciplinary teams and in complex contexts
	CT5	Communicate complex ideas effectively to all sorts of audiences
	CT6	Develop abilities to manage their professional career
	CT7	Apply ethical principles and social responsibility as a citizen and a professional
Type C	Code	Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes

Type A	Code	Learning outcomes
	CE10	Integra els coneixements teòrics de diverses matèries en la resolució d'un problema concret Proposa noves idees, oportunitats o solucions a problemes i/o processos coneguts Pren decisions encertades mostrant seguretat i coherència i d'acord amb una sistemàtica
Type B	Code	Learning outcomes
	CT1	The student plans and carries out the project in an autonomous, organized and scientific fashion The student can produce documents that are scientific in both structure and content The student can present and defend their work in front of an examination panel
	CT2	Master the tools for managing their own identity and activities in a digital environment Search for and find information autonomously using criteria of importance, reliability and relevance, which is useful for creating knowledge Organise information with appropriate tools (online and face-to-face) so that it can be updated, retrieved and processed for re-use in future projects Crea informació amb les eines i formats adients a la situació comunicativa, i fer-ho de manera honesta Use IT to share and exchange the results of academic and scientific projects in interdisciplinary contexts that seek knowledge transfer
	CT3	Recognise the situation as a problem in a multidisciplinary, research or professional environment, and take an active part in finding a solution Follow a systematic method with an overall approach to divide a complex problem into parts and identify the causes by applying scientific and professional knowledge Design a new solution by using all the resources necessary and available to cope with the problem Draw up a realistic model that specifies all the aspects of the solution proposed Assess the model proposed by contrasting it with the real context of application, find shortcomings and suggest improvements
	CT4	Understand the team’s objective and identify their role in complex contexts Communicate and work with other teams to achieve joint objectives Commit and encourage the necessary changes and improvements so that the team can achieve its objectives Trust in their own abilities, respect differences and use them to the team’s advantage
	CT5	Produce quality texts that have no grammatical or spelling errors, are properly structured and make appropriate and consistent use of formal and bibliographic conventions Draw up texts that are structured, clear, cohesive, rich and of the appropriate length, and which can transmit complex ideas Draw up texts that are appropriate to the communicative situation, consistent and persuasive Use the techniques of non-verbal communication and the expressive resources of the voice to make a good oral presentation Construct a discourse that is structured, clear, cohesive, rich and of the appropriate length, and which can transmit complex ideas Produce a persuasive, consistent and precise discourse that can explain complex ideas and effectively interact with the audience
	CT6	Raise their professional self-awareness Develop a professional attitude Analyse the professional environment of their speciality Design specific professional tracks
	CT7	Be aware of gender and other inequalities in their student and/or professional activity Analyse the major environmental problems from the perspective of their field of expertise in their student and/or professional activity Be able to give arguments based on social values and make proposals for the improvement of the community Be personally and professionally committed to applying the ethical and deontological concepts of their field of expertise
Type C	Code	Learning outcomes

Selection technique and assignment

Procedures

The teachers of the subjects of the Master, or the tutors of the companies, will elaborate the proposals of the Master's Final Projects, which will be validated by a Committee of professors of the department. This validation will ensure that the information on the work to be performed is complete and correct and that it fits the general theme of the Master, etc. Proposals must include at least the following information:

Title, responsible professor, co-directors, research group or company, and keywords.
Objectives to fulfill in the work to be developed.
Tasks to develop to meet the objective.

The approved proposals will be displayed in the Moodle space of the Master, to which enrolled students have free access to view the offer, select the proposal and contact the corresponding director

Planning

Methodologies :: Tests

Competences

(*) Class hours

Hours outside the classroom

(**) Total hours

Introductory activities

Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring the bachelor’s degree/master’s degree thesis

Drafting of the bachelor’s degree/master’s degree thesis

300

Presentation and defence of the bachelor’s degree/master’s degree thesis

(*) 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

	Description
Introductory activities	Selection or proposal of TFM by the student and dialogue with the teacher / tutor to decide the different aspects concerning its elaboration
Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring the bachelor’s degree/master’s degree thesis	Periodic meetings with the teacher / tutor who carries the project.
Drafting of the bachelor’s degree/master’s degree thesis	Tasks leading to the accomplishment of the TFM reaching the objectives established by the professor / tutor.
Presentation and defence of the bachelor’s degree/master’s degree thesis	Public presentation of the TFM to be qualified by the final master jury

Coordination and monitoring mechanisms

Es durà a terme una coordinació interna (per part de la universitat) i una coordinació externa (per part del centre de pràctiques).

Description

In case that the TFM be made in the industry,a report by the student responsable in the company will be required. 
This report will be send by the industry responsable to the university tutor. Both might agree in the content of that report and qualification.

Evaluation criteria and procedures

Es durà a terme una avaluació interna (per part de la universitat)

Methodologies

Competences

Description

Weight

Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring the bachelor’s degree/master’s degree thesis

Report by the director of the TFM

20%

Drafting of the bachelor’s degree/master’s degree thesis

Memory of the TFM

50%

Presentation and defence of the bachelor’s degree/master’s degree thesis

Presentation and defence of the TFM

30%

Others

Other comments and second exam session

The evaluation mechanism based on the template of the DEEEA Department will be used, where all jury members must complete a qualification sheet in accordance with a specific template. This template covers with much more detail the items exposed to the methodologies and their respective weight.

Sources of information

Basic

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.