IDENTIFYING DATA 2016_17
Subject (*) MASTER'S THESIS Code 20675301
Study programme
Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Production (2011)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
12 Final master project First AN single exam
Language
Anglès
Department Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Geography
Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
Coordinator
CONTRERAS IGLESIAS, SANDRA
 E-mail marta.schuhmacher@urv.cat
daniel.salavera@urv.cat
ildefonso.cuesta@urv.cat
juancarlos.bruno@urv.cat
sandra.contreras@urv.cat
pascal.blondeau@urv.cat
Lecturers
SCHUHMACHER ANSUATEGUI, MARTA
SALAVERA MUÑOZ, DANIEL
CUESTA ROMEO, ILDEFONSO
BRUNO ARGILAGUET, JUAN CARLOS
CONTRERAS IGLESIAS, SANDRA
BLONDEAU ., PASCAL JEAN CLAUDE LEON
Web
General description and relevant information Elaboration of the final work that encompasses most of the topics of the master

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
  Professional
  AP1 A1.1. Formulate strategies to collate data for the design and application of conceptual and calculation models aimed at improving understanding of complex systems of engineering and environmental management.
  AP2 A1.2. Analyze the dynamic interactions in complex systems in the environment and general surroundings.
  AP3 A1.3. Provide scientific evaluations for developing policies and taking decisions that are sustainable and environmentally friendly.
  AP4 A1.4. Apply the best tools, management strategies and/or design processes from the point of view of sustainability.
  AP5 A2.1. Learn and apply the latest and most innovative environmentally friendly technologies to solve environmental problems in various fields such as the chemical and food industries.
  AP6 A2.2. Manage complex technical or professional projects.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Professional
  BP1 B1.1. Communicate and discuss proposals and conclusions in a clear and unambiguous manner in specialized and non-specialized multilingual forums.
  BP2 B1.2. Adapt to a changing environment.
  BP3 B2.1. Influence and guide others to improve performance.
  BP4 B2.2. Provide guidelines to define and achieve objectives.
  BP5 B2.3. Motivate and transmit enthusiasm to others.
  BP6 B3.1. Work in a team with responsibilities shared among multidisciplinary, multilingual and multicultural teams.
  BP7 B4.1. Show commitments to an attitude of continuous learning
  BP8 B4.2. Learn autonomously and with initiative.
  BP9 B5.1. Work autonomously, responsibly and with initiative in a research and innovation context.
  BP10 B5.2. Solve complex problems in new environments and in innovative and multidisciplinary contexts.
  BP11 B5.3. Apply critical, logical and creative thought in a research and innovation context.
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
Develope a series of specific skills in an integrated project. AP1
AP2
AP3
AP4
AP5
AP6
 BP1
BP2
BP3
BP4
BP5
BP6
BP7
BP8
BP9
BP10
BP11
 CC1
CC2
CC3
CC4
CC5
CC6
Integrates theoretical knowledge with the realities of the industry and applies the techniques of the scientific field in a specific project. AP1
AP2
 BP1
BP4
BP5
 CC1
CC2
Develops analytical spirit, creative and critical when defining and implementing a project, and critically analyze and use sources and bibliography. AP1
AP2
 BP1
BP4
BP5
 CC1
CC2
Correctly communicate the results of research with a coherent discourse and adapted to record the hearing. Proposes innovative products and processes to real applications AP1
AP2
 BP1
BP4
BP5
 CC1
CC2

Selection technique
Procedures

The contents are those of the Environmental Engineering and Management, applied in the industrial, business and public administration fields.
Students choose from a number of project proposals submitted by college professors

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours
Introductory activities 5 0 5
 
Selection/assignation of the Master's degree final project 2 2 4
Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring the Master's degree final project 6 0 6
Composition of the Master's degree final project 0 275 275
 
Presentation and public defence of the Master's degree final project final master's project 0.5 9.5 10
 
 
(*) 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 Activities to make contact with the students and inform students of the subject.
Selection/assignation of the Master's degree final project Selection and allocation of the topic of the final master project to develop.
Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring the Master's degree final project Interviews that the student maintains with his/her tutor of the final master's project in different stages of development of the work.
Composition of the Master's degree final project Preparation of a work by the student which will reflect the achievement of the skills of the master.
Presentation and public defence of the Master's degree final project final master's project Public oral defense of the students' work

Coordination and monitoring mechanisms
 
Personal tuition
Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring the Master's degree final project
Description
The student project will be followed individually by the tutor at the URV

Assessment
  Description Weight
Composition of the Master's degree final project The court, composed by a group of experts from the university and/or the industrial world, evaluates the written report of the project, the results of TFM while also evaluating nuclear and transferable skills from the presentation and defense of work 60%
Presentation and public defence of the Master's degree final project final master's project The teacher of the course assesses the skills of the student from personal interviews and monitoring and reporting of external agents who participated in the project. 40%
 
Other comments and second exam session

OBSERVATIONS: There will be only one exam session for this subject. There will be no opportunity for students to retake the exam in a subsequent exam session.


Sources of information

Basic

Students will use information sources consulted during the master
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.