Project work

The recommended basic knowledge will be all acquired along the academic path of the master’s student,
with special focus on those of the project to be developed.

Given the specificity of this Non-Teaching CU, traditional “Teaching-Learning Methodologies” (TLM) will not be applicable. Therefore, the
TLM of the CU articulated with the pedagogical model, are performed by the Supervisor and/or Co-supervisor(s) and Supervisor of the
entity for which the project is proposed (if any), and the student must meet regularly with this/them. These TLM are:
TLM1: Individual guidance sessions, focused on personalized monitoring and discussion of the project development (literature review,
research methodologies and data analysis and applicability of tools for this purpose (SPSS, NVivo. R, Biblioshiny, Power BI, etc.)) and on
solving specific problems related to the theme of the Project Work, promoting the exchange of ideas between students and teachers and
the development of critical thinking and analytical skills necessary for empirical research (LO1, LO2 and LO3).
TLM2: Continuous and structured feedback at the writing stages of the Project Work, including detailed reviews of the plan (Project Work
proposal), preliminary chapters, implementation and final Project Work report (LO4).
TLM3: Simulations of defense of the Project Work, allowing students to improve their oral communication and argumentation before the
Evaluation Jury (LO5).

Project Work is one of the 3 devices for carrying out the Non-Teaching Component (CNL) of the CE
Learning Objectives (LO):
LO1 Identify a practical problem and propose creative and innovative solutions based on scientific knowledge.
LO2 Develop skills to plan, implement and evaluate a project applied in the organizational context.
LO3 Integrate methodologies and tools appropriate for the development of practical projects.
LO4 Produce a technical report with evidence-based analysis, results and recommendations.
LO5 Present and defend project work in a well-founded and clear manner.
Skills/Abilities/Aptitudes (S):
S1 Apply theoretical concepts to practical problems in the organizational context (LO1 and LO2).
S2 Use data collection and analysis methods to support project decisions (LO3).
S3 Develop technical writing and oral presentation skills (LO4 and LO5).

1 Definition and delimitation of the design problem
2 Literature review and analysis of organizational context
3 Project planning: methodologies and schedule
4 Project implementation: tools and techniques applied
5 Evaluation of results and formulation of recommendations
6 Structuring and writing the technical report
7 Preparation and public presentation of the project

Once the elaboration of the project work is concluded, the master's student must request the completion of
public exams.
The jury is made up of three to five members, including the supervisor and the co-supervisor(s), if any. The
members of the jury must be specialists in the field in which the project work, internship report or
dissertation is inserted, appointed from among professors holding a doctoral degree and specialists of merit
recognized as such by the CC, national or foreign.
The public discussion will last about 90 (ninety) minutes, where the master will make an oral presentation,
synthesizing the content of the work carried out and highlighting its objectives, and main conclusions, with a
maximum duration of 20 (twenty) minutes; and the remaining time must be distributed equally between the
jury and the master's student.
Once the tests are completed, the jury meets for the assessment and deliberation of the grade to be
awarded to the master's student.
The supervisor will be invited to attend the public tests.

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