Dissertation

Contact hours are tutorial orientation classes. Teaching methodologies are based on active and collaborative
learning, to promote positive interdependence, encourage individual responsibility and autonomous work,
improve communication, develop interpersonal skills and support periodic self evaluation and progress
assessment of the applied research.

The evaluation includes an informal distributed component resulting from the meetings between all involved
persons. It also includes a progress report when planned and the public oral presentation and discussion of the
Dissertation in the presence of a jury. This presentation is performed according to the
master regulation document. The evaluation is defined by the jury considering at least the following aspects:
Quality of the technical and scientific contents;
Quality of the presented document;
Quality of the presentation and ability to discuss arguments;
The contribution of the work to the company (if one involved), school and society.

Project/Internship/Dissertation Component

Dissertation:

 – Develop research skills for students who show interest in pursuing academic or research careers, including applied research;

 – Develop local know-how that will serve as a basis for future dissertations, projects or internships;

 – Contribute to the development of innovative technologies in the area of ​​Electrical Engineering.

At the end of the Dissertation the student should demonstrate:

– To have an overall view of the state-of-the-art in the area of ​​study;

– Ability to conduct research in a structured manner, leading to the presentation of scientific results and to compare them with other works in the area;

– Understand in detail the main scientific and technical concepts in the theme and area of ​​study.

Project/Internship/Dissertation Component

Dissertation:

For students with a stronger academic profile, and with a high degree of autonomy in terms of theoretical concepts, a dissertation on a specific topic can be proposed. The specific theme selected should be in the area of Electrical Engineering and have the potential for future integration in field technologies. The recommended structure for the dissertation is the following: motivation for the study of the specific theme; bibliographic summary of the state of the art; description of research; presentation of results; analysis and critical discussion of results in the face of the bibliographic summary and potential applications; conclusions and future developments.

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