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Master's Degree Dissertation

Code: 43416
Credits: 6
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Hotel Management OB 1

Contact lecturer

Name :
Víctor Gimenez Garcia
Email :
victor.gimenez@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Ruben Ilzarbe Lopez
Daniel Blabia Girau
Carlos Martinez Lizama
Sebastián Aparicio Rincon
Tatiana Lopez Orozco
Xavier Verge Mestre
Ane Elixabete Ripoll Zarraga

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for taking this module

Objectives

The Master's Final Project has a dedication of 6 ECTS and will consist of an individual project for the development of a hotel company plan or a research or business application project where the theoretical framework of the chosen theme is developed in depth and culminates with an application practical / empirical.

The objectives are:

  • To allow the students to investigate a topic related to the hotel sector, where from the application of the scientific methodology they can solve some practical question and professional interest
  • To evaluate the viability of a business plan in the hotel sector
  • To use the workload of the TFM as well as the knowledge of a particular hotel establishment to do some consulting project.

Learning outcomes

  1. Integrate knowledge and use it to make judgements in complex situations, with incomplete information, while keeping in mind social and ethical responsibilities.
  2. Communicate and justify conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
  3. Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously.
  4. Identify and combine indicators with which to prepare reports for decision-making.
  5. Work in interdisciplinary teams.
  6. Use acquired knowledge as a basis for originality in the application of ideas, often in a research context.
  7. Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
  8. Apply the tools and techniques explored in the different subject areas to a real case.
  9. Apply advanced management tools to help identify the key factors for business success and achieve optimal efficacy in the organisation.
  10. Apply context analysis techniques to a real case.
  11. Make a real strategic plan, based on an external and internal analysis and on the identification of capacities and resources, to establish the strategic goals, the actions to be taken and the corresponding performance measures.
  12. Draw up a real marketing plan that is consistent with the general strategic plan and its corresponding income statement.
  13. Draw up a commercialisation plan for a real case, together with its expected costs and its return for each sales channel considered in the company's marketing plan.
  14. Establish a real system of management indicators for the different levels and departments.
  15. Design a real ICT and information systems plan to support management and decision-making.
  16. Define ICT requirements and perform the corresponding cost-benefit analysis for the real case studied in the master's dissertation.
  17. Develop a quality plan in keeping with the strategic objectives marked out for a real case.
  18. Develop a real human resources plan aligned with the general strategic plan, quantifying its economic impact and including the management of talent and knowledge.

Contents

The structure, as well as the content of the final project, will be supervised by the tutor assigned to each student in a way that suits the chosen theme and the availability of data.

Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Final project work 140 5.6
Supervisor advice 10 0.4

Teaching language: Spanish

The learning process is developed through:

  • Completion of the Final Project individually following the structure agreed with the supervisor
  • Continuous tutoring of the Final Projec, through face-to-face or virtual tutor-student meetings
  • The Final Project must be defended publicly

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not allowed in any of its phases. Any assignment containing AI-generated content will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in partial or full penalization of the activity's grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Committee assesment 70% 0 0 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Supervisor report 30% 0 0 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

This subject/module does not offer the option for comprehensive evaluation


The commission of any irregularity in an assessment activity (academic fraud, plagiarism, or improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorized in the course guide) that could lead to a significant variation in the grade will result in that activity being graded with a 0. If the course guide stipulates that passing the subject requires obtaining a minimum grade in that assessment activity, or if several irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same subject, the final grade for that subject will be 0. Independently of this, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who commits any of these irregularities.


At least four meetings must be carried out during the Final Project development process with the supervisor.

Bibliography

Each tutor will recommend it to facilitate the beginning of the work, but it must be provided and identified mainly by the student.

Software

Word, Excel

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(TFMm) Treball de fi de màster 1 Spanish second semester morning-mixed
(TFMm) Treball de fi de màster 2 Spanish second semester morning-mixed