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Master's Degree Dissertation
Code: 43760Credits: 15
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Zoonoses and One Health | TFE | 1 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Dolo Vidal Roig
- Email :
- dolors.vidal@uab.cat
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
As a requirement to be admitted the student must possess one of the following degrees: Any degree in the field of Health Sciences (Veterinary, Medicine, Infirmary, Food Science, Animal Science, Animal Health, Public Health, Biomedicine, Psychology…) or Life Sciences (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Zoology, Botany, Ecology, Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Agronomics, Environmental Sciences…) or similar.
Objectives
Final Master Dissertation (TFM, from the Catalan Treball de fi de màster) will consist in a specific project related or linked with a research group, an institution, or a company where the student will be able to apply in a particular case the knowledges, abilities and aptitudes acquired during the master. TFM will be carried out under the supervision of a (there can be TFMs with more than one) director (generally, one of the professors of the Master) that will advise and help to solve the problems that the student will face during such process. Once the TFM is finished it will be presented and defended in a public session in front of a committee of evaluation.
Learning outcomes
- CA12 (Integrate and apply the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the master's degree to come up with hypotheses or innovative proposals in the field of zoonoses and the One Health approach.) Integrate and apply the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the master's degree to come up with hypotheses or innovative proposals in the field of zoonoses and the One Health approach.
- CA13 (Apply the knowledge acquired during the master's degree to solve a situation in the field of One Health.) Apply the knowledge acquired during the master's degree to solve a situation in the field of One Health.
- CA14 (Present the final degree project (TFM) orally before a panel in a public defence, communicating clearly and confidently.) Present the final degree project (TFM) orally before a panel in a public defence, communicating clearly and confidently.
- CA15 (Answer the questions asked by the panel during the public defence of the Master's Thesis in a well-reasoned, critical way.) Answer the questions asked by the panel during the public defence of the Master's Thesis in a well-reasoned, critical way.
- CA16 (Apply ethical and deontological principles to develop the final degree project (TFM), guaranteeing scientific integrity and regulatory compliance in the use of data, people and animals, in coherence with the One Health approach.) Apply ethical and deontological principles to develop the final degree project (TFM), guaranteeing scientific integrity and regulatory compliance in the use of data, people and animals, in coherence with the One Health approach.
- KA15 (Analyse the theoretical and methodological framework of the case or situation chosen in the field of zoonoses and One Health.) Analyse the theoretical and methodological framework of the case or situation chosen in the field of zoonoses and One Health.
- SA18 (Join a research team working in a multidisciplinary manner and/or individually.) Join a research team working in a multidisciplinary manner and/or individually.
- SA19 (Design a working plan for a research project aimed at risk analysis in the management, control or prevention of zoonotic agents, clearly defining the objectives, methodology and implementation schedule.) Design a working plan for a research project aimed at risk analysis in the management, control or prevention of zoonotic agents, clearly defining the objectives, methodology and implementation schedule.
- SA20 (Effectively organise the digital data and results generated during the completion of the final degree project (TFM) to guarantee its accessibility and proper management in collaborative work.) Effectively organise the digital data and results generated during the completion of the final degree project (TFM) to guarantee its accessibility and proper management in collaborative work.
- SA21 (Write a thesis according to the academic standards of scientific publications, integrating a rigorous analysis of the data, a critical reflection on the health context and a One Health approach.) Write a thesis according to the academic standards of scientific publications, integrating a rigorous analysis of the data, a critical reflection on the health context and a One Health approach.
Contents
TFM can be of different nature: experimental, bibliographic or based in an analyse of previously obtained data and it will have three stages:
- Planification Stage: the student, after a brief phase of preliminary documentation and, advised by its supervisor, must formalize the objective of its work and will design a plan of activities that will be presented during the preliminary evaluation session, held just before that the student begin its activities.
- Development stage: the student will face the realization of his/her TFM according its stablished work plan.
- Defense stage: The student will elaborate a written dissertation that will be presented and defended orally in a public session in front of the TFM’s evaluation committee.
This module, as the rest of the master, will be carried out in English.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying out Works, practical duties and other activities | 210 | 8.4 | SA18, SA19, SA20 |
| Exposition and defense of the TFM | 0.75 | 0.03 | CA12, CA13, CA14, CA15, CA16, KA15, SA18, SA19, SA20, SA21 |
| Preeliminary evaluation session | 2.5 | 0.1 | |
| Informative session | 1 | 0.04 | |
| Writting the TFM dissertation | 35 | 1.4 | CA12, CA13, CA16, KA15, SA18, SA19, SA20, SA21 |
| Tutorial | 15 | 0.6 | |
| Cooperative learning | 30 | 1.2 | SA18, SA20 |
| Personal study | 40 | 1.6 | |
| Bibliographic research and paper reading | 40 | 1.6 | CA12 |
Teaching methodology used will vary depending on the nature of each TFM. Basically we will follow the following steps:
Directed activities
- Informative session
- Preliminary evaluation session
Supervised activities
- Tutorials
Autonomous activities
- Bibliographic research
- Reading papers
- Cooperative learning
- Carrying out works
- Carrying out practical duties
- Writing the master dissertation
- Defense of the TFM
- Personal study
- Participation in other activities
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisor's report | 30% | 0 | 0 | CA16, KA15 |
| Exposition and defense of the TFM | 21% | 0.75 | 0.03 | CA12, CA13, CA14, CA15, CA16, KA15, SA18, SA19, SA20, SA21 |
| TFM written dissertation | 49% | 0 | 0 | CA12, CA13, CA16, KA15, SA20, SA21 |
The Student must present a written dissertation that will be defended in a public session. The student’s advisor will present an evaluation report on the student’s performance that will suppose a 30% of the final qualification. The student must attend, at least, a 50% of the defenses of the rest of his/her colleagues to be considered apt to be evaluated If the written dissertation is not delivered in time or the student does not presents to the defense or he/she does not attend, at least, a 50% of the defenses of the rest of his/her colleagues, such TFM will be considered as “non evaluable”
Bibliography
Bibliography consulted will vary depending on the nature of each TFM
Software
Software used will vary depending on the nature of each TFM (MSWord, MSExcell, R statistical software, etc.). We highly recommend the use of a Bibliographic Management Software, such as Zotero.
For this module, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed in support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction, translations, etc. The student must clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. The lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater sanctions in serious cases.
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 | Unknown | Undefined | morning-mixed |