Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Final Master’s Degree Project
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish,
Teaching staff
You can contact by email the person in charge of the subject Dr. Sergio Alonso (salonso@uic.es) or the director of the Master Dr. Jordi Castillo (jcastillo@uic.es)
Introduction
The completion of the TFM has considered an integrating exercise of the training content received and the skills acquired in the degree and, in order to unify the criteria and procedures that ensure and guarantee homogeneity in the organization and evaluation of this matter, the International University of Catalonia has an internal Regulation for Final Degree Projects and Final Master's Projects to which all official degrees offered by the UIC will be subject, regulated by Royal Decree 1393/2007, modified by Royal Decree 861/2010.
This Regulation contains the basic guidelines related to the definition, design, guardianship/direction, execution, supervision, defense, evaluation, management, and public availability of the TFM.
Pre-course requirements
In order to take this subject, the student must be enrolled in the subject "Research, Docència i Simulació en Urgències" of the Master in Urgencies and Emergencies.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CB6 - To have a clear understanding of knowledge that provides a base level or opportunity to develop and/or apply ideas in an original way, often within the context of research.
- CB9 - Students should be able to communicate their conclusions in a clear and unambiguous way, as well as the resulting knowledge and reasoning that supports them, so that they can be understood by both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- CE10 - To identify the tools and qualitative and quantitative methods necessary to design and develop a research study in the medical field of urgent and emergency care.
- CG4 - To know how to use information and communication technology tools and how to apply them to specific fields of knowledge.
- CG5 - To design research studies that can generate new and suitable knowledge that encourages the development of the discipline, profession or institution.
Learning outcomes of the subject
- Integrates knowledge and skills acquired in the course into your Master's Final Project (TFM).
- Create an original scientific project
- It develops its work following the established norms and recommendations
- Employs the most appropriate technologies for the efficient performance of their work
- Exposes in writing, in a rigorous, clear and precise way, the project
- Defends your TFM effectively, the results and conclusions obtained
Syllabus
The Final Master's Project (TFM) consists of:
- The design, elaboration, writing, and printing by the student, supervised by a Director of TFM, of scientific work, throughout the course, which integrates training content received and skills acquired in the Master. The TFM can adopt any of the following formats:
- An original scientific work of sufficient quality (descriptive or analytical) to be capable of being presented as scientific communication in a national congress or as a scientific article.
- An in-depth and systematic review of a topic of relevance to emergencies and health emergencies.
- The presentation and defense of the TFM before the TFM University Court by the student, in a way that demonstrates the ability to communicate and present the work carried out to the scientific community.
Teaching and learning activities
In person
The Final Master's Project will be carried out individually by each enrolled student, under the tutelage and accompaniment of a teacher-tutor who will guide them during their preparation. For this, individual tutorials and/or cooperative workgroups will be organized to help the student integrate the theoretical and practical teachings received throughout the master. The agreement with the humanistic profile defined by the International University of Catalonia will be taken into account.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
The TFM will be evaluated from the presentation and defense of this before a court and its evaluation will be carried out following the system of qualifications in university degrees of official character and valid throughout the national territory as contained in Royal Decree 1125/2003, of September 5 (BOE No. 224, September 18, 2003).
The evaluation is based on the evaluation of the previously mentioned competences. Each competition has its assessment indicators and learning outcomes.
100% of the TFM note corresponds to the note issued by the members of the court that will be based on the following criteria:
- Originality and relevance of the topic
- Scientific content of the TFM (literature review, scientific methodology ...)
- Presentation and formal aspects
- Exposure of the TFM in public session, the same day of the evaluation
This note will consist of 80% of the written work and 20% of the oral defense.
Bibliography and resources
They will be in the Virtual Platform "Moodle". Each teacher will generate their bibliography and resources depending on the subject taught.