Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Final Degree Project
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Teaching staff
Questions will be resolved in person or by videoconference with the corresponding academic tutor. If necessary, please make an appointment with the coordinator: Dra. Eva Quandt Herrera (equandt@uic.es)
Introduction
Pre-course requirements
Enrolment in the TFG course may only take place after having passed at least all first-year and second-year courses, as well as at least 80% of the third-year credits.
Objectives
The aim of the TFG is to apply, in an integrated way, all the knowledge and competences acquired throughout the degree studies, through the completion and defence of an individual, autonomous, supervised, original and unpublished research project. The specific objectives are:
- To integrate the knowledge and competences acquired throughout the degree programme.
- To develop the capacity for autonomous work.
- To familiarise students with the preparation of projects in the field of Biomedical Sciences.
- To foster analytical capacity and critical thinking in the design, development and assessment of projects.
- To develop the skills required for the preparation of academic work and its oral presentation.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CP02 - Apply scientific methodology to interpret practical or theoretical data by evaluating situations and results from a critical and constructive point of view.
- CP04 - Work on projects related to the area of Biomedical Sciences (biomedical research/innovation), executing the necessary actions for their process and their oral and written communication, aimed at both an expert and non-expert audience.
- CP05 - Apply biological foundations in the search for practical solutions to health problems, following ethical standards and scientific rigour and respecting fundamental equal rights between men and women, and the promotion of human rights and the values inherent in a peaceful society of democratic values that includes inclusive, non-discriminatory language without stereotypes.
- HB10 - Resolve problems related to biomedical sciences, both at a theoretical and an experimental level, adding basic knowledge to clinical, pharmacological, pathological, technological and business knowledge in a cross-disciplinary way, summarising the necessary information for their comprehension.
Learning outcomes of the subject
By the end of the course, students must be able to:
- Carry out scientific literature searches in indexed databases autonomously.
- Identify information with scientific validity.
- Process and interpret scientific data correctly.
- Integrate the concepts covered during the degree in the field of biomedicine.
- Prepare reports and oral presentations with scientific rigour in the area of biomedicine.
Syllabus
Original work carried out individually and presented and defended before a panel, in which the competences acquired in the Degree in Biomedical Sciences are synthesised and integrated.
The topic of the work will be established according to the type of TFG:
- TFG associated with External Laboratory Internships: in cases where the student has enrolled in the "External Laboratory Internships" course. The content depends on the project in which the student is involved in each case, which is assigned by the external supervisor (internship supervisor).
- TFG associated with Internships in Biomedical Companies: in cases where the student has enrolled in the "Internships in Biomedical Companies" course. The content depends on the project in which the student is involved in each case, which is assigned by the external supervisor (internship supervisor).
- TFG associated with Internships in Bioinformatics: in cases where the student has enrolled in the "Internships in Bioinformatics" course. The content depends on the project in which the student is involved in each case, which is assigned by the external supervisor (internship supervisor).
- Literature-based TFG: in cases where students do not enrol in any of the external internship courses mentioned above, the TFG will be literature-based, and the chosen topic will be agreed between the student and the TFG supervisor, subject to prior approval by the coordinator and in line with the student's academic and professional interests.
Teaching and learning activities
In person
Completing the TFG involves several fundamental tasks or learning activities:
- Attendance at individual tutorials
- Planning and development of the project
- Individual, autonomous work supervised by the tutor
- Writing and submission of a written report
- Individual public presentation and defence before a panel
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
The assessment process consists of a continuous, competence-based assessment carried out throughout the development of the TFG. There are several assessment stages, as well as different assessment agents:
- Assessment of the TFG development process by the tutor.
- Final assessment of the TFG by the tutor.
- Assessment of the TFG by the panel.
The following criteria will be taken into account when assessing the TFG:
- Scope, difficulty, complexity and originality of the project undertaken in the TFG.
- Degree of achievement of the objectives.
- Bibliographic sources consulted and how they have been cited in the report and in the presentation.
- Quality of the written academic report of the TFG.
- Quality of the presentation and oral defence before the TFG panel.
- Degree of commitment and dedication shown by the student to the research project.
- Learning, competences and skills demonstrated during the completion of the work.
The tutor may decide not to authorise a student's TFG presentation (recording this in the corresponding rubric) if they consider that it does not meet the minimum academic requirements to be defended publicly. Depending on the number of distinctions (matrícula de honor) that may be awarded per course and on the overall assessments obtained across all the course rubrics compiled by the tutor and the panel, the TFG coordinator will make the final decision on who is awarded the distinction.
The assessment panel will be made up of teaching staff from the biomedical sciences area or by expert collaborators in the field of study. Once the oral defence has finished, the panel will complete the rubrics assessing both the student's written work and their oral defence.
If a student fails the TFG in the first sitting, they may opt to defend it in the second sitting, provided the TFG is revised to address the errors, omissions and shortcomings identified and noted by the panel in its report following the first-sitting defence, and subject to the tutor's approval. If a student fails the TFG in the second sitting, they must re-enrol in the course the following academic year.
Percentages of each assessment component in the final course grade, applicable to both the 1st and 2nd sittings:
|
Rubric |
Note percentage |
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Tutor Continuous assessment |
10 % |
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Tutor Final assessment |
30 % |
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Evaluation court defense and memory |
60 % |
Important considerations:
- The TFG course is passed with a minimum score of 5 out of 10 points.
- To obtain the final average, a minimum score of 5 out of 10 points must be obtained in each of the components.
- Plagiarism, copying or any other action that may be considered cheating will result in a zero for that assessment component.
- Exchange students (Erasmus and others) or students retaking the course will be subject to the same conditions as the rest of the student body.
Bibliography and resources
(1). Reglamento interno de Trabajo Fin de Grado y Fin de Máster Universitario de la Universitat Internacional de Catalunya: https://www.uic.es/sites/default/files/2021-06/UIC_BCN_Reglament_intern_TFG_i_TFM_30-07-2012_1.pdf
(2). Guía TFGs en la web de la biblioteca de la UIC: https://biblioguias.uic.es/guiatrabajofinaldegrado/inicio
(3). Tutorial aplicación gestión TFGs UIC para alumnos/as: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUEqbm-RR00&list=PLnKcA9XgmyYRCfSqdcIjBRfHwB_DYZwn4&index=11&t=0s
(4). Repositorio institucional UIC Trabajos Final de Grado: http://repositori.uic.es/handle/
(5). Gestión bibliográfica: http://biblioteca.uoc.edu/es/recursos/gestion-bibliografica-uoc