TFM characteristics-Year

The Final Master's Degree Project (TFM) consists on the execution of an original research project by using all the knowledge and competences acquired during the Master syudies. The TFM may be carried out as part of the habitual research activity of a group therefore the subject can be related to any of the Master's subjects. The student work will be of 28 ECTS.

The TFM will be evaluated by the elaboration of a written memory of the work and a public defense in front of a Committee.

TFM memory

The TFM memory must be written on a scientific report or manuscript format with the following structure:

• Abstract (maximum 500 words)
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Materials and methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusions
• Bibliography

The memory will have a length of 30-50 pages with minimum font size 11 and spacing of 1.5.

• On the cover it should be given the following information:
• Title of the TFM
• Author and Director/s (or director/s and tutor, if applicable)
• Affiliations
• Seen-ahead from the director of the TFM [Director / s Name and signature / s]
• Seen-ahead from the tutor
• Place, month and year

Students must deposit 3 printed and bound copies to the Master Degree Coordinator within the established deadlines (see below).They must also deposit a copy in electronic format into the folder "Espai Compartit" in the Virtual Campus of "Treball Final de Màster" (14708-2021)

Deadlines

Registration: The TFM registration form must be submitted to the Master Degree Coordinator before February 12, 2021.

The TFM registration form is available here.

Deposit and defense: There are two deadlines for the oral defense of TFM. Students must notify the coordinator before June 15th 2018 in which term they want to defend the TFM.

Students who choose to defend within the second period, must submit a letter requesting the postponement of the TFM to the coordinator.

1st term: before July 25.
The TFM deposit must be done to the the Master Degree Coordinator before 12:00h of July 9. Any work submitted after this date will be postponed to the next term.

2nd term: before October 24 (upon request).
The TFM deposit must be done to the Master Degree Coordinator before 12:00h of October 8. Any work submitted after this date will be postponed to the next academic course.

The date, time and place of defense will be determined by the evaluation committee and will be made public at least seven days before the date fixed for the defense.

Presentation and defense of the TFM

The oral and public defense will be of 15-20 minutes and discussion with the evaluation committee will be about 10-15 min. The total time for the defense of the TFM can not exceed 30 minutes.

Composition of the Evaluation Committee

The committee that will evaluate the TFM will be composed of 3 members. One of them can be an external professor and/or investigator of the master. Two members will be proposed by the Academic Committee of the Master (Evaluator-1 and 2) and the Master’s coordinator will act as evaluator-3. The Academic Committee will decide the evaluator alternates.

Evaluation of the TFM

The evaluation of the TFM will be done on the basis of the evaluation rubrics available here (in Spanish).

The TFM director will grade the execution of the experimental work and the student attitude by filling-in the “Ficha de evaluación del director”.

Each member of the committee will grade the student, considering the written scientific report and the oral defense by filling-in the “Ficha de evaluación del comité”.

The final score will be calculated as the average of the grades from the evaluation committee and the director.

TFM previous years

Academic year 2019-20

Academic year 2018-19

Academic year 2017-18

Academic year 2016-17

 Academic year 2015-16

Academic year 2014-15

Academic year 2013-14