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Dissertation or Project

Dissertation or Project

Code	10320
Year	5
Semester	A1
ECTS Credits	42
Workload	OT(30H)
Scientific area	Engenharia Civil
Entry requirements	Final year student.
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	The curricular unit aims to give students the capacity for initiative, autonomy in research and on the application of knowledge, decision and work organisation, integrating components of research or innovation, and should be able to: (a) apply, understand and solve problems in new and unfamiliar situations, in broad and multidisciplinary contexts; (b) evaluate situations, take informed decisions, integrate knowledge, deal with complex issues, develop solutions or make judgements in situations of limited or incomplete information, including reflections on the ethical and social responsibilities that result from those solutions and those judgments; (c) communicate their findings, knowledge and arguments to different audiences, in a clear and unambiguous way.
Syllabus	The Dissertation or Project assign to each student will be chosen on the basis of proposals made available by the supervisor(s). The approved Dissertation/Project plan defines the objectives, the tasks and the work plan for the whole year. It is the responsibility of the supervisor(s) to coordinate the development of the work, supervising in general the following contents: a) Bibliographic review and analysis of the state of the art. b) Elaboration and discussion of the detailed work plan, describing the methodology and the planning of work with a view to established objectives. c) Implementing the work plan approved by the advisor, with periodic discussion of development of the work. d) Writing and discussion of the final document to submit.
Main Bibliography	The bibliography is specific to each subject of the Dissertation or Project and may be partially provided by their advisor. However, it is desirable that a significant proportion of the references are obtained by individual searching.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.