Methodology

The methodology adopted in the development of the TFM will depend on the chosen subject and of the assigned tutor. It combines the individual advice of the tutor with the support of the coordination of the module during the process of elaboration of the TFM.

General considerations need to be taken into account with regards to the characteristics of the research project:

1. The work can be: (1) a theoretical or historical research in Performing Arts; (ii) a reflection and theoretical conceptualization on a full creative process (a play, a performance), I (iii) an edition of a theatrical text or a theoretical or critical material on performing arts.
2. Studies that are not original and unpublished will not be accepted. Total or partial plagiarisms will entail an immediate fail of the module.
3. The works should adjust to the “Publication Norms of the TFM” approved by the Monitoring Commission of the Master in 2018.
4. In the case the TFM is associated to a creative process, the student should at least consider the following aspects: starting hypothesis, theoretical references, artistic precedence (contextualization), methodological explanation, monitoring and documentation of the process and, lastly, brief conclusions.
5. In any case, the TFM should include brief conclusions related to the enunciated objectives in the introduction.
6. The TFM should include the specific bibliography consulted for the development of the work, referenced according to the conventions indicated in the “Publication Norms of the TFM”.
7. The TFM It can contain an appendix with unpublished documentation (text documents, image-documents, sound-documents) in an accessible format.
8. The TFM will be written in Catalan or Spanish.
9. The work can only be delivered and defended with the approval ofthe tutor. The tutor has to cater for the development process of the TFM with the correspondent face-to-face tutorials (three minimum) and he hasthe faculty to un-authorize those works he considers insufficient or that have missed the delivery deadlines or any of the established norms.
10. The change of tutor is only authorized in extreme cases and as a justified cause. After March 1^st, there will be no change authorizations.
11. The adopted methodology in the producing of the TFM will depend on the chosen subject.
12. The cover of the work should include the full title, name of author, tutor, name of the master and the course.
13. The public presentation of the TFM can only take place on the programmed days agreed at the beginning of the course and according to the module calendar (look up website of the MUET). A final copy signed by the tutor should be delivered to the secretary of the Department of Catalan Philology (Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the UAB, Building B). Works outside the time frame will not be accepted). Once the tribunals have been made public, each student should hand in a final copy of their work to the director and to each one of the members of the tribunal. For evaluation, find more details below.
14. The preceding points, which govern the functioning of the module, do not contemplate exams or exceptions.

Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.