Degree | Type | Year |
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4318288 Paleobiology and Fossil Record | OB | 0 |
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- Having satisfactorily completed the rest of the master's modules.
- Completion of the Final Master's Thesis will necessarily be carried out during the second semester. Exceptionally, students may be authorized to carry out and defend their Final Master's Thesis during the first semester, if the rest of the modules have been satisfactorily completed during the previous year, and for some justified circumstance the alumni have not been was able to complete the Final Master's Project during the second semester of the previous year.
- Delimitation of the problem. Contextualization of a scientific objective to be solved based on previous scientific debates.
- Setting up a working hypothesis. Determination of suitable methods or likely to be used to demonstrate or refute the validity of the initial working hypothesis.
- Obtaining primary data. Statistical or discriminant treatment of numerical data. Descriptive work and development of qualitative data. Discussion of the data obtained and contextualization within a previously defined scientific debate.
- Obtaining conclusions. Elaboration of a scientific report in article format. Oral presentation of the most relevant results derived from the research tasks carried out.
- Will depend upon Final Master's thesis project
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Final Master's degree Thesis | 5 | 0.2 | |
Type: Supervised | |||
Final Master's degree Thesis | 120 | 4.8 | |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Final Master's degree Thesis | 25 | 1 |
- Will depend upon Final Master's thesis project
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.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Autonomous hours | 16,66% | 25 | 1 | CA14, CA15, KA14, KA15, KA16, SA15, SA16, SA17 |
Directed hours | 3% | 5 | 0.2 | CA14, CA15, KA14, KA15, KA16, SA15, SA16, SA17 |
Supervised hours | 80,33% | 120 | 4.8 | CA14, CA15, KA14, KA15, KA16, SA15, SA16, SA17 |
Global evaluation of the work 40%:
• Clarity in the formulation of objectives and problems
• Internal coherence of the work
• The work shows the use of critical thinking
• Importance: utility, originality and/or innovation
Use of theories 20%:
• Explanation of the theories underlying the work
• Synthesis and integration of theories and the theme
• Contribution to theoretical progress
• Clear explanation of the working hypothesis
Research methodology 10%:
• Adequacy of the methodology to the theme
• Appropriate research instruments
• Description of the methods used
• Interpretation of data and results
• Consistency and adequacy of the conclusions
Formal aspects 10%:
• Order and transparency in the work structure
• Regulations (spelling, syntactic, etc.) and formal correctness
• Updated and adequate bibliographical references
Defense of the TFM 20%:
• Oral explanation: communicative and informative ability
• Adequacy in the use of new technologies
• Quality of arguments and debate
• Ability to defend one's own ideas
• Capacity for synthesis and adaptation to the assigned time.
In the evaluation of the TFM, the panel will be made up of three instructors of the Master's degree, representing each of the institutions involved in teaching.
Irregularities by students, copying and plagiarism:
Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures that may be established for the purpose, and in accordance with current academic regulations, assessment activities in which students have committed any type of irregularity that may affect their grade will be graded with a zero (0).
The irregularities contemplated in this procedure include, among others,
The total or partial copy in an exam, practical exercise, report, or any other type of assessment activity.
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- Word, Power Point
Information on the teaching languages can be checked on the CONTENTS section of the guide.