Activities and Methodology

1. Choice of topic: Students can select the topic of the TFG from among those available in strict order of academic record, during the period established at the beginning of the course. To do so, they must follow the calendar and instructions specified on the Faculty website: https://www.uab.cat/web/estudiar/graus/graus/treball-de-final-de-grau-1345727222087.html

2. Plenary session: The TFG process will begin with a plenary session where the general aspects of the preparation of the TFG will be explained.

3. Virtual workspace: The virtual classroom enabled is the TFE Platform (https://tfe.uab.cat), the space for exchanging information between the coordination team, the tutor, and the students, in addition to the space where the different evidence requested throughout the course must be submitted. It is therefore essential that students consult the virtual classroom periodically, as well as the email address associated with it, to ensure that they receive all the information necessary to properly monitor it.

4. Supervised activity: Seminars. The supervised activity contains two different seminar formats that can be both group and individual: mandatory seminars and extension seminars. 4 mandatory seminars are established, distributed over the different phases of the process. The 1st mandatory seminar is recommended to be group, and must address the topic and type of work, the process and monitoring that will be agreed upon by the tutor and the student. This seminar will be called by the tutor once the subject assignments have been definitively published. During this seminar, it is recommended to schedule the rest of the mandatory seminars - which should not exceed 8 hours of dedication - and the extension seminars - which should not exceed 4 hours. From here, the 2nd mandatory seminar must address the first sections of the script, the 3rd seminar must allow for the progress of theproject work to be addressed, and in the 4th and last mandatory seminar it must be possible to discuss all sections of the work before the final submission. The mandatory seminars are face-to-face. Only students who are on mobility programs can take all the seminars online. Students may also request up to 4 more hours of extension seminars, which will be agreed between the student and the tutor. Considering the autonomous nature of the work, no more than 4 hours of extension seminars may be held without a justification of attention to diversity.

5. Follow-ups (see dates in the Evaluation section): Two follow-ups are established throughout the course, one initial and one intermediate. The initial follow-up must allow understanding of the general approach of the work, assuming that it can be dynamic and changeable. In the intermediate follow-up, the student must demonstrate having made significant progress in the work corresponding to the sections of the script agreed upon with the tutor.

6. The course “Tools and resources for carrying out academic work”: It is necessary for the student to take courses on tools and resources for academic work, for better management of the bibliography and development of the theoretical framework for their Final Degree Project (the Humanities Library offers a range of virtual courses https://www.uab.cat/web/que-oferim/cursos-de-formacio-1345708785493.html). At a minimum, the student must take the activity “Tools and resources for carrying out your academic work”, offered by the Humanities Library. The course certificate must be delivered with the final delivery of the TFG.

7. Delivery of the final report (see dates in the Assessment section): The student can agree with the tutor between presenting it in the form of a report or in the format of a scientific article. The specifications of the information and sections that the work must include are found in the document “Basic Guidelines TFG 2025-26”, uploaded to the TFE platform and on the Faculty website. Whether it is done in report format or article format, it must be written inCatalan.

a. In the event that the tutor considers it feasible, the student may be encouraged to publish the article in a journal. The tutor should, therefore, help the student in adapting the article to the rigor and presentation criteria of the chosen journal. The intellectual property of the TFG will belong to the author of the work. In the event that it is disclosed, the consent of both the author and the tutor will be required, who must be listed as a second co-author.

b. In the case of TFG projects that are contextualized in the same center or institution where they carry out the internships, they will be able to benefit from the context analysis, and other data; but in NO CASE can both reports be written with the same content (neither partial nor total). That is, the internship report and the TFG cannot be the same in any of their sections. This will be considered self-plagiarism and, therefore, a failed TFG.

8. Oral defense before a court: Once submitted, students must prepare the oral defense of the TFG before a court composed of two people other than the tutor. The calendars, location and other practical aspects regarding the courts will be published on the TFE platform in advance.

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

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.