Introduction to Project

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

System of continuous assessment - the teacher must support the student regularly and him/her must provide regular information on the progress, and on the elements and people consulted.

Learning Outcomes

The purpose of this course is to help the student to carry out his/her master project and write the corresponding dissertation. The course addresses topics concerning the organization of engineering projects, the writing of master's dissertations and ethics in engineering. The student must do research about his/her master project make written and oral reports on the objectives, motivation, context and requirements analysis of the master project and on the state of the art of that project. Students should research literature and consult with experts from organizations outside the Department of Physics.

Main developed skills: information and literature review; information management; communication with other specialists; communication with non-specialists.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

I - Engineering Project

- Project methodology

- Requirements analysis

- Specification and architecture

- Systems integration

- Ethics in engineering;

II - Good practices in writing the M.Sc. dissertation

Works to be done (all these works will be presented orally):

1 - Objectives, motivation, context and requirements analysis of the student’s master project.

2 - Presentation and discussion of a scientific paper related with the subject of the student’s master project.

3 - State of the art for the student’s master project, including a description of the project for a non-specialist audience.

Head Lecturer(s)

Filipa Isabel Gouveia de Melo Borges Belo Soares

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Presentation of a scientific paper: 25.0%
Report on the objectives, motivation, context and requirements analysis of the student’s master project : 25.0%
Synthesis work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Literatura científica e técnica adequadas ao tema.

Manuais de utilização de aparelhos e notas de especificação de fabricantes.

Material de promoção e divulgação comercial de aparelhos e sistemas.