GENERAL
CONSIDERATIONS

Submission of the
report

All information
related to the submission of the Final Dissertation report is included in
the Procedemento de oferta, adxudicación e defensa dos Traballos de Fin
de Grao, available at the Faculty of Sciences website (Traballos de
Fin de Grao section).

Formatting requirements for the final (written) report

The final report
of the Final Dissertation must be signed by the supervisor or supervisors. It
is important to consider, though, that this will never be a substitute for the
official authorisation of the defense signed in the "secretaría
virtual" by, at least, one of the the supervisor/s.

The final report
must include, at least, a summary (250-300 words) with key words, an introduction to the topic,
a section or chapter setting out the aims of the project, a section describing
the materials, methods and experimental procedures (if any), a description of
the obtained results, a discussion or critical analysis of the results, the
conclusions of the project (if any) and the bibliographic references used. In
addition to all this, at least the summary and the conclusions should be
written in english (as well as in galician and spanish).

-The format of the report will also be evaluated, and it must conform to the
following basic requirements:

1. Title page. A
compulsory title page model can be downloaded from the Faculty of Science
website (Traballos de Fin de Grao section)

2. Lenght: Minimum 35 pages and maximum 50 pages or minimum 10.000 words and maximum 15.000 words (esta cifra se corresponde con unas 40-45 páginas con cierta carga gráfica), not including the cover, the supervisor signature page, the summary and
the index, but annex will be included.

3. Margins not
below 2 cm (top, bottom, left and right)

4. Body text:
Arial (or equivalent), 12 points / Captions and headings in figures and tables:
not less than 10 points

5. Single to 1,5
lines spacing

-The supervisor or
supervisors will decide whether they want to use plagiarism detection
software or not, although the use of turnitin is strongly recommended.
The reports not analysed using turnitin can be presented, although they will
not be included in the institutional repository of the University of A Coruña
(RUC)

Requirements for
the oral presentation

1. The student
will present the aims, methodology, contents and conclusions (if any) of their
project in a maximum time of 15 minutes (10 minutes is strongly recommended).
The evaluation committee will inform the student of the available time at the
beginning of the defence.

2. After the
project is presented by the student, they will discuss their results with the
evaluation committee. Members of the committee will make all the comments and
questions they consider relevant. A maximum time of 5 minutes per member of the
committee is strongly recommended. The discussion of the Final Dissertation
should not last for more than 20 minutes. Refusing to answer the committee's
questions will cause the Final Dissertation to be assessed with a qualification
of 4 points or less.

3. The oral
presentation of the work can be conducted online when circumstances make
on-site presentation unadvisable. The student can also request for the
presentation of their work to be carried out online when there are compelling
reasons, but this will always have to be granted by the Dean.

Assessment considerations

The assessment of
the Final Dissertation is the responsability of the evaluation committee. After
the Final Dissertation has been submitted and presented, the evaluation committee
will assess the student's work. The grade of the Final Dissertation will be the
arithmetic mean of the marks given by each member of the evaluation committee,
always taking into account the assessment made by the supervisor/s of the
student (30% of the final grade).

Students whose
grade in the Final Dissertation is 9 or above are elegible for a distinction
(Matrícula de Honra), always depending on the evaluation committee's criteria.

Students who fail
their Final Dissertation will receive a document produced by the evaluation
committee with its recommendations for the improvement of the report. A copy of
said document will also be submitted to the supervisor/s of the work.

Students can
appeal their Final Dissertation grades following the process described in the
UDC assessment regulations (article 31, Normativa de Avaliación,
Revisión e Reclamación das Cualificacións dos Estudos de Grao e Mestrado
Universitario).

Enrollment allows
the student to submit and present their Final Dissertation report in the two
opportunities included in each term, always according to the UDC regulations.
Students who fail to pass their Final Dissertation (or absent themselves) in
the two opportunities included in each term will have to re-enroll. They will
not need to choose a different topic for their Final Dissertation, as long as
there is agreement between the student and the supervisor/s and the student
requests it.

The
supervisor or supervisors will assess the quality and contents of the written
report, as well as the different competencies included in the final
dissertation rubric.

In theis assessment, the members of the evaluation committee will
consider the quality of the written report and the oral presentation, as well
as different competencies included in the final dissertation rubric.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
Mostrar de modo sintético e a través da aprendizaxe demostrada na elaboración e defensa do TFG que o estudante adquiriu, en conxunto, as competencias xerais do Grao.	A1 A14 A16 A24	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7	C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Introductory activities	B1 B7	1	0	1
Research (Research project)	A1 A14 A16 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8	280	28	308
Events academic / information	B1 C4 C5 C6 C8	2	0	2
Supervised projects	A1 A14 A16 A24 B2 B3 C1 C2 C3 C6 C8	1	32	33
Oral presentation	A24 B7 C1 C3	1	20	21

Personalized attention		10	0	10

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies	Description
Introductory activities	Actividade onde se lle explica ao estudante en que consistirá o seu Traballo de Fin de Grao, se lle proporciona orientación sobre as fontes bibliográficas que debe manexar, a metodoloxía máis axeitada a empregar e o modo de planificar o seu traballo.
Research (Research project)	Traballo individual e autónomo do estudante, orientado polo(s) director(es) do traballo. No desenvolvemento do traballo, o estudante deberá afrontar un problema de índole química de acordo co método científico, formulalo con precisión, desenvolver os procedementos pertinentes, interpretar os resultados e sacar as conclusións oportunas do traballo realizado.
Events academic / information	Asistencia, por recomendación do director ou interese persoal, a eventos científicos e / ou divulgativos organizados na Facultade e relacionados coa temática do Grao en Química. A asistencia a estos eventos deber servir para mellorar as competencias en materia de presentación e defensa do propio traballo.
Supervised projects	Traballo individual e autónomo do estudante, baixo a tutela do director. O alumno deberá presentar unha memoria escrita resumindo toda a labor realizada durante o TFG. Dita memoria deberá incluir, como mínimo, unha introdución, unha sección ou capítulo que recolla os obxectivos, antecedentes existentes sobre o tema que se trate, unha parte relativa aos materiais e métodos ou procedementos experimentais, os resultados obtidos, a súa discusión e análise crítico e razoado, as conclusións que se tiren do traballo, e unha bibliografía. Asemade, cando menos un resumo inicial e as conclusións do TFG deberán estar redactadas en inglés.
Oral presentation	Exposición e defensa oral do traballo ante un tribunal. A presentación e defensa do TFG farase en acto público. O estudante disporá de un tempo máximo de 15 minutos (se ben recoméndase unha duración de 10 minutos) para expoñer os obxectivos, a metodoloxía, o contido e as conclusións do seu traballo. Con posterioridade terá que atender ás preguntas, aclaracións, comentarios e suxestións que lle poidan formular os membros do tribunal de avaliación.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Research (Research project)	A1 A14 A16 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8	Avaliación continua por parte do(s) director(es) de todo o proceso de realización do TFG, tendo en conta os diferentes elementos indicados na correspondente plantilla de avaliación elaborada para tal fin. O 50% da cualificación final do TFG corresponde a avaliación do(s) director(es) do traballo.	50
Oral presentation	A24 B7 C1 C3	O tribunal valorará a presentación oral e a defensa do traballo presentado, de acordo cos distintos elementos indicados na plantilla de avaliación elaborada para tal fin. O 50% da cualificación final do TFG corresponde a avaliación do tribunal, na que a avaliación da presentación oral representa o 17.5% e a defensa e discusión dos resultados representa o 15%	32.5
Supervised projects	A1 A14 A16 A24 B2 B3 C1 C2 C3 C6 C8	O tribunal valorará a calidade final da memoria presentada, de acordo cos distintos elementos indicados na plantilla de avaliación elaborada para tal fin. O 50% da cualificación final do TFG corresponde a avaliación do tribunal, na que a avaliación da memoria escrita presentada representa o 17,5%.	17.5

Assessment comments
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Submission of the report All information related to the submission of the Final Dissertation report is included in the Procedemento de oferta, adxudicación e defensa dos Traballos de Fin de Grao, available at the Faculty of Sciences website (Traballos de Fin de Grao section). Formatting requirements for the final (written) report The final report of the Final Dissertation must be signed by the supervisor or supervisors. It is important to consider, though, that this will never be a substitute for the official authorisation of the defense signed in the "secretaría virtual" by, at least, one of the the supervisor/s. The final report must include, at least, a summary (250-300 words) with key words, an introduction to the topic, a section or chapter setting out the aims of the project, a section describing the materials, methods and experimental procedures (if any), a description of the obtained results, a discussion or critical analysis of the results, the conclusions of the project (if any) and the bibliographic references used. In addition to all this, at least the summary and the conclusions should be written in english (as well as in galician and spanish). -The format of the report will also be evaluated, and it must conform to the following basic requirements: 1. Title page. A compulsory title page model can be downloaded from the Faculty of Science website (Traballos de Fin de Grao section) 2. Lenght: Minimum 35 pages and maximum 50 pages or minimum 10.000 words and maximum 15.000 words (esta cifra se corresponde con unas 40-45 páginas con cierta carga gráfica), not including the cover, the supervisor signature page, the summary and the index, but annex will be included. 3. Margins not below 2 cm (top, bottom, left and right) 4. Body text: Arial (or equivalent), 12 points / Captions and headings in figures and tables: not less than 10 points 5. Single to 1,5 lines spacing -The supervisor or supervisors will decide whether they want to use plagiarism detection software or not, although the use of turnitin is strongly recommended. The reports not analysed using turnitin can be presented, although they will not be included in the institutional repository of the University of A Coruña (RUC) Requirements for the oral presentation 1. The student will present the aims, methodology, contents and conclusions (if any) of their project in a maximum time of 15 minutes (10 minutes is strongly recommended). The evaluation committee will inform the student of the available time at the beginning of the defence. 2. After the project is presented by the student, they will discuss their results with the evaluation committee. Members of the committee will make all the comments and questions they consider relevant. A maximum time of 5 minutes per member of the committee is strongly recommended. The discussion of the Final Dissertation should not last for more than 20 minutes. Refusing to answer the committee's questions will cause the Final Dissertation to be assessed with a qualification of 4 points or less. 3. The oral presentation of the work can be conducted online when circumstances make on-site presentation unadvisable. The student can also request for the presentation of their work to be carried out online when there are compelling reasons, but this will always have to be granted by the Dean. Assessment considerations The assessment of the Final Dissertation is the responsability of the evaluation committee. After the Final Dissertation has been submitted and presented, the evaluation committee will assess the student's work. The grade of the Final Dissertation will be the arithmetic mean of the marks given by each member of the evaluation committee, always taking into account the assessment made by the supervisor/s of the student (30% of the final grade). Students whose grade in the Final Dissertation is 9 or above are elegible for a distinction (Matrícula de Honra), always depending on the evaluation committee's criteria. Students who fail their Final Dissertation will receive a document produced by the evaluation committee with its recommendations for the improvement of the report. A copy of said document will also be submitted to the supervisor/s of the work. Students can appeal their Final Dissertation grades following the process described in the UDC assessment regulations (article 31, Normativa de Avaliación, Revisión e Reclamación das Cualificacións dos Estudos de Grao e Mestrado Universitario). Enrollment allows the student to submit and present their Final Dissertation report in the two opportunities included in each term, always according to the UDC regulations. Students who fail to pass their Final Dissertation (or absent themselves) in the two opportunities included in each term will have to re-enroll. They will not need to choose a different topic for their Final Dissertation, as long as there is agreement between the student and the supervisor/s and the student requests it. The supervisor or supervisors will assess the quality and contents of the written report, as well as the different competencies included in the final dissertation rubric. In theis assessment, the members of the evaluation committee will consider the quality of the written report and the oral presentation, as well as different competencies included in the final dissertation rubric.

Basic
	O director ou directores do traballo proporán a bibliografía específica e adecuada ao traballo a desenvolver polo alumno.
Complementary	R. Holliman, J. Thomas, S. Smidt, E. Scanlon, E. Whitelegg (2009). Practising Science Communication in the Information Age, sections 1-3. Oxford: Oxford University Press S. Harrad, L. Batty, M. Diamond, G. Arhonditsis (2008). Student Projects in Environmental Science. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.