Final Year Project

Coordination

• Judit Bort Roig

Objectives

As established by current regulations, the Final Degree Thesis (TFG) is part of all undergraduate studies at all universities. Aspects related to the TFG are regulated in the UVic-UCC academic regulations for degree studies.

The Final Degree Project (TFG) is the result of the training and experience acquired during the different courses of the degree and must allow the student to show the level of acquisition of the skills of the degree and the principles that they base their future professional work. The TFG is mandatory for obtaining the degree and only has one call per enrolment.

The goal of the TFG is to develop and present an evidence-based project focused on a discipline problem.

Learning outcomes

• RA1. Identifies a study problem and relates it to the scope of the discipline itself.
• LO2. It follows in order and develops the stages of the scientific method.
• LO3. Follow the directions and recommendations given by the tutorial.
• LO4. It proposes one or several possible alternatives for intervention in the face of a problem.
• LO5. Prepare a brief synthesis of the information obtained with the aim of creating a conceptual basis that visualizes the feasibility of the project.
• LO6. Presents the project report according to the established model.
• LO7. He presents the project to the evaluation panel and adequately answers the questions put to him.
• LO8. It does the bibliographic review looking for documents in an international scope.

Skills

General skills

• Demonstrate commitment to the profession and its values, to ongoing improvement in practice, seeking excellence in care for people, and the community.

Specific skills

• Build knowledge of occupation and the practice of occupational therapy.
• Make and defend logical, reasoned arguments about human occupation and occupational therapy.
• Select, modify and appropriately apply theory, practical intervention models and methods to meet occupational health needs of individuals and communities.
• Show confidence, self-awareness, a capacity for self-criticism and awareness of one's own limitations as an occupational therapist.
• Understand and interpret information sources, oral and written, specializing in health sciences, in a second language.

Basic skills

• Students can communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialists and non-specialists.
• Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) in order to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific and ethical issues.

Core skills

• Be a critical thinker before knowledge in all its dimensions. Show intellectual, cultural and scientific curiosity and a commitment to professional rigor and quality.
• Become the protagonist of one's own learning process in order to achieve personal and professional growth and acquire all-round training for living and learning in a context of respect for linguistic, social, cultural, gender and economic diversity.
• Display professional skills in complex multidisciplinary contexts, working in networked teams, whether face-to-face or online, through use of information and communication technology.
• Project the values of entrepreneurship and innovation in one's academic and professional career, through contact with a variety of practical contexts and motivation for professional development.
• Use oral, written and audiovisual forms of communication, in one's own language and in foreign languages, with a high standard of use, form and content.

Content

In the TFG, the main activity is to integrate the knowledge that the student has acquired during the degree studies.

The different modalities of the TFG are:

• Research project design
• TFG Innova (entrepreneurship)
• Systematized bibliographic review
• Participation in a research project

Evaluation

According to the Academic Regulations for UVic-UCC degree studies, there is only one official call that foresees an evaluation period.

The evaluation of the TFG is based on the following qualification elements:

• Follow-up of the preparation process: 25% (the responsible person is the tutor)
• Written report: 45% (the responsible persons are the tutor + the president; in case of a difference greater than 2 points, the evaluation of both parties must be reconsidered and, if this difference persists, it must be included to the process a third evaluation by the secretary)
• Oral presentation and defense: 30% (responsible are the president + the secretary + the member)

The final mark of the TFG is the result of the weighting of the marks obtained in each of the parts. The subject is passed if a grade ≥5 is obtained in all parts. In the event that the TFG obtains a rating of 9.0 or more, the court may propose that the student be awarded the mention of honors.

important

Plagiarism or copying someone else's work is penalized at all universities and, according to the UVic-UCC Coexistence Rules , constitutes serious or very serious offences. Therefore, in the course of this subject, plagiarism or the misappropriation of other people's texts or ideas (see what is considered plagiarism ) and the improper or undeclared use of artificial intelligence in an activity are translated automatically in suspension or other disciplinary measures.

To cite texts and materials appropriately, consult the academic citation guidelines and guidelines available on the UVic Library website.

Methodology

The TFG consists of the preparation of an original and unpublished work that is reflected in a report and a public defense. It is prepared independently with the support and guidance of the tutor. In addition, theoretical and practical seminars are made available to the student which help to reinforce the skills already worked on in the degree.

The TFG project design and TFG Innova modalities are done individually, while the research participation and systematized bibliographic review modalities are of a group nature (3 students).

Bibliography

Key references

• Argimon Pallás, J.M., i Jiménez Villa, J. (2012). Métodos de investigación: Clínica y epidemiológica (4 ed.). Elsevier.
• Benito, R. (2020). Guia per elaborar citacions bibliogràfiques en format APA 7a edició: Basada en el Publication manual of the American Psycological Association. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10854/6275
• Lumbreras, B., Ronda, E. Riuz-Cantero, M.T. (2018). Cómo elaborar un proyecto en ciencias de la salud. Retrieved from https://www.esteve.org/ca/libros/como-elaborar-un-proyecto-en-ciencias-de-la-salud
• Molina, J, & Amézcula, A. (2021). Mi diario del TFG en enfermería. Fuden.
• Verd, J.M., i Lozares, C. (2016). Introducción a la investigación cualitativa: Fases, métodos y técnicas. Sintesis.

Further reading

Teachers will provide complementary bibliography and compulsory reading throughout the course via the Virtual Campus.