Two types of assignments:
- Master’s thesis (TFM)
- Undergraduate thesis (TFG)
STRUCTURE OF THE WORK (TFM)
1. Regardless of the format chosen, the Master’s thesis must comply with
the standardisation criteria specified below:
• Theses must be written in Spanish or English (in the latter case, a summary of
the document must be provided in Spanish)
• They must be submitted in printed A4 format, with margins of 25 mm on all sides. The pages must include a header or footer with the title of the Master’s thesis and the page number.
• The general font of the document shall be Times New Roman, size 12
points, with the text justified on both margins, and line spacing between 1 and 1.5.
Footnotes must use 10-point Times New Roman font with single spacing.
• For the binding of the Master’s Thesis, the front and back covers specified in Annex 2 must be used.
2. The structure of the TFM in the Professional or Technical Work category must be adapted to the professional activities inherent to the management of the agri-food sector and should, as a guide, consist of sections covering all or part of the following aspects:
A. Title; B. Report; C. Technical specifications; D. Legal/administrative specifications; E. Economic assessment; F. Environmental and social assessment; G. Conclusions and technical recommendations. H. Bibliography.
A. TITLE.
This must clearly, concisely and unambiguously state the subject of the Professional Project.
It must appear on the cover page and on the first unnumbered page, which must also include the location (at least the town and county), the student’s name under the heading “The Student”, the date (month and year) and the Supervisor(s).
B. REPORT.
This shall be a description of the work carried out and must contain the following aspects:
1. Description of the type of work. Background.
2. Location and description of the scope of the project.
3. Justification of the results obtained in technical, economic and legal terms
(as appropriate).
C. PROFESSIONAL OR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.
Indication of preliminary data, calculation methods, planned control levels, sensitivity análisis and all other aspects deemed relevant to complete the description of the work carried out.
D. LEGAL/ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIFICATIONS
Detailed description of the applicable legislation and administrative specifications that may affect or be affected by the professional work carried out.
E. ECONOMIC EVALUATION
Economic feasibility analysis of the technical work carried out. Sensitivity analysis according to different scenarios.
F. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT
For professional projects which, in accordance with current legislation, require such an assessment.
In projects where this is required, a section containing visual documentation may be included, which may comprise photographs, flowcharts or descriptive plans of the work carried out.
3. The structure of the Master’s Thesis in the Research Project format must be adapted to the professional activities inherent to the management of the agri-food sector and, as a guide, should comprise all or part of the sections listed below:
A. Title; B. Aims and objectives; C. Literature review; D. Materials and methods; E. Results; F. Discussion; G. Conclusions; H. References.
A. TITLE.
This must clearly, concisely and unambiguously express the topic of the thesis.
It shall appear on an unnumbered first page, which shall also include the name of the student, the date of the defence and the Supervisor(s). Optionally, a page of acknowledgements may be included. Finally, a numbered table of contents shall be included, listing the sections of the Master’s Thesis and their respective page numbers.
B. SIGNIFICANCE AND OBJECTIVES.
It must contain a detailed explanation of the reasons for undertaking the thesis, the initial hypotheses and the objectives to be achieved through it.ç C. LITERATURE REVIEW.
This should include recent information relating to the subject under study that is deemed necessary for a better understanding of the research approach. The literature review should be sufficiently comprehensive to provide a complete overview of the current state of the chosen subject.
D. MATERIALS AND METHODS.
This section should include a detailed description of the procedure employed, indicating, where appropriate, the materials used, study protocols and techniques, methods of data analysis, etc.
E. RESULTS.
The results obtained should be presented in a logical manner.
F. DISCUSSION.
This section must include an interpretation and discussion of the results and their significance, indicating any possible similarities and discrepancies with previous work.
Optionally, the two previous sections (Results and Discussion) may be combined into a single section.
G. CONCLUSIONS.
It must include, in summary form, the conclusions derived from the results obtained and a final assessment of the work’s significance.
H. REFERENCES.
It must include a list of all bibliographic sources cited in the text, and optionally, and separately, a list of sources consulted but not cited. A citation style commonly accepted by the scientific community must be used, preferably APA style.
MASTER’S THESIS DEFENCE:
1. The Master’s Thesis defence shall be governed by the criteria set out in Articles 2 and 5 of the UAL’s General Regulations for Final Theses.
2. The Master’s Thesis defence shall be conducted by the student through an oral presentation of its content or main points, lasting no longer than 15 minutes.
3. The defence may be conducted in a language other than Spanish, at the student’s request and with the approval of the supervisor and the Assessment Committee.
4. Following the presentation of the Master’s Thesis, the student shall answer any questions and provide clarifications requested by the members of the Assessment Committee.
5. In the event that the Master’s Thesis contains confidential data, the Academic Committee shall regulate the procedure for its defence.
6. The Assessment Committee shall hear the supervisor of the Master’s Thesis if he or she so requests or if the Committee deems it appropriate, and shall subsequently deliberate on the mark in private, using the rubrics provided in Annex 3, before awarding the mark.
7. The student may lodge an appeal against the decision of an assessment panel with the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the UAL, within a maximum of 24 hours from the publication of the mark.
Marking of the Master’s Thesis
- The marking of the Master’s Thesis shall be governed by the criteria set out in Article 5 of the UAL’s General Regulations for Final Theses.
2. Marks will be awarded on the following numerical scale from 0 to 10, rounded to one decimal place, to which the corresponding qualitative grade must be added:
0.0–4.9. Fail.
5.0–6.9. Pass.
7.0–8.9. Good.
9.0 – 10.0: Distinction
STRUCTURE TFGs
- BASIC RULES REGARDING STYLE, LENGTH AND STRUCTURE.
Minimum length: 10 pages.
Maximum length: 30 pages.
Text: Times New Roman 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing. Full justification.
2. STRUCTURE COMMON TO THE DIFFERENT MODELS OF FINAL YEAR PROJECTS:
COVER PAGE: Must contain:
- Author of the Project
- Title of the project in Spanish and English
- Degree being studied by the student
- Date/Session of defence
- Supervisor and, where applicable, Co-supervisor
- An abstract in Spanish and English (one or two sentences)
PAGINATED TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
MAIN BODY: STATE OF THE ART AND ANALYSIS
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCE LIST
- PRESENTATION
A PDF copy of the dissertation must be uploaded, together with the application for the final dissertation defence, to the online system for the management of final dissertations. In the case of a public defence with a poster, this must be uploaded together with the dissertation
- Under no circumstances should the dissertation be submitted in hard copy.
- The defence will be public.
3. TFG FORMATS AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS. (Approved by the Centre Board on 14 March 2022).
1) TFG formats.
The TFG may be completed in any of the following formats:
- Legal report.
- Commentary on a court ruling.
- Essay on a topic related to the degree programme
With a reference bibliography, without footnotes.
Length of the Final Degree Projects: between 10 and 30 pages.
2) Assessment Systems
Students may choose any of the following formats.
- Public Defence with Poster (maximum mark of 7).
- Traditional Oral Defence (maximum mark of 10).
- Assessment of the Final Degree Projects:
- Committee assessment 70% (40% content of the project, 30% oral presentation).
- Tutor’s report 30%.
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