Academic Year/course:
2023/24
616 - Degree in Tourism
29174 - Undergraduate Dissertation
Syllabus Information
Academic year:
2023/24
Subject:
29174 - Undergraduate Dissertation
Faculty / School:
177 - Escuela Universitaria de Turismo
Degree:
616 - Degree in Tourism
ECTS:
9.0
Year:
4
Semester:
Second semester
Subject type:
End of Grade Dissertation
Module:
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1. General information
The goal of the Final Degree Project (DFP) is the completion of a written report in which the knowledge, skills, aptitudes and attitudes acquired by the student throughout the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism are shown . The topic of the work will be adjusted to the student's interest, taking into account scientific rigor and innovation in the subject. The development of the work will be an autonomous task of the student, who will have a director to supervise and supervise the evolution of his/her work. The DFP will conclude with a public defense before a board of examiners.
These approaches and goals are aligned with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030 (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/), such that the acquisition of the learning results of the subject provides training and competence to contribute to some extent to the achievement of the 17 SDGs in their entirety, recognising the multiple approaches to the study of tourism science.
2. Learning results
Consolidate and duly demonstrate the acquisition of all the competencies that make up the Degree in Tourism.
3. Syllabus
- Student's autonomous work (225 hours): The student will develop works, analysis and reports that will be supervised by the DFP director in periodic tutorials. This work will derive in a written report in PDF, with a minimum length of 6000 words and a maximum length of 9000 words (free of annexes) including citations and references that will follow APA style aPA style.
- Introductory seminar(s) In addition, the student must attend a session/s of explanation of the guidelines for the elaboration of the DFP at the beginning of the second semester. Where he/she will also fill out a form to formally request a topic of study and DFP director.
- Deposit of the DFP: It will be done through the application DEPOSITA application, with the approval of the director and within the deadlines established by the center.
- Public defense of the DFP before a tribunal. The oral presentation of the work, for 15 minutes (plus questions), will be held aton the dates established by the center.
4. Academic activities
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Activity
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Description
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Dedication (hours)
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Student's autonomous work
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Elaboration of specific works, drafting of the written report and preparation of the defense.
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212,5
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Attendance at supervision meetings supervision with the academic tutor
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The director will guide and control the work work done through periodic tutorials.
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12,5
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Total
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225
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The grade of the DFP will be the one obtained from the sum of the following grades:
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Qualifications
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% of final grade
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Qualification of the court (content, writing and structure of the written report).
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50%
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Qualification of the court (exposition and responsiveness of the student during the public defense of the work).
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25%
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Director's grade based on the student's follow-up report student's follow-up report during the tutoring of the work.
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25%
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The center will define the convocations, defense dates and members of the examining board. The defense may be made with a maximum of twelve ECTS pending approval .
In accordance with Article 31 of the Agreement of 30 March 2023, of the Governing Council of the University of Zaragoza, by which approves the Rules of Coexistence of the University of Zaragoza, it is considered a very serious disciplinary offence : "Plagiarising totally or partially a work, or committing academic fraud in the preparation of the Degree Final Project, the Final Master's Project or the Doctoral Thesis. [Academic fraud shall be understood as any premeditated behaviour intended to falsify the results of an examination or work, whether one's own or someone else's, taken as a requirement for passing a subject or accrediting academic performance"