DISSERTATION PLAN
Supporting material
Summary presentation
Ghant chart
xls
Reading table
doc
Formatting rules
Example of supervisor's declaration
word
Vosviewer
Software
Important dates
PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE DATES COMMUNICATED BY THE MSc COORDINATION
Thesis regulation (not necessary for the DP)
About the submission of the thesis, the rules are the following one:
Download the attached documents by clicking on the figure.
To submit your thesis, you must complete and sign the attached document- 1st document in attach - (RequerimentoEntregaTese) – Filiation (means parents name), only one version , for you the English one is enough.
And deliver the necessary documentation, which is described in paragraph 5, of article 21 of regulation 114/2023 -2nd document in attach. The 3rd document in attach is the same, but in English version:
- 1 thesis version digital version in PDF format (CD or pen- not signed), including the Curriculum Vitae. Must include a statement of Authorship, and the Supervisor(s) letters, declaring that the thesis is in good conditions to be submitted and evaluated.
(Supervisor(s) letters could be digital signed, however it needs to be printed, if the signature is not digital)
The thesis may be delivered, in person at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology (Office 1.32 of Building 2 – Natália Rodrigues – mnrodrig@ualg.pt ) at Gambelas Campus, or by postmail to the following address.
If you want to send by postmail, the address is the following:
University of Algarve
Faculty of Science and Technology
Building 2
Mrs Natália Rodrigues
Gambelas Campus
8005-139 Faro
Portugal
For other administrative quations contact:
Telma Costa
FCT Masters Secretariat
Cover and other formating rules (VERY IMPORTANT): HERE
Examples of thesis and dissertations
Online repository of thesis
Flowchart for the Dissertation Plan
1.
Choose the topic of your thesis.
2
Write the DP with the help of your supervisor(s). I will help with matters of general content, formatting and regulations.
3
When the DP is ready, ask your supervisor(s) to declare that the DP is ready to be discussed (an email to me is enough).
Send me the supervisor(s)' declaration and the DP by email to the master coordination. Check the dates in the provided schedule.
4.
The oral presentations will be scheduled for December.
Flowchart for the Dissertation
1.
Continue to work on your dissertation.
2.
Write your dissertation with the tutoring of the supervisor(s). I will support in matters of general content, extent, formatting and other regulations.
3.
When the dissertation is ready, ask your supervisor(s) to declare that the D is ready to be discussed (an email to me is enough).
Deliver the supervisor declaration and the Dissertation at the Academic Services.
4.
Within 30 working days (wd) the jury for the defence will be constituted.
5.
Within 30 wd the jury will decide if the dissertation is in conditions to be defended (i.e., it may go against the opinion of the supervisor).
If the decision is favourable then go to step (6)
If the decision is not favourable, the jury will indicate what needs to be corrected. Go to (9)
6.
The oral defense will be schedulled within another 30 wd.
7.
The candidate will be informed by the secretariat about the date and place of the defense.
8.
The oral defense will take place. The candiate will have 20 minutes to do the oral presentation of the work, which is followed by up to 40 minutes of discussion with the jury.
After which the candidate will (if all goes well) get the title of Master of Science (Magister Scientiae)! Congratulations!
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9.
If the dissertation needs to be corrected, the candidate has 60 wd to introduce the corrections, with the tutoring of the supervisor(s).
10.
The supervisor(s) must declare that the dissertation is ready to be defended.
The Declaration and the new Dissertation must be delivered again at the Academic Services.
8.
The process goes back to step (5).
Despite of the calendar slack allowed by the Regulation, the policy is to have all defenses made before the end of each academic year. Due to the very tight schedule of the Erasmus MSc, please be aware of the dates communicated by the Master coordination.
To deliver your thesis do:
Complete and sign the RequerimentoEntregaTese and deliver together with the following documentation:
One thesis version in paper (A4), that must include a statement of Authorship,
The Supervisor(s) letters, declaring that the thesis is in good conditions to be submitted and evaluated.
One CD containing the thesis in PDF format, and a copy of your Curriculum Vitae.
The thesis may be delivered, in person at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology (Office 1.32 of Building 2) at Gambelas Campus, or by postmail to the following address.
University of Algarve
Faculty of Science and Technology
Building 2
Mrs Natália Rodrigues
Gambelas Campus
8005-139 Faro
Portugal
For other administrative questions contact: Telma Costa (fctmestrados@ualg.pt)
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Request of certificate:
Send an email to safa@ualg.pt requesting the emission of your certificate.
The emission of the certificate has a cost of 180 €. See here on point 3.
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If you cannot deliver the thesis by the 30th of September, the following options apply:
According to the University of Algarve regulations in force (https://www.ualg.pt/en/regulations), students who are unable to submit their application for admission to public master's dissertation defense have the following options:
- Option I – Request for suspension of the deadline for submitting the dissertation – Reg. N.º 813-A/2020, of 28/9, Regulation of study cycles leading to master and doctoral degrees at the University of Algarve, article 8.2, in conjunction with Regulation no. 599/2018, Regulation of Tuition fees of the University of Algarve, article 4, no. 9 and Order no. 5611/2021, Table of fees, no. 15. Procedures:
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Formal request that identifies the number of months required to deliver dissertation, accompanied by declaration of the advisor(s), sent by mail to safa@ualg.pt;
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The request has a fee of 200.00 euros (Number 15 of the Order nº 5611/2021) that must be paid in order to be submitted for consideration;
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After the suspension request has been authorized, the payment of the school insurance will be requested, as well as the value of the tuition fees according to the number of months of suspension requested (for example: if the student requests 2 more months to deliver the dissertation, the 1st and 2nd installment of tuition fees must be paid).
- Option II – Renewal of registration for academic year 2022/23. Procedures:
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Between August 29th and September 9th, the registration period for the renewal of 2022/23 academic year. Upon renewal of registration, provided that the study plan course has not been altered and that the application for registration is solely and exclusively for UC Dissertation / Project / Internship, etc., the student benefits from a 50% reduction in the annual tuition fee. The deadline for delivery will be in 2023 (deadline to be defined in the Academic Calendar for the academic year 2022/23).