Master's Thesis (Literature review and experimental or computational study design)
| Title | Μεταπτυχιακή Διπλωματική Εργασία (Ανασκόπηση βιβλιογραφίας και σχεδιασμός πειραματικής ή υπολογιστικής μελέτης) / Master's Thesis (Literature review and experimental or computational study design) |
| Code | ΜΔΕ3 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Chemical Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023207 |
Programme of Study: MSc Chemical and Biochemical Engineering: Health & Food
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Class ID | 600245487
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600245487
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΑΔ1 Process analysis
- ΕΔ1 Data mining and numerical analysis
- ΣΒ1 Design of Food Industry Production Units
- ΤΛ1 Functional Food Technology
- ΒΦ2 Bio-Pharmaceutical Technology
- ΔΠ2 Production processes of advanced biomaterials
- ΣΒ2 Design of Manufacturing Processes for Pharmaceutical products
- ΔΦ2 Management of Manufacturing Industries & Medicines and Food Legislation
General Prerequisites
The postgraduate student must have been successfully examined in all the courses of the 1st and 2nd semesters of the postgraduate program, in order to be included at the beginning of the 3rd semester in the process of conducting his/her postgraduate diploma thesis.
Learning Outcomes
1) The student will be able to search, select, analyze and synthesize bibliographic data in a specific scientific field and topic
2) The student will be able to organize the theoretical/bibliographic material and become familiar with a specific way of writing a scientific text
3) The student will be able to familiarize himself with the concept of plagiarism and its avoidance through the reproduction of bibliographic data
4) The student will become familiar with the use and citation of bibliographic references
5) The student will be able to search for fields of innovation/originality based on the literature review and will design the experimental or computational study that he/she will conduct, he/she will prepare the plan (experimental or computational studies) and he/she will present it to his three-members committee for approval
5) The student will be able to organize and present his data to a wide audience
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The postgraduate diploma thesis of the 3rd semester aims to introduce the student to the scientific research, research methodology and scientific literature, with the communication of their results, both written and oral, according to the rules applicable in the international scientific community. It includes the review of the scientific literature and the presentation of its results in a scientific subject. In addition, the student will look for fields of innovation/originality based on the literature review and will design the experimental or computational study that he/she will prepare as part of his master's thesis, and will present the plan of the study (experimental or computational studies) to his three-members committee for approval.
Educational Material Types
- - διαρκής εκπαίδευση σε εργαστηριακή/υπολογιστική μεθοδολογία
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
1) The supervisor communicates with the students via email, zoom, etc.
2) The evaluation of the course is performed electronically through qa.auth.gr.
3) The training will also take place through ICT (demonstration of instruments, software, watching webinars, etc., remote control of equipment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Assigment | 350 | 11.7 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 100 | 3.3 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 450 | 15 |
Student Assessment
Description
The student will present to his three-members examination committee the literature review he/she conducted and will propose a plan of experiments or computational studies for the continuation of his/her diploma thesis. The completeness of these, the originality/innovation of the methodology and the plan that the student will present, as well as the presentation itself, will be the criteria of evaluation of the three examiners
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Report (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ειδική κατά περίπτωση βιβλιογραφία
Last Update
20-02-2024
