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Final Project Guidelines

The Final Project, here in after FP, is an individual training activity that must be done by the student in order to complete the Master’s Degree or Course.

The FP guidelines have been designed to provide with the necessary guidance throughout the process of elaboration of the FP. With that aim, the next task sequence, which is mandatory, has been prepared to serve as a guide, especially if there is no experience elaborating this type of projects.

The following flow chart shows a global vision of the elaboration procedure of the FP.

Before starting the Final Project

The indispensable requirements to start the FP are the following:

  • Having successfully completed 2/3 of the subjects that make up the academic program (approximately 66%). The academic progress can be consulted in the PANAL .
  • For all the Master’s Degree students, this percentage must include having taken and passed the Scientific Research Methodology subject.

Moreover, for the next programs, the following specific requirements must be met in order to start the FP:

  •  Students attending the International Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) must pass, in addition, the first phase of the Business Project, the Entrepreneurship Plan.
  • Students enrolled in Programs with the Project Design Module must also have passed the Design Module.
  • Students enrolled in Programs in the area of Information Technology (IT) must also have passed the Cases Study and Resolution (CER).
  • Students enrolled in Programs with Research Seminar/s must also have passed the Research Seminar/s.
  • Students taking the Collaborative Cultural Project must also have passed at least exercise 4 of this module.

In addition, it is recommended to review the following reference documents, which are essential in the FP development:

TASK 0: D0 Registration

The first step in the Final Project development is to present the possible topics of the student’s interest and that may be the FP subject, using the FP-D0 document: Click here to view the FP-D0 document. Once downloaded the FP-D0 document template, it must be completed and then sent it through the PANAL. Regarding the secretariat of the FP:

In order to decide which topics to present in this first step, it is important to bear in mind the following premise:

  • The Final Project must be a professional and not exclusively a research project; in other words, it must contain a proposal and/or the implementation of an intervention with the aim of responding to the detected needs in a given real professional context, related to the work environment to which the studied program is attached. Although the project includes assignments, compiling and analysis of information processes (detection and analysis of needs, for example), the FP must always contain a proposal for a possible practical application or just a practical application. Just to say some examples: an intervention project, a problem resolution, a proposal for improvement or a planning.
  • Students taking a Specialization from the Area of Communication (not from Master’s Degrees): students from the Direction and Production of Film, Video and TV program must submit a communication product, not a research. Students from other Specializations in this same Area can choose any of this two modalities: a research or a communication product. If you choose to develop a communication product, click HERE.

Review the subjects of the academic program or specific contents of them that have generated the most interest and which may be object of research. In order to narrow down the possible proposals for topics, it is recommended:

  1. Observe in the work context aspects linked to the subjects of the Master’s Degree or Specialization, which may turn into the FP.
  2. Define the strengths with regard to this or those topic(s). These strengths are related to the availability of information and experience in the field under study.
  3. Set the application possibilities of the developed knowledge, either at the organizational level or within the geographical, social, economic and/or cultural one.

TASK 1: D0 Feedback

The FP Secretariat will review the D0 document in a maximum period of 7 working days. The following assumptions may occur:

  • If it is accepted, a FP Director will be assigned, and he/she will contact the student once the proposal has been assessed.
  • If it needs to be corrected: in case it is appropriate, the student will be informed about the corrections to be made in the D0 document. The student must make the improvements indicated by the FP Secretariat to proceed with a new document submission.
  • If it is not accepted: the student must present a new topic for the D0.

TASK 2: D1 Registration

Once accepted the FP-D0 document, the next step is to make the registration of the FP official proposal through the FP-D1 document:

Similarly to FP-D0, the FP-D1 document will be sent through the Final Project section of the Panal, and in this case, it will be received by the FP Director. Regarding the director of the FP:

The PF-D1 document development deserves special attention and dedication on the part of the student, since it is a reflection of what will be the future FP Report. Its development is essential to sort the ideas and to organize the work in a systematic way.

TASK 3: D1 Feedback

Once received the PF-D1, the FP Director has a maximum period of 10 business days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, to review the proposal and make suggestions for improvement if convenient. Once deemed suitable, the Director of the FP will send the final proposal to the Academic Committee, responsible for taking the decision on the relevance of the FP proposed:

  • If the resolution is favorable, the Director of the FP shall duly inform the student to start the development of the FP. The Academic Committee may condition the implementation of the FP based on specific criteria for improvements.
  • If the resolution is not favorable, the FP Director shall inform the student, who must raise a new proposal, repeating the procedure for the FP formulation with a different topic.
After the FP-D1 is approved, you must click here to verify whether your research should be reviewed by the Ethics Committee of the University you are enrolled in.

TASK 4: Advance 1 Submission

The student must develop a total of 2 Advance documents, whose final result is published in a FP Report.

First, the student will develop the ADVANCE 1, consisting of:

  • The contents corresponding to the first half of the chapters approved in the script/index of the FP-D1 document.
  • Bibliographic citations in the text.
  • Bibliographic references at the end of the text that have been worked for these chapters (in accordance with the rules of citation).
  • The corresponding appendices.
For the development of the FP Advance documents, the following documents must be used:

Official Template of the FP Report: the Advance documents must be developed in the corresponding template.

 

For students taking a Specialization (not from Master’s Degrees) from the Area of Communication (development of a communication product):
FP Report Cover Page: The Advance documents must include the cover page/s of the corresponding university/ies.
Formal Aspects Manual: It describes the format requirements, extension, internal management of the content, drafting and writing style
Rules of bibliographic citation and references: In general, students shall use the APA Rules, except those students whose Final Projects are related to the Health Sciences who shall use the Vancouver Rules.
Complementary documents: Additional material for the FP optimal development
Once completed, the Advance 1 will be sent through the PANAL. Once it is sent, it is important not to stop and to continue making progress in the studies, combining the study of the pending subjects with the Advance 2 development.

TASK 5: Advance 1 Feedback

In the reviews of both FP Advance documents, the FP Director will consider the following criteria:

  • Document based on the structure of the Research Report Official Template.
  • Information Authenticity (without plagiarism): to ensure the Final Project originality, all the project documents are reviewed by an antiplagiarism software.
  • Use of reliable and current sources and correct bibliographic citation (APA or Vancouver rules, as appropriate).
  • Compliance with the guidelines indicated in the Formal Aspects.
  • Correspondence to the FP Title and Index approved in the FP-D1 form.
  • The contents of each section must be sufficiently developed and justified.
  • The content must always be connected and linked with the research line.
  • The analyzed contents present personal contributions as a reflection or critical analysis.

Within a period of 1 calendar month (in the case of the Master’s Degrees) and 15 calendar days (for the Specialization programs), the Director of the FP will send to the student, via e-mail, the feedback corresponding to the Advance 1. The student will perform these corrections and/or suggestions for improvement in the Advance 2

TASK 6: Advance 2 Submission

Once the FP development is completed, the student will submit the Advance 2, composed of the corrections indicated in the Advance 1, and the second and last half of the chapters approved in the script/index of the FP-D1 document.

The documents to consult for the Advance 2 development are the ones advised in Advance 1, and they are available HERE.

Once completed, the Advance 2 will be sent through the PANAL. Once it is sent, it is important not to stop and to continue making progress in the studies.

TASK 7: Advance 2 Feedback

In the FP Advance 2 review, the PF Director will take into account the review criteria described in Task 5: Advance 1 Feedback.

Within a period of 1 calendar month (in the case of the Master’s Degrees) and 15 calendar days (for the Specialization programs), the Director of the FP will send to the student, via e-mail, the feedback corresponding to the Advance 2.

TASK 8: FP Report Submission

Once the corrections and suggestions for improvement indicated by the FP Director in the Advance 2 review are made, the student will submit the Final Project, and the FP Director will perform the last review of the entire document.

Once the FP Director decides that the FP Report can be deposited, they must access the PANAL:

  • You must first fill in the available Form to proceed with the submission of the FP Report.
  • Next, you must send a previously compressed file (in ZIP or RAR format), containing:
    • The final version of the FP Report (in PDF format): the document will be named Surname_First_Name_student_FP.
    • Each one of the cover page(s) corresponding to the universities where you are enrolled must be included in a separate document (in PDF format).

NOTE: The compressed file will not exceed 10MB. In the event of a higher volume, it should be sent in several files.

TASK 9: Oral presentation

Some of the students must pass the FP oral presentation. Consult the PANAL whether you must comply with this requirement.

In the case of a dual degree of UNINI PR and master’s degree of UNEATLANTICO, the prevailing requirements are the ones from UNEATLANTICO.

For further information, review the following guidelines:

If the student needs some clarification, it can be requested in the Contact section

TASK 10: FP Assessment

The FP assessment is carried out in one of the following ways as appropriate:

  • FP without oral defense: It is assessed within 15 working days (3 weeks) using the following assessment criteria: Assessment report.
  • FP with oral defense: the FP obtains the decision of the Assessment Court once completed the oral defense of the FP: the 80% corresponds to the work carried out and the remaining 20% to the oral presentation.  In this case, the following assessment criteria must be followed: Assessment report.

The FP grade has a weight in accordance with the rules of the University that awards the Master’s Degree or Specialization. The quality and conformity criteria to be taken into account by the Assessment Court are the following:

  • Correct, accurate, complete, coherent and logical content.
  • Maturity and mastery of the topics studied and covered in the developed project.
  • Depth of analysis, synthesis, evaluation, interpretation and/or resolution of the issue.
  • Relevance of the topic to the contemporary, global and technological reality.
  • Search, analysis, contrast and processing of information capability.
  • Proper handling and updated use of bibliography.
  • Compliance with the Theoretical and/or Empirical Framework requirements.
  • Creative and/or critical contribution to the problem, situation or scenarios under treatment.
  • Information presented in a concrete, explicit and well-structured manner.
  • Appropriate drafting and presentation.

Once assessed, the FP can be:

  • Approved: diploma application procedures are initiated.
  • Not approved: the document is returned, so the student can conduct its review according to all the indications received by the Assessment Court. Once received, the corrected FP Report must be submitted through the PANAL. The FP Director will review it and indicate if it is relevant or not a new application for the assessment of the modified document.
  • Rejected: if the work violates any professional or ethical code, the FP is rejected and the student may be expelled from the program. In the event of proceeding, the student must propose a new topic and start the FP process again.

To request a review of the decision by the Evaluation Committee, follow the instructions provided HERE.

The institution reserves the right to keep a copy of the student’s FP Report and make use of it with educational purposes within the virtual campus, with the express reference to the author and the FP Director. Its use for other purposes that might be made subsequent to graduation (publication, use of data, among others) should always be with the express consent of the author.

FINAL TASK: Completed FP

Once all the subjects and FP are successfully completed, the student’s academic record is closed.

Then, the student will receive an email from the university in which is enrolled with all the information for the diploma application procedures, as well as the amount to pay for the filing fees.

Students obtain an accrediting diploma of the Master’s Degree or Specialization (according to the country’s legislation and the University that issues the diploma), together with a summary of their academic record.

For any clarification on this issue, the student must contact the Academic Secretariat of the corresponding Headquarters.