Capstone Project in Biological Engineering

Code:

L.BIO040

Acronym:

PIEBIOL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biological Engineering

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Bioengineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L.BIO	18	Syllabus	3	-	6	13	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Develop and apply work methodologies in an industrial environment. It is intended that the student develops transversal skills that start with the search for a short-term industrial-based internship until the development of the project in that environment.

Learning outcomes and competences

The successful attendance of this course will allow students to acquire skills to:
-Implement a research project in an industrial environment.
-Effectively apply advanced engineering knowledge regarding the operation and design of process units in biological systems.
-Adopt individual and group work strategies to promote the development of initiative, decision making and creative and critical thinking skills.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Development of a project in an industrial environment, whose basic information will be obtained through the implementation of tasks in terms of production, in the laboratory, data collection and processing, information search for technological innovation, according to the company's area of intervention.

Mandatory literature

D. F. Beer, D. A. McMurrey.; A guide to writing as an engineer. . ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-119-28594-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation and discussion of proposals for work topics to be developed in an industrial environment. Each work topic/project is accompanied by an academic supervisor and another in the company. Students will deliver a report at the end and will make a presentation and defense of the work to the person responsible for the course.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	20,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	10,00
Realização de Estágio	152,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance is obtained by completing the work defined at the beginning of the semester.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final mark takes into consideration 3 parameters:
(1) Work Monitoring: Quality, Commitment, Autonomy (50%);
(2) Report: Organisation, Scientific Content (30%);
(3) Presentation/ Oral discussion: Clarity, Relevance, Defence arguments (20%).

Examinations or Special Assignments

n.a.

Internship work/project

According to the course objectives.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

n.a.

Classification improvement

Development of a new project.

Observations

n.a.