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Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Lluís Albesa Albiol

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 10

Teaching staff: 

A hard tackle from Víctor Illera to Domínguez
Carla Pérez-chirinos Buxadé 
Gerard Carmona Dalmases 

Teaching languages

  • Catalan
  • Spanish
  • English

Skills

Basic skills

  • Apply their knowledge to their job or vocation, in a professional way to obtain skills that are demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and problem solving within their area of ​​study

     

  • Have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually in their area of ​​study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific, or ethical issues.

Specific skills

  • Implement physical activity and sports programs aimed at special populations

  • Schedule the process of training motor skills in their different levels and practice environments

  • Apply the physiological, biomechanical, behavioral and social principles to the different fields of physical activity and sport

  • Identify the risks that arise for health, from the practice of inappropriate physical activities and sports and propose alternatives 

  • Develop cognitive and technical resources for entrepreneurship in maritime activities, wellness and health

     

General competencies

  • Identify the object of study of the Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport

  • Acquire basic scientific training applied to physical activity and sport in its different manifestations

  • Describe the physiological and biomechanical factors that condition the practice of physical activity and sport

  • Understand the basics, structures and functions of the skills and patterns of human motor skills

  • Understand the basics of fitness for physical activity and sport

  • Understand the basics of play and sport

  • Produce written and audiovisual texts related to the Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport

Transversal competences

  • Understand the scientific literature in the field of physical activity and sport in English and other languages ​​with a significant presence in the scientific field

  • Apply information and communication technologies (ICT) in the field of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences

  • Use the sources of certified scientific knowledge in the field of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences

  • Incorporate habits of excellence and quality for professional practice

  • Act within the ethical principles necessary for the correct professional exercise, according to the regulatory framework

  • Communicate fluently in English, both orally and in writing, in professional and academic contexts

Description

The Final Degree Project (TFG) is a compulsory subject of 10 ECTS that consists of the elaboration, presentation and defense of a research work in the field of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences. The purpose of the TFG is to assess the skills acquired during the Degree and to consolidate the scientific methodology as a tool for the production of knowledge applied to the development and improvement of quality in professional practice. The student will have the direction and supervision of a director during the period that includes / understands the subject. The student must present the TFG and make the defense publicly.

This subject follows the guidelines of the Final Degree Thesis regulations approved by the Governing Council of the UFP on July 13, 2022.

The gender perspective will be an aspect that the teaching staff will take into account by making an inclusive and non-sexist use of language and promoting equal participation in a respectful and inclusive environment. Regarding the images of the content in the teaching material, the non-perpetuation of stereotypes will be encouraged.

Contents

The contents of the subject are subject, both to the topic chosen by the student and to the type of work chosen. In any case, there will be transversal and common contents to all the TFG that will be presented in seminars. These sessions, face-to-face and / or semi-face-to-face, will include various topics related to the different phases of the TFG subject, such as the following: 

  • Operation and regulations of the TFG.
  • Information sources; Bibliographic research; Bibliographic reference managers.
  • Methodological bases for the realization of the TFG.
  • Written and oral communication of the TFG.

 

Evaluation system

The evaluation of the TFG is based on the assessment of the competencies achieved by the students, materialized in the numerical qualification, in accordance with the established in the valid legislation.

Qualification system (Royal Decree 1125/2003, of 5 September) that establishes the European credit system and the system of qualifications for university degrees of an official nature and valid throughout the state:

  • 0 - 4,9: Suspended
  • 5,0 - 6,9: Approved
  • 7,0 - 8,9: Notable
  • 9,0 - 10: Excellent

This assessment is a continuous and formative qualification procedure. Both basic and general competencies, as well as specific and transversal ones, will be assessed. The following table relates each evaluation activity to its weighting:

Evaluation activity Weighting
Tutorials  (Director of TFG) 5%
Initial TFG (Director of TFG) 10%
TFG Final (Director + TFG Court) 60%
Defense of TFG (TFG Court) 25%

(The evaluator is in parentheses)

Minimum criteria NECESSARY to be able to average between the assessment activities:

Evaluation activity Type of assessment

criteria
TFG application (TFG Commission) To be continued Mandatory presentation
Tutorials  (Director of TFG) To be continued Any note
Initial TFG (Director of TFG) Partial Any note
TFG Final (Director + TFG Court) Final 5/10
Defense of TFG (TFG Court) Final 5/10

(The evaluator is in parentheses)

Together with the delivery of the Final Report, the student will have to answer the anonymous survey of satisfaction of the asignatura TFG.

It is a necessary condition to be able to proceed to the TFG defense phase that the student has a minimum grade of 5/10 in the final TFG evaluation by the director + tribunal. Once the final TFG has been evaluated, the student will be notified if he/she is SUITABLE or NOT SUITABLE to take the TFG Defense.

The TFG subject is approved with a 5/10, having to obtain a minimum of 5/10 in the evaluation of the final TFG memory and a minimum of 5/10 in the defence.

Recovery

If the student does not pass the minimum criteria necessary to average the assessment activities, as set out in the previous paragraph, he/she will be suspended from the subject. If the grade of the Final Report does not reach 5 out of 10, the student will not be able to proceed to the Defense phase of the TFG.

On the other hand, it will only be possible to recover if the Final Report or Defense of the TFG has been suspended, and in this case it will only be necessary to recover the part not passed. If the qualification is 'Not submitted', you will not be able to opt for recovery, in accordance with the Academic regulations for undergraduate studies from Pompeu Fabra University. The rest of the grades (initial TFG and tutorials) maintain their weighting and are not liable to be recovered.

Evaluation activity Weighting
TFG Final (Director + TFG Court) 60%
Defense of TFG (TFG Court) 25%

(The evaluator is in parentheses)

The total or partial copy in any of the learning activities will mean a "Not Presented" in the subject, without option to present in the proof of recovery and without prejudice of the opening of a file for this reason.

Schedule

All the evaluation activities will have specific dates for completion and delivery, which will be communicated to the student at the beginning of the course through the Schedule.

 

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