Program Overview

Program Overview

The course, "Preparing Your Degree Thesis: An Introduction to the Final Examination," is designed to provide students with an introduction to the basic theoretical and methodological content useful for approaching the preparation of their degree thesis. The course serves as a preparatory activity for the development of two types of final papers, A and B, as outlined in the Integrative Regulations for the Final Examination.

Course Details

Learning Mode

The course is offered as a single course.

Language

The course is taught in Italian and English.

Target

The course is designed for MOOCs for Bachelor of Science students.

Subject

The subject of the course is Architecture.

Length

The course is 2 weeks long.

European Qualifications Framework Level

The course is at the EQF 5 level.

Thematic Area

The thematic area of the course is 0031 Personal Skills.

Course Description

The course aims to provide students with practical guidelines and specific instructions for preparing their degree thesis. The course covers topics such as approaching the construction of a scientific methodology, structuring a table of contents for a research project, building a reference bibliography, and organizing the timeline for the final degree project.

Intended Learning Outcomes

By actively participating in this MOOC, students will achieve the following Intended Learning Outcomes:

• Approaching the construction of a scientific methodology
• Structuring a table of contents for a research project
• Building a reference bibliography
• Organizing the timeline for the final degree project
• Developing critical awareness in research activities
• Understanding the issue of plagiarism
• Approaching the creation of a portfolio of one's design work
• Navigating the choice between the types of final thesis allowed by the Integrative Regulations for the Final Examination
• Understanding the procedures, timelines, and formal requirements for preparing Final paper B

Prerequisites

No prerequisite knowledge is required for this course.

Activities

The course includes consulting content in the form of videos and other web-based resources, as well as discussing course topics and sharing ideas with peers in the Forum.

Section Outline

The course is divided into the following sections:

• Week 0 - Introduction to the course
• Week 1 - The scientific value of the final paper
• Week 2 - How to Build the Curricular Paper B
• Final quiz
• Additional resources

Assessment

The final grade for the course will be based on the results of answers to assessed quizzes. Students have an unlimited number of attempts at each quiz, but must wait 15 minutes before trying again. Students will have successfully completed the course if they score 60% (or higher) in each one of the assessed quizzes.

Certificate

Students can achieve a certificate in the form of an Open Badge for this course if they reach at least 60% of the total score in each one of the assessed quizzes and fill in the final survey.

Information about Fees and Access to Materials

The course is delivered in online mode and is available free of charge. Course materials will remain always available to all enrolled users.

Course Faculty

The course faculty includes:

• Luigi Spinelli, Full Professor of Architectural And Urban Design
• Laura Daglio, Associate Professor of Technological And Environmental Design of Architecture
• Stefano Di Vita, Associate Professor in Urban And Landscape Planning