Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Final Degree Project
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Teaching staff
Students may contact the tutor by email to request a tutorial.
Introduction
The Final Degree Project (TFG) is undertaken during the fourth year.
The student independently carries out an individual, original piece of work. The project should bring together the competences and the content learned in the Psychology Bachelor’s Degree. It may be in a number of formats: a research project, clinical case study, completion of an intervention or training programme, devising tests or scales, a systematic review of the literature, etc.
The student performs the work under the guidance of a tutor assigned by the TFG coordination. At the end of the TFG, the student presents the project before a panel in a public defence.
Pre-course requirements
To enroll in this subject, it is required that the student be enrolled in the final year of their study plan and have passed all the subjects of previous years, or, in any case, have a maximum of 20% of the ECTS credits corresponding to the subjects of the year immediately prior to the last year pending. It is obligatory to have passed the following research-related subjects:
- Introduction to Psychology research
- Assessment and diagnostic techniques
- Methodology applied to Psychology
- Research Projects
Students who do not meet all the requirements may request to be admitted to the subject by completing the request form at the end of this guide, in the educational material section, and send it with the enrollment documentation.
Objectives
The objectives of the TFG are:
- To promote the integration of the knowledge and skills acquired during the undergraduate studies.
- To develop the capability of working independently.
- To familiarise the student with the development of projects in the field of Psychology.
- To develop a reflective and critical thought process in the completion and assessment of projects.
- To acquire and practice the skills needed for oral presentations and written work.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CP02 - At the end of the Degree, the student will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and defence of the code of ethics using discretion in the employment of data that may affect individuals, groups or organisations.
- CP07 - At the end of the Degree, the student will be able to defend a personal project before an expert audience through the use of data sources, the application of methodologies and research techniques and tools of the discipline of psychology, demonstrating the acquisition of the different competencies and knowledge of the bachelor’s degree.
- HB01 - At the end of the Degree the student will be able to reasonably justify decisions made through relevant and reflective data on issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
- HB02 - At the end of the Degree the student will be able to critically analyse a scientific bibliography, its origin, its epistemological framework and its contributions in relation to psychology.
- HB08 - At the end of the Degree the student will be able to report on the results obtained in an evaluation process, with an appropriate oral and written language and proper to psychology.
- HB12 - At the end of the Degree the student will be able to synthesise their assessments and psychological arguments critically, ethically and with the vocabulary of psychological knowledge.
Learning outcomes of the subject
At the end of the TFG course the student will have acquired new knowledge and skills through developing the project, to complement those already acquired during the undergraduate studies. The student is able to work independently and with reflective and critical thinking. The student can communicate in a concise and appropriate manner, both in written form and in oral presentations. Lastly, they can recognise the ethical issues regarding to plagiarism, confidentiality of information and intellectual property.
The specific learning outcomes are:
- The student is able to look for and select suitable and reliable bibliographic sources for the construction of the theoretical framework.
- The student contextualises the project within the theoretical framework and is able to draw conclusions.
- The student writes an integrated set of questions/objectives.
- The student can plan their own learning and carry it out independently and appropriately.
- The student identifies the main contributions of the work indicating their interest and importance.
- The student can complete a final written document within the stipulated requirements, making correct use of the style, content and structure.
- The student can make an oral presentation respecting the formal presentation rules and meeting the established requirements.
- The student considers the ethical aspects of the work he has done.
Syllabus
Ordinary call
The topic of the TFG is chosen by the student from the proposals – each student is assigned a topic by the TFG coordination according to their preferences and marks. The student has five tutorials over the academic year with a tutor who provides guidance on the development of the work. Four group information seminars are given in which the topics for the TFG are introduced and recommendations are given for the preparation, development and writing of the work.
The content taught in the seminars and tutorials include the following:
- Scheduling of activities
- Background and justification of the topic.
- Objectives, study question, working hypothesis.
- Ethical issues related to the study of the human being.
- Methodology (depending on the format of the work).
- Impact or expected results of the work.
- Writing up the project and preparing the defence.
In the event that a student does not pass or does not take part in the ordinary call, they may request to present their work in an extraordinary call. In order to be eligible for this modality, it is essential that they submit a request through an application to the Psychology Secretary and that it is resolved favorably.
The objective of the extraordinary call is for the student to complete and present the work started in the previous academic year and, therefore, the student must continue with the same topic and tutor previously assigned. The student who participates in the extraordinary call has a maximum of 3 tutorials (from the beginning of the new academic year). The student may attend the group seminars of the new academic year.
Teaching and learning activities
In blended
The student attends information group seminars in lecture format, carries out an individual project and attends tutorials (group and individual).
The information seminars are on-site (and online only for students in ERASMUS stays). The seminars provide the necessary and relevant information to the successful development of the project.
Tutorials can be in person or online according to the availability of the tutor and the student and fitting in with the teaching schedule. The student is responsible for contacting the tutor to schedule the tutorials. The tutor offers guidance to the student in the work and monitors the process.
The tutor provides feedback about the written work. The student gives each chapter of the written work to the tutor on dates previously arranged with the tutor. The tutor has a minimum of 1 week to send the feedback to the student. Tutors do not provide feedback to submissions done during the week before the deadline for the written work.
The methodolody is the same for the students who submit their work to the extraordinary call.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In blended
The evaluation is based on rubrics that give consistent criteria for scoring. The evaluation of the TFG considers the various aspects of the process and the final outcome:
- Evaluation of the development of the work by the tutor: 15% of the final mark*
- Evaluation of the written report by a three-member panel: 50%**
- Evaluation of the in-person, public defence by a three-member panel: 35%**
The tutor is a Psychology lecturer. The panel members are lecturers in Psychology or from other departments who are experts in the topic of the project and professionals from the work placements.
Any plagiarism or copying (> 30% in turniting or 1 or more parragraphs copied in a 90%) means automatic failure of the TFG.
The “Honours” mention recognises student excellence and may be proposed by the tutor and/or the panel. The TFG coordination decides to award the Honours mention according to the criteria provided by the evaluators. It can be left blank and cannot be awarded if the subject is being examined for the second time or in an extraordinary call.
The evaluation systems and criteria are the same for the students who submit their work in the extraordinary call.
*The TFG tutor may decide not to submit a TFG if, in their view, it does not meet the minimum standard to be publicly defended.
** Tutors may not be part of the evaluation panel of their tutee.
Bibliography and resources
Writing your psychology research paper - Baldwin, Scott A.
Evaluation period
- E1 02/06/2025 A02 08:00h
- E1 03/06/2025 A02 08:00h
- E1 04/06/2025 A02 08:00h