Bachelor in Digital Arts: New Media and Concept Art

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Final Thesis

Description: 

In Bachelor final thesis, the student must develop a personal project during the last year of the degree, going through the conceptualization, development and final oral presentation of the work.  

With the TFG the student must demonstrate the knowledge and skills acquired during the years studied in the degree. The student will have a tutor who will guide him/her during the course. The culmination of this work will be the defense of the work before a panel of experts 

Type Subject
Obligatoria no de Primer
Semester
Second
Course
4
Credits
15.00

Titular Professors

Previous Knowledge: 

Having completed the digital arts courses

Objectives: 

  • To develop a personal project by applying in an integrated way the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the degree.
  • To plan and manage all phases of the creative process: definition, development, submission, and defense.
  • To create a digital artwork or artistic proposal using techniques and methodologies appropriate to the project.
  • To solve problems creatively, demonstrating analytical, synthetic, and decision?making skills.

Contents: 

1. Course introduction  

The functioning of the course and the procedure that must be followed to ultimately present the Final Degree Project will be explained.

2. Sample of reference TFG  

Final Degree Projects from previous years or from other degree programs will be presented and analyzed in order to provide project references.

3. How to Conduct Research in the Artistic Field 

Different methodologies for conducting research in the artistic field will be presented, which may help in identifying the project topic and establishing a solid working structure to develop the Final Degree Project.

4. How to register the final dissertation with the secretary  

The procedure to follow to register the Bachelor Final thesis through esecretary will be explained. 

5. How to draft the dissertation 

Some writing resources will be explained in order to properly develop the written report of the Final Degree Project.

6. How to present it orally  

Oral presentations will be carried out throughout the course, helping to develop confidence and structure in discourse. Corrections will be provided, along with different resources and mechanisms to achieve a strong oral defense of the Final Degree Project.

Methodology: 

The Bachelor's thesis is composed of four phases: Definition, development, submission, and defense. 

In the first phase, definition, the student must define the TFG. He/she will receive guidance for the creation of the idea, it will be validated and a tutor will be assigned. This phase will end with the registration in the esecretary.  

In the definition phase there will be a small part of lectures in which professors will introduce certain concepts and resources related to research methodology, in order to properly develop the dissertation and its memory.  

The second phase, development,  consists of carrying out the project. During this phase, partial submissions will be made throughout the course. These submissions will be accompanied by oral presentations in which the student will present the current state of their project and receive feedback from both peers and instructors involved in the course. These sessions will alternate with individual tutorials with the supervisor, allowing for more personalized monitoring of the work. This follow-up will be evaluated by the supervisor and will form part of the final grade.

At the same time, workshops will be conducted to practically apply the content introduced during the definition phase. All of this will be combined with the student’s independent work.

In the final part of this phase, a follow-up committee composed of different faculty members will be held, where the progress and viability of the project for presentation in the first assessment period will be evaluated.

In the third phase, submission, the student will finalize the work and finish writing the report. Once accepted by the tutor, the report will be deposited in the esecretary.  

In the fourth phase, defends, the student will prepare the presentation, to defend the work and submit it to the evaluation of the tribunal. 

MD0: Master Class with the support of audiovisual material. 

MD1: Exercise classes. 

MD4: Seminars 

MD9: Peer Instruction 

MD13: Just-In-time teaching 

Evaluation: 

Artistic production (outcome, concept, research/experimentation, originality/risk, techniques/media, and production volume): 50%

Supervion with the tutor (Planning, submissions, and follow?up committee): 10%

Written report (Thesis): 30%

Oral presentation: 10%

Check the general regulations and delivery dates at:

https://www.salleurl.edu/en/studies/bachelor-degrees/academic-information/academic-regulations/bachelor-thesis-bt

Evaluation Criteria: 

If the thesis does not show correct written expression, grammar and spelling, and if the bibliography is not properly cited following APA7, the tutor will not allow the defence.

The assessment criteria will be based on the originality, coherence and quality of the results according to the rubrics of the academic guide.

Basic Bibliography: 

Rasch, M., Staal, H., & Gijsen, J. (2026). Hands on research for artists, designers and educators (Second). Set Margins.

A bibliography will be provided as the course progresses. Tutors will also provide specific bibliography for each TFG.

Additional Material: 

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