Final exam

Geenral information

• The final exam (thesis work) is 24 CFU.
• The student has to get in contact with one of the professors of the degree program (the supervisor). The student has to agree on a topic for the thesis work with the supervisor.
• After finalizing their thesis topic with their supervisor, students must submit their thesis application following this procedure. The thesis application must be approved at least four months before the final exam.
• Students have to enroll in the final exam system using the Alice portal. Please note that this is a different step compared to the previous one. Enrolling in the final exam must be completed at least 30 days before the date of the exam. The detailed procedure and additional information can be found here.
• Final exam dates can be found here.
• The thesis work is presented to a commission.
• Further information will be provided by email a few days before the final exam date (time and schedule of presentations).

Formal regulation

The thesis for the final examination is carried out under the supervision of at least two supervisors, at least one of whom must be a professor or university researcher affiliated with the Department of Information Engineering and belonging to the scientific disciplinary sector IINF-05/A.

The thesis topic is agreed upon with the supervisors. If the complexity of the topic requires it, it can be developed by a pair of students.

The thesis may be conducted in collaboration with an Italian or foreign company, or with an Italian or foreign institution. In these cases, an expert from the external organization must be included among the supervisors. To ensure methodological consistency with the educational objectives, thesis development in collaboration with organizations outside the University requires prior approval from the Head of the Degree Programme.

Before beginning the thesis work, students must submit a thesis application to the Degree Program Head, indicating the first two supervisors and the topic, according to the procedures established by the Degree Program.

The final exam procedures follow the following criteria:

1. The exam aims to assess the candidate’s ability to independently carry out: in-depth study of a design or research project, documented in a written dissertation; and presentation of the work completed in written and oral form.
2. The committee, having determined during the discussion the candidate’s level of autonomy and mastery of specific methodologies, expresses a judgment of suitability and determines the degree grade. The degree grade is formally considered a prerogative of the Degree Committee, which, to ensure consistency in its evaluations over time, adopts calculation rules that correlate the degree grade with the average of the exams.
   
3. The following criteria are adopted to determine the degree grade (maximum is 110/110):
   • • the average is calculated by weighting the grades obtained in the individual courses on the basis of the relevant university training credits (weighted average on CFU);
   • honors grades are counted as 33/30;
   • the attribution of the grade 110/110 requires an average of no less than 27/30;
   • the awarding of the grade 110/110 cum laude requires an average of not less than 28/30.
4. To determine the degree grade, the Commission translates the average of the exams, calculated as above, into a base score, using the formula: (average of the exams) x 3 + 22. To this base score, the Commission may add up to a maximum of 6 points, based on the opinion expressed by the thesis supervisor and on how the thesis work was developed, presented, and discussed.