SEMESTER: 3rd   

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

After the successful completion of the Dissertation the student will be in a position to:

• Conduct an in-depth study of a subject within the scientific disciplines included in the PSP,  

• Utilize obtained, relevant skills and knowledge to develop the ability to integrate data and information,  

• Seek appropriate scientific information from the related scientific literature,  

• Combine knowledge and utilize specialized skills to solve complex applied problems, or new problems within a wider multidisciplinary frame that is relevant to the PSP,  

• Choose the appropriate methods/approaches and adapt them to the scientific problem that is under investigation, using innovative thinking,  

• Analyze scientific results and draw conclusions,  

• Compose a comprehensive scientific/ technical essay,  

• Clearly and effectively communicate his/her scientific results, as well as the theoretical background and used scientific approach, through the successful completion of a comprehensive, multimedia-based presentation to the examining committee. 

CONTENT:  

• Literature Review 

• Research Methodology 

• Analysis and processing of analytical data 

• Extraction of analytical results 

• Interpretation/ Discussion of scientific findings 

• Conclusions 

• Preparation of Thesis 

• Oral Thesis Presentation 

 

BREAKDOWN OF WORKLOAD  

Activity	Semester Workload (hours)
Thesis writing	70
Preparation of oral presentation	30
Fieldwork data collection	50
Autonomous study	250
Laboratory, microscopy, computational work	250
Supervised study	100
Total	750

 

Website: 

https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/GEOL652/