The assessment will include:
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the drafting of a report with independently processed data and a brief commentary on the results;
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an oral examination with questions covering the entire program.
The evaluation will consider the accuracy and completeness of the answers, as well as the student’s ability to communicate clearly and use the appropriate technical terminology.
The final grade will be calculated as the arithmetic mean of the individual scores.
The report should include the following sections:
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Abstract (optional): a brief overview of the contents of the report.
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Introduction: a description of the topic, motivation, objective of the analysis, and the selected area of interest.
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Main body: presentation of the analyses and the workflow carried out.
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Dataset description: a summary of the basic metadata of all datasets used.
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Results: discussion of the main outcomes of the work.
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Cartographic products: which may be included in the report or provided as separate attachments.
No specific template is provided for the report; students are free to adopt any style or format they consider appropriate.
However, students are encouraged to follow general good practices, such as:
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starting with a cover page including title, logo, authors, course name, date, etc.;
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clearly citing and referencing all sources (bibliography and web resources) used in the text;
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numbering all figures/tables/equations (with captions if needed) and referencing them in the text;
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including a table of contents if the report is of considerable length.
The level of detail in the report should strike a good balance between readability and the need to provide the reader with enough information not only to understand the analysis but also to replicate (and possibly improve) the procedure.
