Diploma Dissertation

General

• Code: ΔΙΠ001
• Semester: 10th
• Study Level: Undergraduate
• Course type: Specialization
• Teaching and exams language: Ελληνικά
• The course is offered to Erasmus students
• Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Diploma project ()
• ECTS Units: 30
• Prerequisite courses: (ΔΟΜ010) Reinforced Concrete I, (ΔΟΜ014) Structural Analysis II – Indeterminate structures, (ΔΟΜ015) Dynamics of Structures I, (ΔΟΜ016) Steel Structures I, (ΓΕΩ002) Soil mechanics Ι, (ΓΕΩ003) Soil mechanics ΙI, (ΓΕΩ004) Foundations Retaining Walls, (ΣΥΓ003) Traffic Engineering, (ΣΥΓ004) Highway Engineering I, (ΣΥΓ005) Highway Engineering IΙ, (ΥΔΡ001) Environmental Engineering, (ΥΔΡ002) Fluid Mechanics, (ΥΔΡ003) Hydraulics
• Course homepage: http://civil.ihu.gr/pps.html

Course Contents

The Diploma Thesis concerns the writing and public presentation of an extensive scientific paper that
delves into specialized knowledge. The student studies bibliographically and experimentally or by
research a specific topic that is part of one of the fields/ directions of Civil Engineering: Structural
Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transport Engineering or Hydraulics Engineering.

Educational Goals

Upon successful completion of the Diploma Thesis, the student is expected to be able to:
• Apply scientific knowledge acquired during his postgraduate studies in Civil Engineering, with an
emphasis on a chosen specialization field/ direction.
• Apply specialized scientific knowledge related to the Thesis’ subject, studied experimentally / by
research.
• Be familiar with the tools and methodology of scientific research and be able to use them in the
future.
• Produce scientific papers and present them in public, aiming at disseminating knowledge and
communicating with the scientific community.

General Skills

The Diploma Thesis contributes to the following skills:
_Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
_Adapting to new situations
_Decision-making
_Working independently
_Team work
_Working in an interdisciplinary environment
_Production of new research ideas
_Project planning and management
_Respect for the natural environment
_Criticism and self-criticism
_Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

Teaching Methods

Face to face.

Use of ICT means

Communication via e-mail and Zoom platform.
Use of the e-learning platform if needed.

Teaching Organization

Students Evaluation

The evaluation of the diploma thesis is composed of the
following:
A. Quality of content and structure of the submitted
scientific assignment (70%) B. Level of knowledge on the specific scientific topic and
capability of answering the examination committee’s
questions during the public presentation of the thesis (20%)
C. Consistency regarding the whole procedure (meeting
deadlines, handing in interim deliverables etc.) and level of
cooperation with the Supervisor during the development of
the assignment (10%).
The evaluation criteria of the diploma thesis are clearly
mentioned in the DIPLOMA THESIS OUTLINE, posted on the
Department’s website, accessible to all students.

Recommended Bibliography

• Bell, J., 2007. Πώς να συντάξετε μια Επιστημονική Εργασία. Αθήνα: ΜΕΤΑΙΧΜΙΟ ΕΚΔΟΤΙΚΗ
  Α.Ε. [Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 24255]
• Δημητρόπουλος, Ε., 2009 (3η έκδ.). Εισαγωγή στη Μεθοδολογία της Επιστημονικής
  Έρευνας. Αθήνα: Γ.ΠΑΡΙΚΟΣ & ΣΙΑ ΕΕ [Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 16372]
• Eco, U., 2001. Πώς γίνεται μια Διπλωματική Εργασία. Μτφρ. Μ. Κονδύλη. Αθήνα: ΝΗΣΟΣ
  [Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 4843]
• _Bell, J. Waters, S., 2014. Doing Your Research Project. A Guide for First-time Researchers. McGraw-Hill
  Education Editions.
  _Dimitropoulos, E., 2009 (3rd ed). Introduction to Scientific Research Methodology. Athens: G. Parikos
  Editions [in Greek].
  _Eco, Umberto, 2015. How to Write a Thesis. Translated by C. Mongiat Farina and G.Farina. [E-book]. The
  MIT Press.