Master's Degree in Big Data Analysis in Economics and Business

Academic year 2023-24

See the pre-registration, admission and registration deadlines for the 2023-24 academic year for this master's programme.
You may also check this information for the 2022-23 academic year.

General information about Master's theses

The Master's Thesis (TFM) comprises the production of an original academic work specifically written for this purpose, where students must individually apply the skills acquired throughout the programme under the supervision of one or more tutors. Depending on the profiles for each curriculum, the thesis shall enable the assessment of students' professional, educational and/or initial research abilities.

The information below covers each of the stages in TFM academic and administrative management in accordance with the Agreement of the Centre for Postgraduate Studies Management Committee whereby the internal regulations for writing and assessing master's theses at the University of the Balearic Islands are approved and which came into force in the 2020-21 academic year.

Master's Thesis Registration

Students must register for the TFM subject within the registration or extended registration deadlines set by the CEP before being able to move on to the next stages in the process. In turn, each degree may set the conditions and requirements to be fulfilled by students for registration on the TFM (where applicable, these requirements shall be stated in the TFM course guide and in the specific information section for each programme).

The maximum number of registrations to pass the TFM subject is four, plus one additional registration which shall be granted by the Centre for Postgraduate Studies management team upon approval by the master's supervisory team.

Where the viva defence of the master's thesis cannot be held in the same academic year as the initial registration year, an annual and consecutive registration may be granted for academic tutoring to undertake the viva defence. The registration for academic tutoring shall count as a second registration and, where students do not pass the TFM after the tutoring period, any subsequent re-registrations shall count as ordinary registrations.

In any event, where students undertake the TFM viva defence and are given a fail mark, they must request an ordinary re-registration and cannot request a registration merely for academic tutoring.

Assigning Proposals and Tutors

Each programme shall publish the list of proposals or general areas where students registered for the programme TFM may undertake their work. The proposals or areas shall state one or several lecturers who can act as tutors.

The proposals shall be assigned in line with the procedure established for each programme (where applicable, this procedure shall be included in the specific information section for each programme) and it is the responsibility of all tutors to ensure the academic quality of the TFMs.

Undertaking Theses at Collaborating Organisations

Theses may be undertaken at collaborating organisations that have signed an agreement with the UIB (agreement template). The thesis topic must be submitted beforehand to <convenis.postgrau@uib.cat>.

Students who undertake their theses at a collaborating organisation shall be selected in accordance with the terms for the relevant selection procedure set out in the agreement appendix, and as per available spots at each organisation.

The collaborating organisation will appoint a programme coordinator for the entire duration of the stay. The coordinator shall ensure students receive a suitable welcome and training, as well as appropriate management over their academic activities.

In turn, the UIB will appoint a tutor to ensure the academic quality of the thesis.

Ownership of any intellectual or industrial property rights arising from the thesis shall be governed as per the relevant current regulations. Where applicable, what is set out in the agreements signed with public or private institutions which have provided funding or contributed to the implementation of these agreements shall also apply.

Registration of the Master's Thesis Project

Registering for the TFM represents a learning contract between students and the tutor(s).

Once the TFM proposal is assigned to students, they shall formalise the registration of their master's thesis project within the deadlines set for each degree programme (please see the specific information section for the programme) via the following application: https://postgrau.uib.es/tfm which enables students to monitor their request.

Please bear in mind that the registration application should:

  • State the provisional project title (without the use of capital letters except where necessary)
  • State the tutor(s) name and surname(s), as well as their correct e-mail address (this should be checked carefully as this is the communication method where tutors shall accept tutoring of the TFM to finalise registration of the project)
  • Include an attached thesis script in PDF format not surpassing 100MB.

Submission of the Master's Thesis

TFM submission is deemed to be a thesis assessment request made by students.

The TFM may be submitted within the deadlines set for each programme (please see the specific information section for each programme) as long as the students' registration application has been accepted and they have paid the registration and admin fees.

Submission comprises a two-step process. Firstly, students must submit an assessment request over the following application: https://postgrau.uib.es/tfm, where they will be able to monitor the entire process. 

You need to take the following into account when filling in the form:

  • The thesis report must be attached in PDF format as per the regulations set for each programme (and not surpass 100MB in size)
  • The thesis cover must follow the format for the
          Master's Thesis Cover [en]
          Portada del TFM [ca]
          Portada del TFM [es]
  • Where the thesis contains appendices in other formats (audio, video, etc.) that cannot be included in the PDF report, these shall also be attached to the electronic request form
  • Students must also fill in the TFM distribution licence to state whether they accept their work being available as open access or not in the institutional repository for public consultation.

The second necessary step to complete TFM submission comprises depositing the thesis in PDF format (in exactly the same manner as mentioned in the previous point) in the task section that the TFM supervisor has enabled for this purpose in the programme's TFM subject area on Aula Digital. The thesis shall be checked through plagiarism detection tools and a report produced and made available to each tutor and panel member when accepting the TFM submission, as well as in the assessment process by the panel. 

Master's Thesis Viva Defence

The TFM presentation and defence must be a public event where students make an oral presentation before a minimum three-person panel comprising the chair, secretary and one further member. Once the presentation is finished, the panel will open a Q&A session on aspects linked to the thesis.

The TFM viva defence shall be run within the deadlines set for each programme (please see the specific information section for each programme). In order to undertake the TFM viva, students must have passed all other necessary credits to be awarded the degree. Notwithstanding the above, students may defend their TFM with a maximum of one subject still to be passed, where this is allowed by the specific regulations for the TFM on the programme published on the respective website (please see the specific information section for the programme).

The programme may designate one or several TFM panels. Where the programme designates a specific panel for each TFM, this must be done within a maximum deadline of ten working days from the official submission date of the thesis. Once the designation is notified, the chair of the panel (or head of the TFM or programme management) shall convene the other members, tutor(s) and student to present and defend the thesis within ten working days at most.

In exceptional circumstances where the TFM contains information that could be deemed confidential, the presentation and viva procedure may be modified as per what is set out in article 10 of the Regulations for writing and assessing master's theses at the University of the Balearic Islands. In order for the TFM specifications subject to data or results protection processes to apply, students or tutors must make a reasoned request addressed to the CEP at the time of submission.

Master's Thesis Assessment

Each programme shall establish its TFM assessment criteria, which shall be made public every academic year and be taken into account by the panel when grading the TFM (please see the specific information section for each programme). Once the TFM presentation and viva are finalised, the panel shall deliberate on students' attainment level and then award a mark for the thesis, which shall be included in students' academic records.

Resources on Academic Plagiarism, Turnitin and AI.

Web resources from the UIB library: Definition, regulations and other topics related to plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Integridad académica y plagio (Academic integrity, plagiarism and how to include the ideas of others into our work): Author: González Teruel, Aurora - Date: 2019 - (Educational Innovation, University of Valencia) Video on YouTube

Information about accessing Turnitin reports: UIB Turnitin Webinar.

Unlocking the Power of Generative AI Models and Systems such as GPT-4 and ChatGPT for Higher Education: PDF

Resources for Master's Thesis Tutors

Since the first step to check for plagiarism comes from those tutoring theses, tutors are recommended to review the 'Resources on Academic Plagiarism and Turnitin' section on this website.

Guide for master's thesis tutors [ca]

Specific information about theses for the Master's Degree in Big Data Analysis in Economics and Business

There is no specific information for the Master's thesis on this degree programme.

Defended Master's thesis

Link to the institutional repository (DSPACE)

  • Una extensión crisp y difusa del problema del agente viajero con aplicación al modelado de rutas de una empresa de reparto
  • Aplicación de la programación lineal estándar y difusa para la optimización de los recursos humanos y los ingresos a través del modelo de transferencia de horas
  • Detección del Fraude (medios de pago)
  • Diseño y desarrollo de un Dashboard para la Oficina de Igualdad de Oportunidades entre Mujeres y Hombres
  • Diseño y descripción de la gestión del dato en una empresa turística
  • Estadística de Pago Banco de España
  • Influencia del tráfico en la mejora de la modelización de los contaminantes atmosféricos: un estudio en la ciudad de Madrid
  • Metodología para la estimación y simulación de los puntos de pedidos de un almacén
  • Predicción de venta web MELIA.COM
  • Análisis de las playas de Mallorca mediante Twitter
  • Análisis del flujo de entrada y salida de animales en el centro de Austin
  • Análisis de Personajes Mitológicos
  • Los efectos heterogéneos de perder el empleo sobre la felicidad
  • Modelos de pronósticos de series temporales aplicados a la gestión de operaciones
  • Optimizar de tráfico de transacciones para plataforma del sector turístico hotelero
  • Predicción del precio del bitcoin mediante redes neuronales recurrentes
  • Using financial technical analysis strategies to select the most short-term profitable companies form the S&P500
  • ¿Qué características tienen las patentes litigadas por los trolls?
  • AirRM system, implementation of Business Rules under cluster analysis
  • A model based on multiple one-period possibilistic Markov chains to simulate the tourist flow generated by a cruise ship docked in Palma's port
  • Despliegue de una infraestructura de análisis de datos para la gestión de la calidad del aire en un centro escolar
  • Estudio comparativo de algoritmos de fuzzy clustering
  • Estudio de los factores de riesgo de los Pacientes del Programa de Detección Precoz de Cáncer de Colon
  • Herramienta para la predicción de victorias en un juego de estrategia en tiempo real
  • Machine Learning contributions to Hedonic Pricing Method: assessing heterogeneity and causal inference in willingness-to-pay
  • Modelos de Inteligencia Artificial aplicados al juego Hungry Geese
  • Predicción de Forex con LSTM y Aplicación Web
  • PREDICCIONES DE VENTA DE BILLETES DE AVIÓN
  • A Comparative Analysis of the Effectiveness of a Multivariate Approach in predicting Exchange Rate Time Series
  • Developing a Performance Attribution Framework to Analyse Average Service Rates at Hotelbeds
  • Elección de carreras STEM por parte de mujeres en Colombia
  • Encuestas Políticas y Cotización de Empresas en el Mercado Continuo Español
  • Escalabilidad y rendimiento en contratos inteligentes mediante tecnología blockchain
  • Modelado de Datos para la Detección de Caídas en Sistemas Basados en Visión
  • Un método de detección de eventos y recomendación de precios basado en series temporales, números borrosos y operadores de agregación
  • Inspector Sanitari basat en l’Anàlisi de Polaritats a Twitter
  • Modelos ocultos de Markov para el etiquetado de texto
  • Programación Lineal Borrosa: Una aplicación al Análisis de Revenue Management en una compañía Aérea
  • Análisis y Predicción del Indicador de Presión Humana en les Illes Balears
  • Causal inference and heterogeneous treatment effects
  • Modelación y predicción del gasto de turistas en España enfocado desde el análisis de datos
  • Modelado predictivo de la dirección de la cotización del Bitcoin utilizando índices de mercado, análisis de sentimientos en Twitter e índices de popularidad por término mediante Google Trends