The master's degree thesis represents an overall verification of the mastery of technical contents and of organization, communication, and of the capability of individual work, in relation to the development of complex projects.

The student who has completed the training course is admitted to the final exam.

The activities foreseen in the final exam normally require the application of what has been learned in more courses, the integration with additional skills and the ability to propose innovative ideas. The topic and activities related to the final exam are agreed with a professor of Politecnico (Thesis supervisor). The activities can also be carried out at other institutions or companies, in Italy or abroad, under the supervision of a professor from the Politecnico and a tutor from the external institution. The master's degree Thesis and presentation must be in English.

Further information and deadlines can be found in the Student Regulations and the Student Guide. Diploma Supplement: In compliance with Paragraph 8, Article 11 of Minsterial Decrees No. 509/1999 and 270/2004, Politecnico di Torino issues the Diploma Supplement, an information document accompanying a higher education diploma (Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree – laurea specialistica/magistrale). It is designed to improve the transparency of international qualifications, as it provides the description of the programme of study successfully completed by the student. It helps employers to understand and evaluate new academic qualifications; it facilitates academic and professional recognition of Italian qualifications abroad and it boosts international free circulation of graduates. This certificate follows the European model developed by the European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO – CEPES: it is issued in two languages (Italian-English) and it is composed of approximately 10 pages. The Diploma Supplement is not issued for qualifications obtained under the university systems which pre-date Ministerial Decree No. 509/99. https://didattica.polito.it/certificati_autocertificazioni/it/diploma_supplement

Students can apply for the thesis topic online through a procedure available on their personal page of the teaching portal (in the section 'Thesis') by the deadlines available in the thematic calendar available in the Student Guide (in the section “thematic calendar”).

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The activities relating to the preparation of the thesis and the related results must be presented and discussed publicly, in the presence of a commission of professors who express an evaluation of the work carried out and the presentation. The commission in charge of the final exam expresses its judgments taking into account the student's entire course of study, assessing his cultural maturity and personal intellectual processing capacity, as well as the quality of the work. The final mark is assigned to the graduation commission, which will examine the overall average of the exams based on 110. To this average, the commission can typically add up to a maximum of 8 points, taking into consideration the following: • the evaluation of the work carried out for the thesis (commitment, autonomy, methodological rigor, the relevance of the results achieved, etc.); • the presentation of the thesis (expository clarity etc.); • the excellence of the study program (for example, the number of honors awarded, the time taken to complete the studies, etc.). The honors label (i.e., "Lode") may be awarded upon achieving the overall score of 112.51 at the commission's discretion. Moreover, suppose the final mark is one hundred and ten with the honors label and the commission's opinion is unanimous on the excellence of the thesis. In that case, the commission can also assign "publication dignity" to the thesis document.

In addition to the message sent by the online system, students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) are invited to directly inform the professor in charge of the course about the special arrangements for the exam that have been agreed with the Special Needs Unit. The professor has to be informed at least one week before the beginning of the examination session in order to provide students with the most suitable arrangements for each specific type of exam.