TFG Preparation Manual
TFG Preparation Manual
A structured guide for fourth-year Physics students, from the first idea to the last question of the defence
The manual follows the order in which the work actually happens: develop the project, write the report, present and defend it, with the tools in between and a checklist for the final weeks. Read Part I before you commit to a proposal and keep Part V at hand at the end.
The five parts
Development of the TFG project
- Setting clear objectives
- Choosing a research topic
- Conducting the literature review
- Methodological planning
- Practical execution
- Ethical considerations
Preparation of the report
- Structure and content requirements
- Academic writing practice
- IEEE citation standard
- Writing tools and environments
- Version control with Git and GitHub
Presentation and defence
- Building an effective presentation
- Public speaking
- Handling questions
- Building confidence
- Demonstrating understanding
Essential tools
- Visual Studio Code
- Git and GitHub
- Quarto and Jupyter notebooks
- LaTeX
- Ensuring reproducibility
Tips, checklists and extras
- Final TFG checklist
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Advice from supervisors
- Submission practice
- Last-minute preparation
Why this manual exists
A roadmap for the year
Each phase has a place and an order, which removes most of the uncertainty about what to do next and when.
Tools you will keep using
Version control, reproducible documents, citation discipline and public speaking serve well beyond the thesis.
What a good thesis looks like
The manual states what the committee expects, so the finished work demonstrates your growth rather than your guesswork.
Getting started
Begin with Part I to shape the project and set its foundations. Start early, keep a steady pace, and talk to your supervisor regularly: most problems are small when they are caught in time.