Bachelor and master's qualifications include assignments that involve the preparation of final projects. Their underlying pedagogical model is often based on final projects, which carry a high number of hours or ECTS credits. Each project is completed by an individual student in their last year of a university graduate or post-graduate course, in the case of engineering and architecture degrees. This final project is aimed at proving the skills and knowledge that the student has acquired during their studies. There is no standard project or fixed idea of what this type of project should be like, which creates a certain uncertainty and unease among students who are not clear about how to tackle this last step towards their degree.

This contribution shows the development of a virtual guide to provide the students with the essential tools and guidance they need to carry out their final project in the field of electrical engineering. The guide includes crucial information that will guide the student through their final project, from its conception and registration in the corresponding online platform, to the writing stage and, finally, the preparation of the oral defense. The process of elaboration has been broken down in the following stages: recommendations before writing, preparation of title and abstract, knowing the regulations, objectives, evaluation of alternatives, details of the solution adopted, budget and economic evaluation, conclusions, drawings, calculations and other annexes, specifications and finally defense of the final project.

This virtual tool is intended to help guide students in the process of developing their final project, providing guidance, resolving usual doubts and fostering autonomy and autoregulation in their work. However, it should be borne in mind that every project has its own particularities and special points so professors must give them the support they need in any stage of the process.

Keywords: Online tool, autonomous guidance, self-learning.