Thesis Project in Biochemistry

Recommended Prerequisites

Instrumental Competencies: Competence in oral and written communication, Knowledge of a foreign language (English), Competence in analysis and synthesis, Competence to solve problems, Decision-making; Personal Competences: Skills in critical thinking; Systemic Competences: Concern about quality, Competence in applying theoretical knowledge into practice, Competence in investigating, Competence in planning and managing, Competence in self-criticism and self-evaluation.

Teaching Methods

The doctoral student will design, under a tutorial orientation (of the tutor and of the tutorial committee), the work plan and will publicly present it with the preliminary results of his research.

Learning Outcomes

This course unit is entirely devoted to the preparation of the thesis project. The doctoral student should prepare his research project capable of leading to his doctoral dissertation. This involves carrying out the bibliographic research and state of the art related to the area of specialization in question, discussing with experts from the tutorial committee (and others), and even elaborating pilot experimental paths, designing and selecting appropriate experimental methodologies, and reflect about the feasibility and ethical and social implications of his/her work, as well as to predict the impact of its investigative path in the corresponding area of research.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

In this course the student has to submit a detailed written report on the thesis project (variable depending on the topic of the project), including state of the art, goals, working hypotheses and experimental design. This report should correspond to a coherent, innovative and complete research pathway. They will have also to defend the project before a specialized scientific committee.

Head Lecturer(s)

Isabel da Silva Henriques

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Project: 100.0%

Bibliography

A definir de acordo com a área de especialização / To be defined according to the research area.