Research Project - RGD
2
2014-2015
03011748
Sport Sciences-Sport Management
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
7.5
Compulsory
3rd Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Teaching Methods
Tutorial guidance. The lab-practice component is associated to problem resolution situations and to the use of specific bibliographic search software and the access to different information sources.
Learning Outcomes
The objective of this curricular unit is the conceptualization and elaboration of the student dissertation project under the orientation of his supervisor and that will be submited to the Scientific Council of the FCDEF-UC for final approval. It therefore promotes the development of the following specific competencies:
[1] Critical thinking
[2] Formulation of research questions
[3] Transform a research question into a research project
[4] Search and analyze, methodically, the bibliographical sources, using appropriate electronic tools
[5] Analyze and define methodologies
[6] Make choices in terms of data analysis and processing.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Syllabus elaborated according to the problematic, methodology and instruments established for the preparation of each PhD project.
Head Lecturer(s)
Raul Agostinho Simões Martins
Assessment Methods
Continuous
Preparation of a thesis project: 100.0%
Bibliography
Lawrence F. Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, Stephen J. Silverman (1993). Proposals that work : a guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals. Newbury Park : SAGE
Phillips, E.M. & Pugh, D.S. (2000). How to get a PhD: A handbook for students and their supervisors (3rd. Ed.) Buckingham: Open University Press.