Supervision Seminar/Medieval History

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

- Effective and active guidance directed towards the achievement of the objectives

- Research work.

- Discussion of the structure of the project

- Monitoring and evaluation of the work done.

Learning Outcomes

a) Systematic monitoring and supervision of the research by the advisor with a view to the preparation, elaboration and justification by the doctoral student a solid research project, to present and defend in a public examinations for degree of doctor;

b) Knowledge, location and correct treatment by doctoral students of the sources and relevant bibliographical resources for the project, both in conventional and digital media;

c) Acquisition and consolidation of the capacity for the systematic understanding and mastery of competencies, skills and methods associated with research field of history;

d) Discussion and critical reflection on the conceptualization and most appropriate methodologies to be applied to research and development;

f) Encouragement of autonomy in pursuit of agreed upon objectives in terms of results and deadlines to be achieved, maintaining ethics and ethical principles.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

As the purpose is essentially to apply the advisor guidance (especially face to face), there is no fixed syllabus other than those of the structure and construction of a PhD thesis project. Practices and research methodologies, methods of bibliographic exploration, "state of the art" (critical and reflexive activity), as research questions will obviously be the subject of discussion and clarification. At the beginning of the work the student and professor will define the most appropriate methodologies according to the research theme.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Antónia da Silva Figueiredo Lopes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Other: 20.0%
Research work: 80.0%

Bibliography

NA