Elaboration of the Dissertation Project

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicáble.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodology requires accompanying a tutorial by the advisors, using the coordination of the course as often as necessary.

The assessment is made taking into account:

1. The student's ability to be innovative in the proposed topic;

2. Demonstrate capacity for initiative

3. Develop a good review of the literature.

4. Have the objectives of the work well structured.

5. Students are also evaluated for their behavior in terms of meeting deadlines.

Learning Outcomes

All students should have acquired the necessary skills to develop a research project after the classes of Research Methods. Based on the concepts learned and skills acquired, students should carry out their research projects under the guidance of a teacher responsible for the correct development of the work.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

In accordance with the standards provided by the coordination of the course all students should do:

1. Define the objectives of the work contextualizing it in scientific terms and / or socio-economic.

2. Know the methodology to write a good literature review. Creating a clear and actualized state of the art.

3. Knowing how to develop a work plan indicating the experimental methodology in the form of tasks to perform (how?; where? And Why?).

4. Learn produce a timetable for the work.

Head Lecturer(s)

Paula Cristina Vaz Bernardo Tavares

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Project: 100.0%

Bibliography

Alguma bibliografia será fornecida pelo orientador outra será pesquisada pelo estudante.

Os estudantes deverão ainda contar com a bibliografia fornecida na u.c. de Métodologia da Investigação.

Some references will be provided by the advisor and other will be searched by the students.

Students should also review the bibliography provided in the uc Research Methodology.