Thesis Seminar II

Recommended Prerequisites

Knowledge of scientific methodology

Teaching Methods

The seminars will emphasize active methods of teaching and learning notwithstanding times presentation and deepening of the specific content by teachers. Work on b-learning system combining classroom sessions with synchronous sessions. A schedule of activities and intermediate papers will be undertaken by students but always related to the own research. The site of discipline shall be used as support

Learning Outcomes

The Thesis Seminar II aims to provide substantive support to the preparation of the thesis, specifically with regard to the construction of own theoretical-conceptual framework, and at the same time to establish itself as a collective forum for discussion of the work process of each doctoral student, consolidating analytical and instrumental skills in the field of scientific research in social work.

At the end of the course doctoral students should be able to build a detailed theoretical plan of the respective thesis.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

A) Epistemology of the research object of each PhD student: critical issues

B) The theory and concepts in the construction of the study object

C) The construction of a conceptual framework itself from the theoretical-desk review

Head Lecturer(s)

Helena da Silva Neves dos Santos Almeida

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Laboratory work or Field work: 40.0%
Report of a seminar or field trip: 60.0%

Bibliography

Para além da bibliografia específica referente a cada temática de estudo, são recomendadas as seguintes obras, entre outras:

In addition to specific references for each subject of study, the following works are recommended, among other:

 

Heather D'Cruz, Martyn Jones (2014). Social Work Research in Practice: Ethical and Political Contexts. Sage.

Thompson, Neil (2010). Theorizing Social Work Practice. Palgrave.

A Fortune, P McCallion and K Briar-Lawson (eds) (2010). Social Work Practice Research for the 21st Century, New York: Columbia University Press.