Thesis Project

Recommended Prerequisites

Those required to enter the Program Cycle.

Teaching Methods

In Scientific Communication, there is a continuous assessment based on class performance (5%) and a written test (5%). In the writing of the thesis proposal, a (tentative) supervisor is assigned in the beginning of the academic year, in accordance with the research interests of the student. During this time, the student reads articles and conducts research work. The student prepares a preliminary proposal, and gives an oral presentation in the beginning of the 2nd semester. The assessment consists of the public defense of the thesis project with a jury (90%). The defense has a duration of at most 2 hours, including an oral presentation lasting up to 20 minutes.

Learning Outcomes

This unit has two moments: Scientific Communication and Writing of the Thesis Proposal. Scientific Communication develops scientific communication skills, both orally and in writing, competency acquisition in oral and written communication, knowledge of a foreign language, communication with non-experts, self-criticism and self-assessment. In the writing of the thesis proposal, the goal is to deepen the knowledge of a particular research topic, to identify problems to be considered, methods to solve them, and to prepare a written proposal on the Thesis, which must include:
• The presentation of the objective of the thesis, including the topic to be investigated
• The contextualization of that topic within Information Science and Technology, the state of the art and prospects of development of scientific knowledge in the relevant area
• The potential contribution of the thesis to the scientific knowledge in the area
• The work plan to accomplish the objective of the thesis.

 

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Scientific communication
• Effective reading, textual organisation, summarising
• Grammar topics
• Analysing academic discourse
• Composing and delivering a short oral communication
• Argumentative writing.

In the writing of the thesis proposal, the syllabus is defined by the supervisor on a case-by-case basis in the form of a work plan outlining the research topic, identifying research opportunities within that topic, and providing bibliography to support the first stages of the student's work.

Head Lecturer(s)

Henrique Santos do Carmo Madeira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 5.0%
Mini Tests: 5.0%
Document with the Thesis Project and its presentation and discussion before the jury in public evidence: 90.0%

Bibliography

A definir caso a caso pelo orientador em função do tema a investigar | To be defined by the supervisor on a case-by-case basis depending on the research topic.

Para comunicação científica / for scientific communication:

- The elements of style, William Strunk Jr. and  E. B. White, Fourth Edition, Amazon.com

- The Classic Guide to Better Writing: Step-by-Step Techniques and Exercises to Write Simply, Clearly and Correctly, Rudolf Flesch and A. H. Lass, Amazon.com