Initiation to Scientific Investigation

Recommended Prerequisites

The student should have basic knowledge of english considering the international context of the curricular unit and as most technical references are in english.

Teaching Methods

Project elaboration (tutorial supervision) and defense in the presence of a jury.

Learning Outcomes

Under the advice of a supervisor the student must initiate the scientific activities and start to learn the techniques and methodologies that will apply during the experimental work that will be carried out for the preparation of the thesis. It is also expected that the students will prepare a thesis project that will be presented to colleagues and professors.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

In this course students will have to submit a detailed written report on the thesis project (variable depending on the topic of the project), including state of the art, goals, working hypotheses, experimental design and data obtained to date. They will have also to defend the project before a specialized scientific committee.

Head Lecturer(s)

Jorge Manuel Pataca Leal Canhoto

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Project: 20.0%
Defesa do projecto: 30.0%
Research work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Variável, dependendo do tema da investigação / Variable, depending on the research topic