Research Methods in Geography

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The seminar draws on a wide range of methods and dididatic-pedagogical techniques, taking into account the objectives of each topic and the overall design of the course. At the beginning of every topic it is mainly used oral method of presentation since it is necessary to transmit information which is the theoretical basis which will boost knowledge application, independente research, and other tasks such as bibliometric analyses, critical review of papers, oral presentations, written documents preparation, among others.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this unit students should:

a) Know the main paradigms and current research trends in the field of geography;

b) Understand the diversity of data collection sources in geography;

c) Discuss different techniques and methodologies to be used in scientific research in geography;

d) Analyse conceptual frameworks and practical issues inherent to data acquisition, data analysis and interpretation of results;

e) Dominate multiscale analysis in research in geography and in land management and planning;

f)Produce scientific texts autonomously.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1) Themes, trends and challenges of geography at present;

2) Research sources in Geography;

3) Quantitative research methods and techniques in Geography: obtaining, analysing, representing and discussing results;

4) Qualitative methodology in Geography: nature, method, techniques and instruments;

5) Research in Physical Geography and Human Geography: "Old" Territories, "New" Geographies.

Head Lecturer(s)

Adélia Jesus Nobre Nunes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 100.0%

Bibliography

Bryman,A.(2016)-Social research methods.Oxford University Press,5ed, 747 pp.

Fonseca, P. (2002)-Índices de desenvolvimento concelhio. Revista de Estatística, Vol II.

Gomez, B., Jones III, J. P. (2010)‐ Research Methods in Geography. A Critical Introduction, Wiley‐Blackwell (1ª Ed.), Chichester, 459 p.

Lalloué et al. (2013)- A statistical procedure to create a neighborhood socioeconomic index for health inequalities analysis. International Journal for Equity in Health, 12-21.

Clifford, N.; French, S.; Valentine, G. (ed.) (2016)‐ Key Methods in Geography, SAGE Publications, Ltd (3ª Ed.),London, 545 p.

Parsons, T. & Knight, Peter G (2015)- How To Do Your Dissertation in Geography and Related Disciplines. Routledge publications (3rd Ed.), 204p.   

Rogerson, P. A (2019)- Statistical Methods for Geography. SAGE Publications (Fifth Edition), 432p.      

Artigos em Revistas ISI/Scopus dedicados a temas específicos /Search of papers in WOS/Scopus journals dedicated to specific topics.