Dissertation Project

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The course is mainly based on tutorial type lectures, where discussion on the program topics is supported by PowerPoint slides (available to students in the course Internet site). In parallel, some working visits are performed to research centers of FCTUC.

The student is supervised by a faculty member to provide scientific guidance to his own dissertation project. 

Learning Outcomes

This curricular unit aims at supporting the students in their preparation of their MSc dissertation project: the student should be able to select his own research area and advisor, acquire comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of the literature related to his research area, select and understand appropriate research methodologies, be able to perform critical analyses, and develop a framework to guide his analysis. The student should also understand the knowledge dissemination process, including the nature of the dissertation.

Parallel to these strategic objectives, the student should get a strong human background and the skills that will enable him to do autonomous as well as collaborative research in full compliance with ethic and societal issues.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1 - Research Objectives

2 - Preparatory phase

3 - The beginning of the investigation

4 - Literature Review

5 - Research Strategy

6 - Master Dissertation Project, 

Head Lecturer(s)

Álvaro Filipe Peixoto Cardoso de Oliveira Gomes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Dissertation project and respective defense: Between 80 to 100% - active participation in classes: Up to 20%: 100.0%

Bibliography

- CHAPMAN, D. (Editor), (1988), How to do Research At the MIT AI Lab. AI Working Paper 316.

- ELLIOTT, D. & STERN, J. E. (Editors) (1997), Research Ethics: A Reader. University Press of New England.