Scientific Writing

Year
1
Academic year
2020-2021
Code
02035353
Subject Area
Soft skills
Language of Instruction
English
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
4.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Other curricular units of the 1st year of the master's program.

Teaching Methods

Lectures (3 h only) to introduce the forms and rules of scientific writing.

Theoretical-practical classes: some writing exercises (abstracts, figure legends, bibliography formatting) and detection of formatting mistakes and ambigity in scientific texts.  

Tutorial teaching by the supervisor during the literature survey and writing of the review paper.

Learning Outcomes

Learning of scientific writing rules.

To gain a thorough knowledge in the area of the thesis project.

Development of skills to search, select, organize and critically analyze scientific information.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Forms of data presentation and scientific communication.

Formatting graphics, tables, posters and scientific papers.

The process of submission and review of scientific papers.

Literature survey and writing of a review on the existing knowledge in the field of the thesis project to be carried out in the 2nd year of the master's program. 

Head Lecturer(s)

Ana Luísa Monteiro de Carvalho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 100.0%

Bibliography

Artigos científicos | Scientific papers.