Thesis Project

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applied.

Teaching Methods

The teaching of this class will mainly be in the form of tutorial guidance by the doctoral advisor (s) and will comprise a strong component of autonomous work. In a first phase, there will be collective teaching sessions where a discussion of the objectives and work methodologies will be made. Periodically, students will send a progress report and meeting with the counselor (s) to discuss the theme and structure of the research project. At the end of the 1st year, students should be able to make a public presentation of their thesis project

Learning Outcomes

Thesis Project is a curricular unit of the 1st year of the PhD program that aims to guide students in the identification of the research theme as well in the preparation of a proposal for a scientific project.

Students will be instructed to prepare an original, duly grounded project and to present the research methodology to be followed.

Students should gain skills in the areas of literature review, state of the art analisys in the area they intend to work in and identify the contribution that the work will have for scientific and technological advancement.

They should also be able to prepare a schedule of activities, identify the expected results and outline goals to be achieved throughout the development of the project.

To know how to do the thesis project SWOT analysis.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Identification of work themes and the need to deepen the subject

2. Presentation of scientific databases and methods to follow in the Internet query

3. Presentation of methods of data analysis and bibliographic query

4. Introduction to structuring research work

5. Introduction to the substantiated presentation of research projects

6. Introduction to scientific writing and paper writing

7. Grounded preparation of research projects

8. Introduction to the Art of SWOT Analysis.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria da Graça Videira de Sousa Carvalho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Other: 40.0%
Synthesis work: 60.0%

Bibliography

A bibliografia dependerá do tema seleccionado, consistindo essencialmente em artigos da especialidade na área.