Cross-sectional scientific skills

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Seminars (face-to-face and webinar), research presentations by doctoral studens in scientific meetings and participation of doctoral students in organization of scientific meetings.  

Learning Outcomes

The main goal of this teaching unit is to provide PhD students with strong transversal skills required for the development of high level scientific research in Psychology.

Specific learning outcomes:

- A clear understanding of the foundations, structure and practices defined for this PhD Program

- Obtain a strong domain of the technics, characteristics, structure and formal features of writed scientific documents

- Developing practical skills of scientifc presentation and dissemination in different contexts and formats (papers, posters, projects), as well as of organizing scientific meetings

- Obtained advanced skills in the domain of ethics of scientific research than ensure the autonomous development of research in the field of Psychology, respecting the ethical integrity patterns and values operating in curent scientific community.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Module 1. Welcome and orientation

Module 2. Scientific research ethics

Module 3. Scientific writing

Module 4. Scientific presentations and organization of scientific meetings. 

Head Lecturer(s)

Marco Daniel de Almeida Pereira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Other possibilities of assessment can be defined with the students. The assement in this teaching unit is on the form Pass/Fail : 100.0%

Bibliography

Balley, S. (2015). The Essentials of Academic Writing for International Students.  Routledge

Clarkbum, H. (2002). A test for ethical sensitivity in science. Journal of Moral Education, 4, 439-454.

McCarthy, M., & O'Dell, F. (2008). Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press.

Myyry, L., Juujärvi, S. & Pesso, K. (2013). Change in values and moral reasoning during higher education. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 10(2), 269-284.

Swales, J. M. & Feak (2012). Academic Writing for Graduate Students (3rd. ed.). Michigan: University of Michigan Press.

Oshima, A.,  & Hogue, A. (2006). Writing academic English. (4th ed.) Longman.