Autonomous Research Work

Recommended Prerequisites

No recommended prerequisites.

Teaching Methods

The formative process in this course unit is carried out through the integration of the students in specific research lines of any of the Psychology subdisciplines.

Learning Outcomes

The curricular unit "Autonomous Research Work" is defined as a learning process in which the student engages in independent study and research activities and assumes a significant measure of responsibility for his/her learning. The intervention of the lecturer is, by definition, reduced, and aims to foster the students' autonomy in the field of research skills (e.g., literature review, definition of a research plan and implementation of a project).

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The syllabus is defined annually according to the thematic research lines and the research projects ongoing or to develop by the teaching staff in articulation with students. This formative modality is made available in a specific place in the FPCEUC website and its publicity should take place until the end of December of the academic year to which it refers and consists of the list of research lines that can be chosen by the students and the identification of the teachers/researchers who propose them.

Head Lecturer(s)

Helena Teresa da Cruz Moreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Activitities report and critical reflection of the implemented research (2500 to 3000 words, excluding bibliographical references and abstract): 100.0%

Bibliography

Em função da linha temática de investigação escolhida, o/a docente irá fornecer 2/3 referências fundamentais da área da investigação, a partir das quais o/a estudante deverá efetuar a sua própria pesquisa autónoma.

Depending on the selected research line, the lecturer will provide 2/3 fundamental references from which the student should conduct his/her own autonomous research.