Thesis project defense in Integrative Neuroscience

Recommended Prerequisites

English knowledge.

Teaching Methods

Teaching will be a mixture of tutorial guidance by the Advisors, and self-learning by the student, in varying proportions, and with the expectation that the second component will be more prevalent as time passes.

Learning Outcomes

The objective is that the student reaches at the end of this curricular unit the following competences:

- Presentation of the thesis project chosen by the student, in coordination by his/her thesis supervisor

- Being able to defend the principal hypothesis and objectives

- Being able to explain the principal methodologies that will be used during his/her PhD thesis

- Being able to discuss possible risks and mitigation strategies taken into account

In conclusion, the objective is to prepare the students into the next curricular unit, the Thesis work, and to discuss the different possible outcomes and contingency plans with each students' thesis committee, in order to forge independent, critical and competent researchers in the field of Integrative Neuroscience.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The syllabus will be specific to each Thesis, and to a large extent will be defined by the student and Advisors. Depending on the choices made at the level of project in the first year, which will be evaluated and agreed with the thesis committee.

Head Lecturer(s)

Ana Luísa Monteiro de Carvalho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Artigos e Relatórios recentes nas áreas de intervenção escolhidas pelos alunos, dependendo dos seus interesses específicos/ Recent articles and reports in the intervention areas chosen by the students, depending on their specific interests.