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Research Rotation II

Objectives

In frame with the work developed in the / Research Rotation I curricular unit, the aim is to provide to the students a direct contact with researchers and other team members of the laboratories involved in the program, being necessary that at least one of the laboratories should belong to a different research unit.
It is intended that the students develop a critical approach and deepen and increase the scientific knowledge on topics in different research areas and get also acquainted with different methodologies used in laboratorial practices.
It is expected that these internships help the students to enlarge the scientific knowledge and also to apply it in the research topics that will be developed in their PhD studies.

General characterization

Code

11256

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Maria Alice Santos Pereira, Paulo Manuel Assis Loureiro Limão Vieira

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 84

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

There are no requirements.

Bibliography

To be provided.

Teaching method

In advance it will be provided a list of laboratories available for the implementation of the course. There will be a ranking respecting the desired options for students. In laboratory work the students will be supervised by professors of doctoral program and / or by researchers from the laboratories involved.
There will be a continuous evaluation system based on the students’ performance and attitude in the lab, the knowledge acquired during the laboratory rotations. At the end of the semester there will be a report of the overall activity and a public presentation of their work.

Evaluation method

There will be a continuous evaluation system based on the students’ performance and attitude in the lab, the knowledge acquired during the laboratory rotations. At the end of the semester there will be a report of the overall activity and a public presentation of their work.

Subject matter

In this curricular unit, students will stay for short periods (45 h per laboratory rotation), in research laboratories belonging to the partners involved in the doctoral program. These rotations will allow students to contact directly with the dynamics of research and researchers. During these periods, they will be encouraged to exchange ideas and discuss concepts, participate proactively in meetings and seminars, read and comment scientific papers, think on new experimental approaches, and learn how to use equipments. In order to achieve the objectives of the projects, throughout the 3 rotations, students will have to plan and carry out experimental work.