Thesis project
Objectives
After this unit, students should be able to: 1. Introduction to scientific or clinical research. 2. Beginning to acquire the capacity to collect bibliographic information and its analysis. 3. Beginning to acquire the capacity to design, under guidance, a project of scientific work, write it, present it and discuss it.
General characterization
Code
5787026
Credits
3,5
Responsible teacher
Em cada caso, individual, o orientador de tese
Hours
Weekly - A definir entre o estudante e o docente responsável
Total - 36
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Bibliography
Specific for each student and thesis subject.
Teaching method
Tutorial guidance, informal.
Evaluation method
Evaluation by the supervisor, taking into account: a) understanding and scientific reasoning, mental organization and initiative capacities, revealed during the tutorial discussions; b) the effort of bibliographic collection; c) the project presentation in a seminar; d) in particular, the final project itself.
Subject matter
I. Discussion with the supervisor to choose a thesis topic, when not previously done at the time of the application. II. Bibliography search, critical analysis, including the relations between publication results. III. Elaboration of a revision on the state of knowledge. IV. Elaboration of the experimental plan or clinical research: materials, sampling rules, methodological approaches, techniques to be used, alternatives in case of failure, etc. V. Writing the final project and presenting it at a seminar.