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Methodologies in Modern Literatures and Cultures

Objectives

- To develop competencies in scientific research allowing the formal production of a PhD thesis;
- To introduce the methodology of advanced scientific research in view of the production of new knowledge;
- To communicate scientifically the results of an advanced research.

General characterization

Code

73216112

Credits

10.0

Responsible teacher

Carlos Francisco Mafra Ceia

Hours

Weekly - 2

Total - 280

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

- Alves, M.P. (2012). Metodologia Científica. Lisboa: Escolar Editora.
- Ceia, C. (2012). Normas para Apresentação de Trabalhos Científicos (9ª ed. revista ed.). Lisboa: Presença.
- Ceia, C. (2013). Advanced Research Projects in the Humanities: New Trends on Literature, Languages, and Linguistics Studies". Sino-US English Teaching, 10, pp. 903-913. doi:ISSN 1539-8072; online: ISSN 1935-9675
- Marconi, M.A. e Lakatos, E.M (2007) Fundamentos de Metodologia Científica, 6ª ed., São Paulo, Editora Atlas.
- Creswell, J. (2007). Qualitative inquiry and research design: choosing among five approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. H61.C73 2007
- Reason, P. and Bradbury, H. (eds.). (2006). Handbook of action research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. HM571.H36 2006
- Thomas, G. (2013). How to do your research project: A guide for students in education and applied social sciences. Los Angeles, California

Teaching method

Practical (40%) and theoretic (60%) classes, using technologies of information and communication, scientifc databases e library resources for Social and Human Sciences research.

Evaluation method

Evaluation Methodologies - Presentation of a research thesis project(100%)

Subject matter

- Epistemological issues in advanced research for literary and cultural studies
- Advanced scientific research specific to the Humanities
- The practical issues of writing a thesis project and a thesis
- Thesis writing guidelines and styles
- The preparation of the public defense of a doctoral thesis