Methodologies in Territorial Management Seminar
Objectives
The seminar is part of the non-teaching component and is intended to support the design and selection of appropriate methodological development of research projects (dissertation/project/internship).
a) Develop appropriate research methodologies on Territorial Management;
b) Develop research skills, argumentation and communication in Territorial Management;
c) Deepen the knowledge on theories and research methods in geography;
d) Promote students autonomous work in the various stages of the research process;
e) Master transversal methods and techniques in land management;
f) Understand the implications of its use and the ability to choose the most appropriate methodologies to study the subject and objectives;
g) Literature research in digital and traditional repositories, as well as critical reading of the sources;
h) Preparation and presentation of scientific papers.
General characterization
Code
722041109
Credits
5.0
Responsible teacher
Maria Dulce de Oliveira Pimentel Antunes
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 140
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Completion of the first year of the Master´s degree in Territorial Manegement.
Bibliography
André, I. (2005). Metodologias de Investigação em Geografia Humana. CEG/UL.
Bryman, A. (2016). Social Research Methods (5th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Clifford, N., Cope, M., Gillespie, T., & French, S. (Eds.) (2016). Key methods in geography (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications.
Coutinho, C. P. (2014). Metodologia de Investigação em Ciências Sociais e Humanas: teoria e prática (2.ª ed.). Almedina.
Limb, M. & Dwyer, C. (eds.) (2001). Qualitative Methodologies for Geographers. Issues and Debates. London: Arnold
Maxwell, J. A. (2013). Qualitative Research Design. An Interactive Approach (3rd ed.) London: Sage Publications.
Quivy, R. & Van Campenhoudt, L. (2018). Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais (6ª ed.). Gradiva.
Silva, E. et al. (Eds.) (2015). The Routledge Handbook of Planning Research Methods. Routledge.
YIN, R. K. (2013). Case Study Research. Design and methods (5th ed.). Sage.
Teaching method
Theoretical classes encouraging students´ participation, featuring case studies.
Evaluation method
Evaluation Methodologies - Essay (60%), attendance and participation in discussions(20%), presentation(20%)
Subject matter
1) Introduction to research methods in Land Management. Problematizing territory issues.
2) Project design
2.1) Research and practice issues
2.2) Problem definition
2.3) Objectives and assumptions
2.4) References and sources
2.5) Critical review of the literature
2.6) Choosing the methodology
3) Methods and techniques for collecting and analyzing information
3.1) Quantitative
3.2) Qualitative
3.3) Critical analysis from examples
4) Drafting the dissertation / report
4.1) Difficulties and most frequent errors
4.2) Quotes, references and plagiarism
5) Presentation and discussion of methodology proposals for the research projects.