Introduction to the Research Lab
Education objectives
This course intends to initiate students on a scientific activity, to develop his/her critical sense, creativity, oral and written skills and to promote scientific autonomy, together with the development of scientific communication skills before an audience. These objectives will be accomplished by the students’ integration in research laboratories from any of the Institutes that form the Associated Laboratory of Oeiras (ITQB-IGC-IBET-CEDOC). Each student will have a supervisor.
General characterization
DGES code
IRL
Cicle
Postgraduate programmes
Degree
Scientific Research Training
Access to other programs
Available soon
Coordinator
Beatriz Royo e Abel Oliva
Opening date
Applications and registrations open all year.
Vacancies
According to the availability of the laboratory where the student will develop his/her work.
Fees
Tuition fees: Not available (for external students)
Registration: 26,00 euros
Schedule
This course unit will last for a period of 6 to 8 weeks in a research laboratory.
Teaching language
Available soon
Degree pre-requisites
Available soon
Conditions of admittance
Research Integration is destined to first cycle students in the areas of science and technology but other candidates can be accepted after approval of the Research Integration Course Coordinator. Number of credits: 6 ECTS and 40 hours on a total of contact hours.
Evaluation rules
The approval classification is given on a scale between 10-20 mark. This course is composed by one curricular unit.
The evaluation of this curricular unit is as following:
1) Continuous assessment by the supervisor(s) of the student – 40%;
2) Assessment of the report of the research project. This assessment will be made by the supervisor(s) of the student – 25%;
3) Assessment of the work in a public presentation (discussion and activity report). The presentation will be evaluated by the coordinators of the course – 35%.
The evaluation will occur twice in each academic year in dates still to define, one in November/December and another one in June/July.