Research and Methodology Seminar
Objectives
It is intended that the students acquire:
a) the necessary methodological knowledge to carry out the final work, whether a Dissertation, Internship with Report or Project Work;
b) the required skills to apply the methodologies to fieldwork leading to the completion of the final work;
c) the necessary competences to perform the bibliographical research in order to write the theoretical part of the final work.
General characterization
Code
02107271
Credits
5.0
Responsible teacher
Manuel Gaspar da Silva Lisboa
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 140
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
- Bachelard, G. (1984). “O Racionalismo Aplicado”, em A Epistemologia. Lisboa: Edições 70.
- Eco, U. (1988). Como se Faz uma Tese em Ciências Humanas. Lisboa: Presença.
- Quivy, R., & Champenhoud, L. (2003). Manual de investigação em Ciências Sociais. Lisboa: Gradiva.
- Lisboa, M. (Coord.) (2016). Metodologias de Investigação Sociológica: problemas e soluções a partir de estudos empíricos. Vila Nova de Famalicão: Húmus.
- Silva, A. S., & Pinto, J. M. (Org.) (1986). Metodologia das Ciências Sociais. Porto: Afrontamento
Teaching method
The classes are structured according to three types of sessions: expository, which will be few; classes with guest specialists; and laboratory classes. In the first ones, we seek to transmit the transversal skills necessary for the development of the work. In the second, and depending on the themes presented each year, we will invite guests specialists who have done master dissertations and who can talk about their experiences. On the third, there will be a collective laboratory work based on the students' individual projects, where doubts and difficulties should be discussed in order to overcome them.
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment - Given the laboratory character of the course, the assessment is done through participation and discussions of he work developmentt in class (25%) and written work corresponding to the theoretical part of the final work (75%).(100%)
Subject matter
In this Seminar we will work essentially from the researches that the students have already defined. The syllabus will be adapted to each work.
Syllabus:
1. Methodological strategies, research cycle and stages;
2. Types of research, source diversity and resources to work on;
3. Bibliographic research and writing techniques for writing the theoretical part of the final work;
4. Discussion of the development of the research work of the students
5. Presentation and discussion of the work's developments, namely the text of the theoretical part of the final work.
Programs
Programs where the course is taught: