Methodologies in Territorial Management Seminar
Objectives
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 thesubject and to research 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
José Afonso Teixeira
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 140
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
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, with discussion of territorial management methodologies.
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment - Attendance and participation in discussions(5%), Essay (60%) with presentation (20%)(80%), Team work presentation(15%)
Subject matter
1) Introduction to research methods in Land Management. Problematizing territory issues
2) Project design
3) Methods and techniques for collecting and analyzing information
4) Drafting the dissertation / report
5) Presentation and discussion of methodology proposals for the research projects.