Metodologia da Investigação Jurídica

General characterization

Prerequisites

N/A

Bibliography

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Teaching method

Practical-theoretical classes

The initial classes will have an expository part on the themes of the programme. Students should bring their questions and/or contributions from academic work they have done (or are doing) for other subjects. There will be a mid-semester break for students to carry out research projects and dissertation plans, the content and structure of which will then be discussed in the remaining classes.

Evaluation method

Assessment will be based on student participation in class in the proposed tasks and on the research project and dissertation plan. The first component will have a weighting of 40 per cent for the final grade and the second component will be worth 60 per cent.

Subject matter

1 Object of the investigation

1. The specific nature of legal research


2. Structuring research based on the problem


3. Relevance, originality and delimitation in relation to other problems

2. Stages of writing the dissertation

1. identifying the problem

2. Research plan

3. Research and information processing

4. Writing

5. Communication and discussion

3. Research plan

1. initial readings

2. Choice of theme/problem

3. Definition of phases and sequencing

4. Chronology

4. Research process

1. Bibliographical research

2. Legislative research

3. Case law research

4. Sorting and processing the information collected

5. Interaction between reading and writing

5. Writing

1. introduction, chapters and conclusion (sequence)

2. Spelling issues

3. Style and citation rules

4. Footnotes, bibliography, indexes, abstracts and keywords

6. Discussion of the research

7. Ethical principles of scientific research and communication

Programs

Programs where the course is taught: