Research Methods 2

Code:

MI2-PDA2020

Acronym:

MI2-PDA2020

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Architecture

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Arquitectura (A)
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Architecture

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDA	24	PDA 2020 Official	1	-	6	20	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Strengthen knowledge about architectural research methods.

Adapt scientific research processes to architectural representation languages.

Promote the use of specific architectural tools in the production of knowledge.

Develop critical thinking skills on architectural topics.

Share practical research experiences.

Learning outcomes and competences

Use of multiple research methods in individual and team research, application of research tools and languages ​​other than writing, ability to perform different tasks and research methodologies simultaneously.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Team research (research centers,research projects and research lines, applications, choice of themes, tasks, authorship, team management, results, dissemination).


2. Archive research (databases, documentation, primary and secondary sources, architectural exhibitions).


3. Individual research (research grants, fieldwork, interviews, formats, languages).


4. Research through publications (writing techniques, articles, compilations, magazines, books, films, other formats).


5. Evaluation (presentation and discussion of individual works).

Mandatory literature

Umberto Eco; Como se Faz Uma Tese em Ciências Humanas, Editorial Presença, 2015. ISBN: 9789722356428
Raymond Lucas; Research Methods for Architecture, Laurence King Publishing, 2016. ISBN: 978-1780677538

Complementary Bibliography

Iain Borden, Katerina Ruedi; Dissertation - An Architectural Student's Handbook, Architectural Pr, 2000. ISBN: 978-0750647694
David Evans, Paul Gruba Justin Zobel; How to Write a Better Thesis, Springer Cham, 2014. ISBN: 978-3-319-04285-5
Elzbieta Danuta Niezabitowska; Research Methods and Techniques in Architecture, Routledge, 2018. ISBN: 978-1138055988
Igea Troiani, Suzanne Ewing; Visual Research Methods in Architecture, Intellect Books, 2021. ISBN: 978-1789381863
Murray Fraser; Design Research in Architecture: An Overview , Routledge, 2021. ISBN: 978-1409462170

Teaching methods and learning activities

Explanation classes, presentation of practical cases, discussion on the topics presented and assessment of individual work, in 5 sessions of 4 hours. hours.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	15,00
Trabalho escrito	75,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	10,00
Frequência das aulas	35,00
Trabalho escrito	55,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend 80% of the classes taught.

Calculation formula of final grade

The classification of individual work will result from the weighting of the following criteria and evaluation parameters:



Text quality: 30%

Relevance of the proposal: 20%

Work structure: 15%

Clarity: 15%

Graphic quality: 10%



The Final Classification will have the following weighting:

Participation: 10%

Presentation of work: 15%

Individual work: 75%

Classification improvement

There will be no possibility of improving the classification.

Observations

1. The academic works produced within the scope of Curricular Units of the PDA - Doctoral Programme in Architecture, insofar as they constitute the result of the intellectual effort produced by the student in the exercise of their teaching activities, fulfill the broad concept of literary work enshrined in article 2, no. of July 1971 approved for accession by Decree no. 73/78, of 26 July (Bern Convention), and in article 1, no. 1, of the Code of Copyright and Related Rights (CDADC), and therefore, the respective copyright belongs to the student, without prejudice to legal uses.

2. Without prejudice to the maintenance of copyright ownership and the right to use the work in future works, FAUP is permitted to use, reproduce and make academic works available for teaching and educational purposes, as long as there are no associated financial or economic purposes, namely in
in exhibitions and publications that FAUP holds or participates in.

3. At the end of the academic year, all evaluated academic work becomes part of FAUPn's material and digital archive and some work may be returned to Students.

4. The provisions of the previous paragraphs do not affect the mandatory identification of the intellectual creator and the work.