Research Project

Code:

DCCAN04

Acronym:

PROJIN

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Agrarian Sciences / Nutrition Sciences

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Food Consumption and Nutrition Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DCCAN	9	Oficial Plan	1	-	18	42	486

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

Identify an object of research, formulate hypotheses and set goals;

Question and argue the relevance of deepening an area in terms of research;

Know techniques and methods of scientific research;

To plan and refine a research project;

Plan and detail the data management project and eventual request to the Ethics Committee.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of this subject, students should be able to present, both written and orally, the current state of the art in a certain area of the PhD in Food Consumption and Nutritional Sciences.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Literature review and state of the art of an object of research.
Designing and conducting research work. Design and production of publications.
Discussion of doctoral themes. Support for the writing of individual reports: State-ofArt,
Research project.
Individual presentations of work and group discussion.

Support for the definition of the data management project and preparation of a request of approval by the Ethics Committee

Mandatory literature

Uwe Flick; Introducing Research Methodology: A Beginner's Guide to Doing a Research Project., SAGE Publications Ltd, 2011
Lima, JA e Pacheco, JAB. ; Fazer investigação: contributos para a elaboração de dissertações e teses., Porto Editora, 2006. ISBN: 9789720349569

Teaching methods and learning activities

This subject articulates with Researh Competences and Attitudes. Students must apply knowledge and competences acquired in that subject to conceive their research project. 

Tutorial orientation: learning using research and discussion with the supervisor.

The assessment is done through analysis of the project, delivered in writing by the students, and presented orally by the student to their peers and teachers.

The presentation and the report will be evaluated by a jury composed the unit professors, the thesis supervisor (s) and an external examiner, which will discuss the work with the student.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	50,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	100,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	1,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	67,00
Estudo autónomo	300,00
Frequência das aulas	18,00
Total:	486,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable

Calculation formula of final grade

Arithmetic mean between the classification attributed by the jury of the public discussion and the classification attributed by the professors to the work carried out during the semester.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In acordance with the University regulations.

Classification improvement

Not applicable