Tutorial Seminar I

Code:

MC110

Acronym:

SOI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S (since 09-09-2013 to 20-12-2013)

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Criminology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MC	34	Plano Oficial de MC - 2010	1	-	5	45

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Develop a systematic reflection and integration of theoretical and empirical knowledge acquired throughout the course, around the larger areas of criminology (e.g. juvenile delinquency, criminology, clinical, experimental criminology, comparative criminology, victimology, security and social control).

Learning outcomes and competences

In this curricular unit the student should be able to identify a relevant topic in the criminological field, to identify and conduct a systematic review of the scientific literature relevant both at the theoretical level, and at the empirical level on this issue, define and delimit an study research object, identify research hypotheses and integrate them into the major theoretical frameworks.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The tutorial seminar pretends to provide the integration of the theoretical and empirical knowledge with the development of an individual research project directed to the dissertation. Thus, the research topics will be determined by the student within the diferent research areas of the School of Criminology. Theoretical and empirical projects in the major areas of Criminology will be elected, mainly Juvenile delinquency, clinical criminology, experimental criminology, comparative criminology, victimology, security and social control.

Mandatory literature

Loseke Donileen R.; Methodological thinking. ISBN: 978-1-4129-9720-1
Maguire Mike 340; The^Oxford handbook of criminology. ISBN: 0-19-924937-7

Complementary Bibliography

Newburn Tim 340; Key readings in criminology. ISBN: 978-1-84392-402-9
Glaser Daniel; Handbook of criminology

Comments from the literature

Other bibliography will be identified by the students according to the research topics selected to explore.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching methodology is essentially interactive. Thus, students should converge the  acquired knowledge through literature reviews and critical reading of scientific articles in a specific research topic. The teachers will supervise the elaboration and work progress of the students, through bibliographical recommendations, methodological training and development of conceptual skills.

Software

EndNote

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo
Frequência das aulas
Total:	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Realization of two written work that include:
A critical analysis of a scientific paper, limited to 5 pages, and presentation of bibliographical list resulting on selected references in the criminological domain that are relevant for the theme selected by each student (about 1 month after the start of the seminar)
The final work of UC, with a limit of 20 pages, is a text in which summarizes the literature reviewed that illustates the sate of the art of the theme selected by each student.

 

Calculation formula of final grade

Paper review: 20%

Final Work; 80%