Dissertation

Code:

MD116

Acronym:

DS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Philosophy Law
OFICIAL	Private Law
OFICIAL	Tax Law
OFICIAL	Public Law

Instance: 2022/2023 - A

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MD	94	Plano Oficial MD do ano letivo 2016	2	-	60	-
		Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2022	2	-	60	-

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The student has to conduct research in order to write an orginal thesis.

Learning outcomes and competences

More specifically, it is intended students demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge, to develop an appropriate and current review of the state of the art on the selected theme, to raise research questions, selecting the research design most appropriate to the subject and set out issues, to define research hypotheses, to effectively collect and to analyse data using the most appropriate instruments and, finally, to achieve conclusions responding to initially established research questions. The aim is also that the student is able to communicate their findings effectively in the dissertation and discuss it in public.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

N.A.

Program

The contents of the course depend on the research theme selected by the student to be presented in the thesis.

Mandatory literature

Aragão, Alexandra; Breves Reflexões em Torno da Investigação Jurídica, Boletim da Faculdade de Direito, Vol. LXXXV, 764-793, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra, 2009

Complementary Bibliography

Ost, François, van de Kerchove, Michel; De la Pyramide au Reseau? Pour une Théorie Dialetique du Droit, Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, 2002
Comissão Europeia; Comunicação da Comissão ao Conselho e ao PE: realizar a agenda da modernização e das Universidades: ensino, investigação e inovação (Com 2006) 208 final, Comissão Europeia, 2006

Comments from the literature

In this course, it is intended that students develop an original research on a theme. Therefore, they will need to use a specific bibliography selected over own literature review process.

Teaching methods and learning activities

This course runs under tutorial supervision. Therefore, students must follow their research in accordance to the formal rules in use at the Faculty.

Software

http://www.cej.mj.pt/cej/recursos/ebooks/outros/eb_ReferenciasBiblio.pdf

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Trabalho escrito	1620,00
Total:	1620,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the Regulation in force.

Calculation formula of final grade

According to the Regulation in force

Examinations or Special Assignments

The thesis is to be presented and argued before a juri.

Internship work/project

N.A.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to regulations in force.

Classification improvement

According to the regulation in force, it is not possible.