Tutorial Seminar II

Code:

MC114

Acronym:

SOII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S (since 15-09-2014 to 22-05-2015)

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	37	Plano Oficial de MC - 2010	1	-	5	45

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The development of a systematic integration and analysis of the theoretical and empirical contents learned
during the course, conducting to an individual research project and respective execution.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is expected that at the end of the semester the students have developed:

- autonomy in conducting a  scientific literature review and the hability to apply methodological and  conceptual analysis to an individual  research project.

- Ability to critically reflect on the criminological  study objects, in particular about the  elected theme for the individual project.

- An empirical and original research project  within criminological field.

Working method

Presencial

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

Not applicable

Program

The orientation seminar provides a space for the
integration of the acquired  knowledge and the development of an
  individual research project leading to the dissertation. Thus, the contents are conditioned by the initiative of the students, properly framed in the research lines
  of the School of  Criminologyl. The projects developed by the students should be
theoretical and empirically supported in the major areas of Criminology, namely juvenile delinquency,
clinical criminology, experimental criminology, comparative  criminology, victimology,
security and social control.

Mandatory literature

Hagan Frank E.; Research methods in criminal justice and criminology. ISBN: 0-205-44739-2
Gadd David 1975- 340; The^Sage handbook of criminological research methods. ISBN: 978-1-84920-175-9
King Roy D. 340; Doing research on crime and justice. ISBN: 978-0-19-928762-8
Loseke Donileen R.; Methodological thinking. ISBN: 978-1-4129-9720-1
Braun Virginia; Successful qualitative research: a practical guide for beginners. ISBN: 978-1-84787-581-5

Comments from the literature

The bibliography that is deemed appropriate depending on the individual projects of students

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching methodology is mainly interactive. It is expected that the knowledge acquired by systematic
literature reviews will converge to the individual research project of the students.
The project structure should comprise the definition and precise delimitation of the study object, the
hypothesis, the state of the art and methodology. The teacher will supervise the elaboration and the
developments of the project, through the presentation of specific issues, bibliographical recommendations, methodological training and
development of conceptual skills.
Evaluation: Distributed evaluation with final report.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	40,00
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable

Calculation formula of final grade

Distributed evaluation components:

AD1- A written work defining  the objectives and research questions of the  individual project; a  synopse of empirical scientific article relevant for the development of the project. 20% weighting in the final grade.


AD2-A written work defining the methodology to develop in the individual project. 20% weighting in the final grade.

The students should present orally, during  classes,  one of the works mentioned above.

AD3- A final written presentation of the individual research project. The structure of the project shall include, necessarily, the definition and precise delimitation of the study object, the hypotheses/research questions, the theoretical framework and the methodology. Weighting of 60% of the final grade.

If one of the components is not delivered it will be attributed a classification of 0 in the component.

 Final Grade= AD1*0.2+AD2*0.2+AD3*0.6

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Not applicable