Dissertation / Work Project / Internship Plan

Code:

2GESS10

Acronym:

PDPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies
OFICIAL	Economics

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S (of 15-09-2014 to 09-01-2015)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Health Care Economics and Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GESS	19	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	2	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The aim of this course is to guide students in developing a research project that can after be developed into a master's thesis.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students learn how to draft a thesis and develop their writing skills on issues of economics and management of health services

Working method

Presencial

Program

1 - Structure and content of a research project 2 - Structure and content of a master's thesis 3 - Structure and content of a paper 4 - structure and content of a presentation at a seminar and conference

Mandatory literature

Paul Dudenhefer; A Guide to write in Economics
Robert Neugeboren with Mireille Jacobson; Writing Economics

Teaching methods and learning activities

Each student is guided by a supervisor and the teacher of the course in developing a research project. Classes are essentially practices and aim to discuss the formal aspects of scientific research, for example, how to design a research project, basic questions related to the preparation of a good thesis, a good paper, a good presentation in a seminar or conference.

keywords

Social sciences > Economics
Social sciences

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)
Elaboração de projeto	65,00
Frequência das aulas	72,00
Realização de Estágio	65,00
Total:	202,00

Calculation formula of final grade

evaluation of the project designed by the student.