Dissertation / Work Project / Internship

Code:

2ECON30

Acronym:

DPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics

Instance: 2018/2019 - A

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Economics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ME	101	Bologna Syllabus	2	-	45	90	1215

Teaching language

Português/English

Objectives

Following an individual work plan, students must conduct economic analysis - dissertation, curricular internship and its report, or project - on specific subjects in the area of Economics or in related areas.

Learning outcomes and competences

In their dissertation / internship report / project, the students must show ability to:
1) Characterize a topic or problem to be subject to economic analysis, and use the correct methodology to address it;
2) Approach the problem critically in the context of the relevant literature;
3) Analytically and critically Use the concepts and tools acquired during the curricular part of the programme;
4) Present results in a concise and structured way, with good writing skills.

Working method

Presencial

Program

There is no common program for all students;
Each student will have a specific work program for the dissertation / internship and internship report / project.

Mandatory literature

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Teaching methods and learning activities

Supervised individual work;
In the case of a project, the individual work can result from a group project.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with 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)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	1,00
Trabalho de investigação	1214,00
Total:	1215,00

Eligibility for exams

N/A

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade is decided by the defense committee of the dissertation / internship report / project.