Dissertation / Work Project / Internship

Code:

2EGIN10

Acronym:

DPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2023/2024 - A

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Economics and Management of Innovation

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EGIN	31	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	2	-	45	-	1215

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

According to an individual work plan, students must prepare a dissertation, complete an internship and prepare its report, or complete a project, on a specific topic in the fields of Innovation Economics and Management.

Learning outcomes and competences

1) To demonstrate competence in using concepts and tools acquired during the master programme;
2) To demonstrate the ability, under supervision, to deepen the knowledge on a specific subject;
3) To collect, analyze and interpret information, both quantitative and/or qualitative, and the ability to conduct a literature review;
4) To be clear, synthetic and to elaborate a well-structured report / dissertation.

Working method

Presencial

Program

There is no common program to be met by all students. Each student will have a specific theme of dissertation / internship / work project.

Mandatory literature

Sousa Maria José; Como fazer investigação, dissertações, teses e relatórios. ISBN: 978-989-693-001-1
Azevedo, Carlos; Azevedo, Ana; Metodologia Científica: Contributos práticos para a elaboração de trabalhos académicos, Universidade Católica Editora, 2008

Teaching methods and learning activities

Individual orientation provided by the supervisor.

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)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	1214,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	1,00
Total:	1215,00

Eligibility for exams

The assessment of the dissertation / interneship / work project includes a public defense in front of a jury.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification of the dissertation, internship report or work project takes in consideration both the written document and the oral presentation. Is expressed in a numerical scale from 0 to 20 and results from the simple arithmetic average of the classifications assigned by each jury member.