Dissertation / Work Project / Internship Plan

Code:

2GESS10

Acronym:

PDPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies
OFICIAL	Economics

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

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	24	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 afterwards can be developed into a master's thesis; project Report; or internship report.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students learn how to draft a thesis or internship report, and develop their research and writing skills on issues related to the management and economics of healthcare.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1 - Introduction

1.1 – Dissertation, Project and Internship

1.2 – Finding a Research Topic

1.3 – The Plan

1.4 – General Recommendations

2 - Literature Review and Referencing

2.1 – Literature Review

2.2 – Literature Review Ethics

2.3 – The role of the Literature Review in the dissertation

3 - Writing

3.1 – Writing the plan

3.2 – Writing the dissertation

Alongside the Program, the students will report the progress of their plan in every class.

Mandatory literature

Chris Hart; Doing your masters dissertation. ISBN: 978-0-7619-4217-7
Saunders Mark; Research methods for business students. ISBN: 978-1-292-01662-7

Complementary Bibliography

Raymond Quivy; Manual de investigação em ciências sociais. ISBN: 972-662-275-1

Comments from the literature

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course includes two types of activities:

1. Lectures about topics relevant to the research process
2. Tutorial guidance, by the thesis supervisor and the course teacher, regarding the development of a thesis or internship report.

keywords

Social sciences > Economics
Social sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Prova oral	30,00
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	28,00
Estudo autónomo	107,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Trabalho de campo	25,50
Total:	202,50

Eligibility for exams

1. Report with the definition of the topic and the indication of the thesis supervisor (10%);
2. Dissertation / Internship Plan (60%);
3. Oral presentation and discussion of the Dissertation / Internship Plan. (30%)

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighted average of the classification of three assessment moments:
1. Report with the definition of the topic and the indication of the thesis supervisor: weight 10%;
2. Dissertation / Internship Plan: weight 60%; and
3. Oral presentation and discussion of the Dissertation / Internship Plan: weight 30%.