Dissertation / Work Project / Intership Plan

Code:

2EAE11

Acronym:

PDPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S (of 09-09-2013 to 20-12-2013)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Agrupamento Científico de Economia
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Economics and Business Administration

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EAE	53	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	2	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The goal of this course is to teach sstudents the metholology and practice of scientific research as applied at the University level, so that they acquire the necessary prepartion to write and present their dissertations.

Learning outcomes and competences

We expect students to be able to undertake and successfuly conclude a research project with some degree of originality, respecting the formal writting requisites.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction

2. The formal requisites applied to a dissertation

3. The internal structure and organization of a dissertation

4. The process of selection of the dissertations´s subject theme

5. THe selection of the bibliography

6. THe statistical data bases

7. The econometric methodologies

8. THe time planning of a dissertation

Mandatory literature

Eco, Humberto; Como se Faz uma Tese em Ciências Humanas, Presença, 2007

Complementary Bibliography

Lopes dos Reis, Felipa; Como Elaborar uma Dissertação de Mestrado segundo BOlonha, Almedina, 2010
Sousa, MAria José; Baptista, Cristina Sales; Como Fazer Investigação, Dissertações, Teses e Relatórios Segundo Bolonha, Pactor, 2011

Teaching methods and learning activities

Interaction between professors and students.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Grade given by the jury to the presentation and discussion of the dissertation project. THis is a public presentation following the norms applied to actual dissertation presentations and discussions.