Plan for Dissertation / Work Project / Internship Plan

Code:

2ECON05

Acronym:

PDPPPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Agrupamento Científico de Economia
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	64	Bologna Syllabus	2	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The course intends to teach students principles of research methodologies, to be applied in the preparation of a plan of dissertation / project / internship. Throughout this process the student should define and develop the research theme. In addition, it should also be appointed the student’s supervisor, who would follow the process that will result in the preparation of the plan of dissertation / project / internship.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course the student must have:

1) identified the research question;

2) done a literatute review on the subject;

3) identified possible methodologies;

4) defined a working schedule.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The process of scientific research
2. Brief notions of scientific writing
3. Academic plagiarism
4. Methods and techniques of scientific research

Mandatory literature

Saunders, Mark; Lewis, Philip and Thornhill, Adrian; Research Methods for Business Students, Prentice-Hall, Edinburgh., 2003
Eco, Humberto; Como se Faz uma Tese em Ciências Humanas, Editorial Presença, 2007

Teaching methods and learning activities

Joint sessions of exposure and discussion. Individual tutoring sessions.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	20,00
Trabalho escrito	80,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance to joint sessions is compulsory.

Calculation formula of final grade

Assessment components: Initial report (Written report: 20%), Dissertation/ Project/ Internship plan (Written report: 60%) and Presentation (oral exam: 20%).