Dissertation/Work Project/Internship Plan

Code:

2MADSAD14

Acronym:

PDTPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Information Technology
OFICIAL	Statistics
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Agrupamento Científico de Matemática e Sistemas de Informação
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Modeling, Data Analysis and Decision Support Systems

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MADSAD	30	Bologna Official Syllabus	2	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The purpose of this course is to provide students the skills necessary for the development of the plan dissertation, project or internship company.

Students should be able to:

1) To review critically the literature relevant to the research topic;

2) identify the appropriate methodological abordgagem

3) prepare a schedule of activities to accomplish.

 The result of learning is the development of the plan dissertation, identifying the subject of research and literature review relevant.

Learning outcomes and competences

The expected results are essential for the development of the plan of the thesis, project or stage company developing the students throughout the school year.

More generally, it is expected that students should be able to, from the identification of a problem for academic or business nature, identify and use the empirical data and the theoretical and methodological tools appropriate to their analysis, develop and implement a plan activities, present the results of the analysis in a systematic and grounded and (eventually) to propose action plans.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Research methodologies

2. Presentation topics by professors of the Master

3. Students presentation of dissertation projects

 

Mandatory literature

Hart, Chris; Doing your masters dissertation. ISBN: 978-0-7619-4217-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes with presentation and discussion of topics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	5,00
Prova oral	40,00
Trabalho escrito	55,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	50,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Trabalho de investigação	20,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Approved in the discussion of the dissertation project

Calculation formula of final grade

weighted mean home works