Dissertation / Work Project / Internship Plan

Code:

2EGI06

Acronym:

PDTPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEGI	29	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	2	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Allow the student to apply knowledge of research methodology and data processing, previously acquired in a particular scientific field which should be deepened, resulting in the development of the project leading to the development of the dissertation.

Learning outcomes and competences

 

At the end of the process (Final Report) it is expected that the student has:

 • identified clearly the research question and discuss the gap he want to fill / contribution within the scientific literature of the area;

 • conducted an adequate and complete literature review in the relevant research area;

• identified and justified, according to the existing literature and consistent with the research question, the methodology to adopt (research strategy to follow, including techniques for the collection and analysis of data to be used).

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. RESEARCH PROCESS

Theme 1 – Stages of the research process

• Research question


• Exploration and exploratory readings


• Problems (theoretical): theories and concepts.


• Construction of the model of analysis and preparation of theoretical hypotheses


• Selection and application of methods and techniques


• Analysis and processing of information


• Conclusion

Theme 2 – Scientific writing

• Formal rules of a dissertation / report


• Presentation and discussion of a scientific paper


• Academic Integrity

Theme 3 – Bibliometrics

- Bibliographic databases

- Bibliometric indicators

- Bibliometrics as a support tool to the literature review

 

1. RESEARCH METHODS

Theme 4 – Surveys and sampling

• Survey questionnaire and sampling


• quantitative databases

 

Theme 5A – Qualitative Methods

• Approaches: narrative, phenomenology, ethnography, case study, action research and design of the empirical study;


• Negotiate access;


• Data collection methods (interview, focus groups, critical incident technique, observation using secondary sources);


• Data analysis and writing qualitative studies.


• Introduction to the software NVivo to support the analysis of data

 

Theme 5B – Quantitative Methods

• Data analysis: descriptive and statistical inference statistics


• Econometric methods and microeconometric.

 

 

Mandatory literature

Sousa, Maria José e Baptista, Cristina Sales; Como fazer investigação, dissertações, teses e relatórios, Pactor, 2011. ISBN: 978-989-693-001-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seven joint sessions of presentation and discussion (detailed plan of the sessions available in the section "Documents").

Individual tutoring sessions.

Presentation and discussion of Dissertation projects / Work Project / Internship produced by the students in collaboration with a faculty supervisor and teachers of the curricular unit.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	15,00
Teste	15,00
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation is continuous and includes: '

- 1 mini-test (15%)

- 2 Reports (Report 1-20%; Report 2 (final) - 50%)

- Presentation / Defense of Final Report (15%)

- If the student does not present the research idea or fails the intermediate presentation, 1 point (out of 20) will be deducted from the final grade.

- If the student fails any of the above mentioned assignments with classification, he/she will have a classification of zero points (out of 20) in the corresponding assessment. A minimum score of 10 in the Report 2 (Dissertation Proposal) im mandatory for approval.

- There is no possibility of approval through final exam.

Observations

- There is no possibility of approval through final exam.