Dissertation/Work Project/Internship

Code:

2MiF21

Acronym:

DWPI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Finance

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIF	56	Official Syllabus after 2020-2021	2	-	30	-	810

Teaching language

English

Objectives

 

 Relevant research work, either theoretical or applied, under the supervision of a Professor/Researcher of the area.

Learning outcomes and competences

To develop the knowledge in a research area, as well as, the skills regarding the critical thinking about the literature, the definition of a research problem, the identification of the appropriate methodology, to undertake the research work with an adequate level of autonomy. Develop the capacity to write and present the research process and its results.

Working method

À distância

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Artº15º nº2 of Regulamento do Mestrado em Finanças (Despacho n.º 13929/2016 do D.R.)

Program

To write and publicly defend a Dissertation/Internship Report/Work Project.

Mandatory literature

Saunders, Mark; Lewis, Philip and Thornhill, Adrian; Research Methods for Business Students, Prentice-Hall, Edinburgh, 2002
Bryman, Alan; Bell, Emma; Business Research Methods, Financial Times / Prentice Hall, London, 2006
To be Defined by the Lecturers of the Thematic subjects; Quantitative and Qualitative research methods

Teaching methods and learning activities

Literature review; identification of a research problem; definition of the appropriate methodology and its application to the problem; preparation of a written document and oral presentation of the research process and its results. The research work is supported by a supervisor (and, when necessary, by a co-supervisor). The case of an Internship Report results from an Internship, according to the rules of the School.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	1,00
Trabalho escrito	809,00
Total:	810,00

Eligibility for exams

To pass in a public viva.

Calculation formula of final grade

The Final Grade is the average of the individual grades of each member of the Committee.

Classification improvement

Not available