Dissertation/Project/Internship

Code:

2MiM16

Acronym:

D/E/P

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	56	Official Syllabus after 2021-2022	2	-	30	60	810

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

In their dissertation the students must develop and demonstrate mastery of the following competences:

1. Analytic, problem solving and decision-making: Graduates will be able to use their critical thinking abilities to solve problems and make informed decisions.


2. Interpersonal skills: Graduates will be able to communicate effectively and cooperate with others to attain mutual goals.




1. Graduates will demonstrate effective communication skills when conveying ideas in presentations and written reports.


2. Furthermore, they will demonstrate the ability to work within a team, and share responsibilities.




3. Intrapersonal skills: Graduates will be able to learn independently and plan the actions appropriate to the attainment of their goals, displaying adaptability and resilience.




1. Graduate will demonstrate planning skills, adaptability and resilience to deal with unforeseen events, ensuring task completion.


2. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills on their own.




4. Ethical Commitment: Graduates will be able to behave with integrity and to show ethical commitment. Specifically, graduates will demonstrate an awareness of academic integrity standards and ethical problems, behaving accordingly.


5. Management & Business Knowledge and Techniques: Graduates will be competent in the core areas of management and will be able to understand how these areas are integrated.




1. Graduates will demonstrate understanding and mastery of concepts in the key functional areas of management.


2. Graduates will tackle management situations employing a multidisciplinary approach.

Working method

Presencial

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

n.a.

Program

There is no common programme for all students. Each student will follow her/his own work plan.

Mandatory literature

American Psychological Association; Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. ISBN: 978-1-4338-0561-5

Comments from the literature

The recommended biblography is specific of each student/dissertation.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Individal work with supervision.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Trabalho de investigação	670,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	150,00
Total:	820,00

Eligibility for exams

Students need to obtain a grade equal or higher than 50% in the dissertation viva (10 out of 20).

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade between 0 and 20 which is decided by the commitee responsible for assessing the thesis' presentation and discussion.

Examinations or Special Assignments

n.a.

Internship work/project

n.a.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

n.a.

Classification improvement

It is not available.

Observations

n.a.