Dissertation/Project/Internship Plan

Code:

2EGIN07

Acronym:

PDPPPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2025/2026 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EGIN	25	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	2	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to scientific research, so that they are able to write their dissertations. Research principles and techniques are discussed, and students’ projects are monitored as they evolve. Ultimately, the purpose of the course is to facilitate the writing of a master dissertation, projet or internship report.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the process (final report) the student is expected to have:

• Clearly identified the research question and discussed the scientific gap that the research intends to fill;
• Carried out a competent and complete literature review in the relevant area of research;
• Identified and justified, under the light of the literature and in coherence with the research question, the research methodology (research strategy; data collection and techniques of analysis);
• Developed a realistic timeline for the research/internship project.

Working method

Presencial

Program

During the course, several topics will be explored, together with moments of self-study, individual research, one-to-one tutorials, discussions and presentation sessions.

1. Carrying out a Master Thesis / Project / Internship: what, why and how.
2. The role of the research questions
3. Understanding scientific literature and academic publication
4. Conducting thorough literature review
5. Research traditions and research methods

Mandatory literature

Judith Bell and Stephen Waters; Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-time Researchers (7th edition), McGraw-Hill Education, 2018

Complementary Bibliography

Yin, R. K.; Case Study Research, Design and Methods, Sage Publications, 1994

Comments from the literature

Additional literature may be provided according to the particular interests of the students.

Teaching methods and learning activities

• Sessions to present and discuss key issues on how to carry out a dissertation, project or internship;


• Self-study and desk research, including watching recorded lectures (at Moodle platform) on research methods and techniques.


• Sessions to present and discuss student´s on-going research proposals


• One-to-one working sessions between students and their supervisors, as well as between students and the team of lecturers of the course.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	75,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	0,50
Estudo autónomo	18,00
Frequência das aulas	24,00
Trabalho de investigação	160,00
Total:	202,50

Eligibility for exams

Evaluation is ongoing and without final exam.

The absence, even if justified, to the presentation sessions will result in a grade=0 at that moment of evaluation.

Non-justified, ipsis verbis, or highly similar transcriptions between reports and other sources (to be identified through a specialized software) will result in a grade=0 at that moment of evaluation.

Mobility out: Students will present, via Zoom, on the same schedule of the session.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade (FG) is calculated as follows:

FG = 0.05*Art + 0.05*WR1 + 0.30*WR2 + 0.10*PWR2 + 0.40*WR3 + 0.10*PWR3

Where: Art - Presentation of article; WR - Written report; PWR - Oral presentation of the written report.

This course has no final exam.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

NA

Classification improvement

Non aplicable.
Given the specificity of the curricular unit, there is no evaluation by final exam nor the possibility of improving the final grade.