Research Planning

Code:

DEI1212

Acronym:

PI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Multidisciplinary Themes

Instance: 2007/2008 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.fe.up.pt/~eol/PRODEI/PI.htm
Responsible unit:	Informatics Section
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctorate in Informatics Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PRDEI	0	Plano Oficial a partir de 2005	1	6	15	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To enable PhD Students to discuss and select their own thesis subject.
To help students to explain their decision and write their State of the Art Report as well as their Thesis temporal Plan.

Program

1- General discussion on the possible Doctoral subjects for all the students

2- Supporting writting individual Reports:
- Report on the State of the Art
- Thesis Plan

3- Intermediate SOA report assessment

4 Individual presentations and collective discussion on the submited Reports

Teaching methods and learning activities

Individual students work; This work may (should) have the assistance of the previewed supervisor(s);
Individual presentations and collective discussion during a few classes during the semester;

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	0,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Positive evaluation of Final Reports
(Intermediate report adds 10%)

Calculation formula of final grade

10% Internediate Report
70% Final Report(s) Evaluation

20% Final Presentation

Examinations or Special Assignments

Classification improvement

New Final Report presentation may be needed if the first ones were not satisfactory.

Observations

Although a supervisor's colaboration on Reports writing can be possible, it should be absolutly clear the PhD student's authorship as well as his own responsibility of the produced material.