Seminars

Code:

PDEEC0050

Acronym:

S

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Other Technical Areas
OFICIAL	Other Technical Areas
OFICIAL	Automation, Control & Manufacturing Syst.
OFICIAL	Power
OFICIAL	Physics
OFICIAL	Basic Sciences for Electrotechnology
OFICIAL	Informatics
OFICIAL	Telecommunications
OFICIAL	Mathematics
OFICIAL	Electronics and Digital Systems

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDEEC	12	Syllabus since 2007/08	1	-	7,5	70	200

Teaching language

English

Objectives

This course aims at providing Students with multidisciplinary background knowledge that is relevant to their activity as PhD Students and Researchers. Seminars will introduce Students to scientific research methodologies, as detailed in the Program below.

Program

Seminars is organized in modules of short duration, introducing Students to scientific research methodologies. These modules will cover: How to write a scientific document; How to use U. Porto Library resources; Research Methods; Professional Ethics in Science and Engineering; Presentation Techniques.

Other topics, within the scope of this course, will be handled in Seminars by Invited Speakers, and will explore themes relate to the main areas in which Students can frame their theses.

A final series of Seminars will be handled by PhD Students in their final studies, promoting the integration of the new students and raising the awareness to the research already being conducted in the research institutes.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course will be organized in one weekly Seminar. During the Seminar the course topics previously introduced will be presented.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	70,00
Written report and oral presentation	Exame	130,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

The components for student evaluation are:
• A – Attendance to Seminars
• P – Project (Written Report and Oral Presentation) on a Seminar by an Invited Speaker or a Ph.D. Std
Each component will receive a grading in 0-20
The final score will be calculated according to the following rule:
30% * A + 70% * P
Grading will be from 0 to 20. A passing grade corresponds to a minimum of 10.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

These students will be subject to all evaluation procedures of regular students.

Classification improvement

Not applicable.