Multidisciplinary Seminars

Code:

DEMSSO001

Acronym:

SM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Multidisciplinary Themes

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S (of 09-09-2013 to 20-12-2013)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Occupational Safety and Health

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DEMSSO	9	Syllabus since 2009/10	1	-	12	108	324

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To develop the students’ curiosity;
To develop the students’ capacity to identify, evaluate and formulate safety and health problems;
To develop students’ criticism and creativity;
To develop students’ civism and personal, social and ambient responsibility;
To develop students’ skills to work in multidisciplinary and, if possible, multicultural teams;
To develop students’ knowledge on different approaches to safety and health issues;
To develop students’ understanding of the multidisciplinary nature of the safety and health problems and the need of cooperative approaches to solve them.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Brief presentation of the themes of interest of the DemSSO Professors and researchers;
Presentation of the experience and research results of the students of previous editions of DemSSO;
Methodologies to do research in typical data bases and also in other sources out of the ‘mainstream’;
Seminars, round tables and debates with specialized people from different scientific areas;
Students’ visits, interviews and other activities;
Multi and interdisciplinary analyses on Occupational Safety and Health;
Any scale problems identification;
Presentation of research results in conferences, round tables or debates.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching mostly by students as learning process;
Presentation, discussion and debate of several themes in a holistic perspective in the field of safety, hygiene and health;
Network exchange of knowledge and experiences, conjugating different approaches and attitudes in systemic way;
Peer review of each student’s work by two of his colleagues.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Eligibility for exams

According to FEUP rules.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final report of each student (50%),
Students’ presentations during the semester (20%),
Written and oral reviewing done along and at the end of the semester (20%),
Students’ participation in the debates and cooperation of each student with their colleagues (10%).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applied

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applied

Classification improvement

Not applied