Advanced Topics in Digital Media
| Keywords |
| Classification |
Keyword |
| OFICIAL |
Any scientific area |
Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S
Cycles of Study/Courses
| Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
| PDMD |
2 |
Syllabus since 2009/2010 |
1 |
- |
7,5 |
36 |
202,5 |
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking students
Objectives
At the end of this course the student should be able to:
- Understand relevant subjects to be able to innovate in his/her doctoral work;
- Develop specific skills for the development of his doctoral work;
Develop critical thinking on key scientific areas for the writing of his/her doctoral thesis.
Learning outcomes and competences
This Course is available for those students who need to learn about subjects that are not made available by existent courses included either in this or other current 3rd cycle Programs at the University of Porto or at Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Obs.: Students should contact the teacher responsible for this course before selecting it.
Working method
B-learning
Program
The syllabus will be defined by scientific supervisor of this study according to the student's needs. It is up to the Scientific Committee the responsibility of selecting and assigning the appropriate instructor and to agree with the specific subject for the course.
Mandatory literature
Kumar Ranjit;
Research methodology. ISBN: 1-4129-1194-X
Comments from the literature
To be defined for each student, according to her/his doctoral theme.
Teaching methods and learning activities
It is common to find students in a doctoral program whose research topics are not fully addressed in the courses available at the 3rd cycle of a given university. This course will enable these students to obtain the required knowledge under the scientific guidance of a PhD researcher specialist in the area.
Distributed evaluation without final exam: individual report to be submitted at the end of the course.
Each student attending a "Free Study" course has to deliver a final report on the work done under the supervision of a specific, previously assigned Instructor, who also is responsible for the evaluation.
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
| Designation |
Weight (%) |
| Trabalho escrito |
100,00 |
| Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| Designation |
Time (hours) |
| Trabalho de investigação |
202,00 |
| Total: |
202,00 |
Calculation formula of final grade
The final grade is the assessment of the report.