Code: | MI074172 | Acronym: | PROJ1 |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Any Scientific Area of the Study Cycle |
Active? | Yes |
Course/CS Responsible: | MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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MICF | 29 | Official Curriculum | 4 | - | 8 | 104 | 216 |
This course aims to enable students to depict and potentiate, at the scientific level, research skills and critical thinking important for their future professional activity. The specific objectives are:
- To develop a structured and consistent research project;
- To provide the conceptual and methodological tools necessary for the collection , analysis and interpretation of data;
- To provide the basic rules and procedures for the preparation of a draft report;
- To give students the opportunity to work and collaborate with all members of the research team;
- To improve the knowledge, autonomy and responsibility.
The main objective of the course is to provide the students with a general competence in developing a research plan, providing them with organizational methods of information collection and processing of experimental data and subsequent presentation to the scientific community. To aim this goal, it is essential that the projects should enable the student:
- To adopt a scientific attitude in order to solve problems in a real context;
- To acquire knowledge to select and perform the methods and techniques related to of collection and analysis of data;
- Acquire knowledge of bibliographic search and rules for drafting a scientific report.
Not applicaple.
The program of this course is based on concrete proposals for projects where proponent’s lecturers should indicate, the project title, a short summary where it should be included the competencies that should be achieved by the students (Max 1 page).
The programs will be presented by the lecturers to the Course coordinators. The approval of the programs is of coordinators responsibility.
To be appointed by each supervisor
The methodologies to be followed aim to provide students with the ability to search, analyze and apply the information and present it orally. The teaching methods should have tutorial character, being the supervisor obliged to make the necessary efforts for its full implementation.
The selection, preparation and organization of work depend on the specific objectives of each project. The 162 hours of work assigned to this course (6 ECTS), should be spread out over 13 weeks of work at 8 hours per week, with the remaining hours for the preparation of the final report and presentation. The student must submit the report after the 15 weeks of work.
designation | Weight (%) |
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Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese | 30,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 30,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial | 40,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
designation | Time (hours) |
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Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese | 30,00 |
Estudo autónomo | 42,00 |
Trabalho de investigação | 90,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
Students must fulfill at least 75% of the hours allocated to research work.
The final evaluation is a result of the supervisor information, the assessment of written work, oral presentation (maximum 20 min) and its discussion (maximum 20 minutes). For final mark calculation a ratio of 40%, 30% and 30%, respectively, will be applied.
Only the reports signed/validated by the supervisor can be evaluated.
The report and its defense will be evaluated by a jury consisting of an examiner (other lecture from the same research field), the supervisor and one of the coordinators of the course. Oral presentation and discussion of the report will be held on a date defined by the coordinators.
Not applicable.
The written report will follow the basic structure of a scientific manuscript and will have a maximum of 30 pages. The student should deliver to the supervisor, three copies of the report, signed/validated by the supervisor.
Not applicable.
The classification improvement can only contemplate the report if it is re-written. The improvement will take place at the end of the supplementary exam period.