Project I

Code:

MI074172

Acronym:

PROJ1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Any Scientific Area of the Study Cycle

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MICF	15	Official Curriculum	4	-	6	104	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Atendimento em inglês aos estudantes; materiais de estudo em inglês; avaliação em inglês (Assistance in English to students; English study materials; English assessment)

Objectives

This course unit aims to provide the student with the skills to execute, under guidance, an action plan in its strands, namely in:

• Research and bibliographical interpretation;
• Aims and strategies/applications to be applied;
• Interpretation and discussion of the results obtained;
• Writing of scientific report.

 

Within the scope of transversal competences, this Course Unit aims to contribute to the development of the following:

• Cognitive Competencies: analytical, critical, reflective and creative thinking, namely in the preparation of the report;
• Methodological Competencies: Time Management, Problem Solving Capacity, Learning Strategies and Planning Capability, in the execution of the project;
• Social Competences: interpersonal communication, namely in the work presentation, and collaborative work related to the integration in the research team.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should be able to:

• Develop a consistent and structured bibliographic research project;
• To carry out appropriate methodologies for the collection of experimental data related to the proposed objectives;
• Analyse and interpret scientific results obtained;
• Prepare a research project report.

Contribution of learning outcomes to the objectives of the MICF in the measure of the objectives of each project developed. However, the following stand out across all projects to be developed:

Contribution to Table 2 of the 2005/36 / EC Directive
(d) adequate knowledge to evaluate scientific data concerning medicines in order to be able to supply appropriate information on the basis of this knowledge;

Contribution to the competencies defined in the document “FIP Global Competency Framework”:
4.8 Quality assurance and research in the workplace
4.8.1 Application of research results and application in risk / benefit analysis (eg pre-clinical, clinical research, trials, experimental data and risk assessment)

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicaple.

Program

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.

 

Mandatory literature

Comissão da Farmacopeia Portuguesa; Farmacopeia portuguesa 9.8

Comments from the literature

To be appointed by each supervisor

Teaching methods and learning activities

The UC Project I has a "tutorial" character and fits into the pedagogical model "Project Based Learning", being obliged the project leader to make the necessary efforts for its full realization. The specific teaching and learning methodologies to be applied are necessarily diverse for different students. However, the projects to be developed should frame the students in the specific scientific areas of each of the FFUP departments, namely Biological Sciences, Drug Sciences and Chemical Sciences.

 

Due to the tutorial nature of this curricular unit, the 162 hours of work attributed to this course unit (6 ECTS) are distributed over 13 working weeks to 8 hours per week, with the remaining hours being used to prepare the final report and presentation. The student must submit the report after 15 weeks.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	30,00
Estudo autónomo	42,00
Trabalho de investigação	90,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must fulfill at least 75% of the hours allocated to research work.

Calculation formula of final grade

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.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

The written report will follow the basic structure of a scientific manuscript and will have a maximum of 30 pages.The student must submit the respective pdf in the application "turnitin" of the UC Moodle page up to 3 working days before the day of the exam.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

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.

Observations

Mobility Students

In addition to students who can quickly develop Portuguese comprehension skills (namely Spanish and Italian), Mobility Students with fluency in English are accepted.

Changes arising from the Covid-19 Contingency Plan

In the event that it is impossible to carry out the proposed projects in the laboratory, following the Covid-19 Contingency Plan, the Scientific Committee of the MICF opens the possibility for students to develop a theoretical monograph on a topic to be indicated by the respective supervisor. The monograph must follow the characteristics defined in the UC form, that is, a maximum of 30 pages.