Research Methods and Techniques

Code:

LLC108

Acronym:

MTP

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CL	29	CL - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	105	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

For LLC: the students 1. should get acquainted with the functions and the potential of libraries in a human sciences researcher perspective. 2. Be aware of the potentialities and risks of exploring internet.

For students of Science of Language: The students should: 1. know how research in language of sciences is carried out through the development of methodological rigor and critical search; 2. develop the ability to use basic skills in the preparation and execution of research in this scientific domain; 3. know  procedures and terminology used in oral and written presentation of linguistic studies, as well as basic equipment to collect and analyze data and results; 4. acquire a wide array of knowledge about field and experimental work; 5. reveal ability to participate actively in a project of linguistics; 6. improve ability to read scientific papers in the domain of language sciences; 7. develop the ability to carry out autonomous study in the field of linguistics.

Learning outcomes and competences

For LLC students: 1. To develop the abilities for critical reading and assessment of materials. 2. To understand and to comply with ridorous methods of planning, developing and presenting academic work.

 

For CL students: The students should have acquired the following skills: 1. knowledge of how research in language of sciences is carried out through the development of methodological rigor and critical reasoning; 2. Ability to use basic skills in the preparation and execution of research in this scientific domain; 3. knowledge of  procedures and terminology used in oral and written presentation of linguistic studies, as well as of basic equipment to collect and analyze data and results; 4. acquistion of a wide array of knowledge about field and experimental work; 5. ability to participate actively in a project of linguistics; 6. ability to read scientific papers in the domain of language sciences; 7. ability to carry out autonomous study in the field of linguistics.

Working method

Presencial

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

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Program

1. Research: 1.1. Definition of “document”: 1.1.1. A brief history of documents and catalogs’ variety:  manuscripts, printed, digital, etc. 1.1.2. Printed and digital publications, databases and search engines 1.1.3. Credibility: a) source, correction, authenticity, copy; b) distinction of fact, opinion and argument. 1.2. The memories’ typology and the research’s typologies: 1.2.1. Name: author, editor, translator 1.2.2. Topic: title, subject, keywords, UDC/ DDC 1.2.3. Chronology:  ages, periods, currents, movement’s, edition year 1.3. The bibliographic reference 1.3.1. Two models: ISO 690 and APA 1.3.2. Types of reference: monographies, serial publications, print and online, etc. 1.3.3. Presentation of a Bibliography: order, extension, general and specific

1. Reading: 2.1. The State of Art: from encyclopedias to recent papers 2.2. Structures of arguments: agreement, opposition, cause-effect, amplification, specification 2.3. The Reading note: paraphrases, abstracts, and quotation’s types 2.4. The Book Review and the Selective Bibliography 2.5. Subject vs. Thesis

1. Presentation: 3.1. Definition: who, what, where, when, why, how 3.2. The plan: functions of introduction, development and conclusion 3.3. The text: correction, clarity and accuracy 3.4. Oral presentation: power-points, reading technics, etc. 3.5. Written presentation:  types, composition and pages’ numeration.

For CL students: 1 – Research in language sciences. Preliminary remarks. 2 – Planning research in language sciences. 3 – Study development. 4 – Results. 5 – Different kinds of sources in research in language sciences. 6 – Specific methodologies in language sciences. 7 – Ethical and deontological rules. 8 – Oral presentations in language sciences. 9 – Written presentations in language sciences. 10 – Some applications of language sciences.

Mandatory literature

BETHERY, A.; BETHERY, Abregé de la Classification Décimale de Dewey, Paris, Ed. C. de la Librairie, 1993
BOOTH, W. C., COLOMBE, G. e WILLIAMS, J.M. ; The Craft of Research, Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, 1995
BROPHY, Peter; The Library in the 21st Century: New Services for the Information Age., London: Library Association Publishing,, 2001
CALIXTO, José António; A Biblioteca Escolar e a Sociedade da Informação, Lisboa: Caminho, 1996
CEIA, Carlos; Normas para Apresentação de Trabalhos Científicos, Lisboa: Presença, 1995
CERVEIRA, Maria Elisa ; CE A Referência Bibliográfica de Documentos Impressos e Electrónicos. Análise das Normas NP405-1 e ISO-690-2, in "Revista da FL/ Ciências e Técnicas do Património, Porto, FLUP, 2002, I Série, Vol. I, pp. 111-128
Código do Direito de Autor e dos Direitos Conexos, s.l. s.n., s.d.
ECO, Umberto ; A Biblioteca, Lisboa: Difel, [1987]
ECO, Umberto; Como se Faz uma Tese em Ciências Humanas, Lisboa: Presença, 1988
FEBVRE, Lucien e MARTIN, Henri-Jean; O Aparecimento do Livro, Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2000
LABARRE, Albert; História do Livro, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, 2005
LAKATOS, E. M. e MARCONI, M. A. ; Metodologia Científica, Atlas, 1991
MANGUEL, Alberto ; Uma História da Leitura, Lisboa: Presença, 1998
MALATO, M. Luísa e CUNHA, Paulo F. ; Manual de Retórica & Direito, Lisboa, Quid Juris, 2007
MANN, Chris; Internet Communication and Qualitative Research: A Handbook for Researching Online, London: Sage, 2000
MARQUES, Ana Margarida et alii; 101 Perguntas e Respostas do Direito da Internet e da Informática, s.l., Centro Atlântico, 2002
McENERY, T. e HARDIE, A; Corpus Linguistics, Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-521-54736-9
McMURTRIE, Douglas C.; O Livro, Lisboa, F. C. Gulbenkian, 1982
MELOT, Michel ; La Sagesse du Bibliothécaire, Paris: L’Oeil Neuf, 2004
NP 405-1, DR III Série, n.º 128, 3/6/1994. , 1994
O’DONNELL, James J. ; Avatars of the Word: from Papyrus to Cyberspace, Cambridge, Massachussets / London: Harvard University Press, 1998
OLIVEIRA, L. A. ; Ética em investigação científica. Guias práticos com estudos de caso. , Lidel, 2013. ISBN: 978-972-757-942-6
POCINHO, M; Metodologia de Investigação e comunicação do conhecimento científico, Lidel, 2012. ISBN: 978-972-757-916-7
PODESVA, R. J. E SHARMA, D. (Eds.) ; Research Methods in Linguistics, Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-107-69635-8
RAPOSO, E.P. et al. (Eds.); Gramática do Português, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2013. ISBN: 978-972-31-1456-0
Wray, Alison 070; Projects in linguistics. ISBN: 0-340-65210-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-Practical classes and Tutorial Classes

keywords

Humanities > Literature
Humanities > language sciences
Humanities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Participação presencial	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	56,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de campo	10,00
Trabalho de investigação	42,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

For LLC students: continuous assessment (class attendance and portfolio with, at least, a research project and an observation report of a conference in FLUP): Exam=50%. Mandatory minimum at the final exam: 10 points.

 

For CL students: 

The evaluation is the result of weighted average of the continuous assessment work without final exam. The evaluation items are the following:

1)Participation in a research project about a theme related to Linguistics (group work) – 9 points (in a scale of 1-20)

2)An observation report of a Linguistics’ conference – 4 points (in a scale of 1-20)

3)An individual written work about a theme of the syllabus – 7 points (in a scale of 1-20)

Examinations or Special Assignments

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Internship work/project

Not appliable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not appliable.

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

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