Supervison Seminar

Code:

MHAPCV013

Acronym:

SO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Art History

Instance: 2024/2025 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	History of Art, Heritage and Visual Culture

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MHAPCV	7	MHAPCV - Study Plan	2	-	12	39	324

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To find and use various types of historical and iconographic sources and doctrinal documents relevant to the topic to study.

To deepen knowledge on a specific theme.

To analyze in an integrated way the art and/or heritage object.

Develop a research methodology and presentation of the object of study. Produce integrated knowledge about the object of study.

Learning outcomes and competences

At a first time this UC, intends to support students competencies in research, development, organization and interpretation of data. In a second time pretendes to support critical review and theoretical framework of the work and their application to the theme under analisys.

The student must prepare a dissertation, internship report or project report, of a scientific nature, which will be appreciated and discussed in public act by a jury appointed for that purpose. The preparation of the final document will be followed and discussed by the advisor (s) throughout the OT sessions.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Bibliographic, iconographic and documentary research.


2. Comparative analysis of documentary and iconographic sources.


3. Critical review of the literature and texts presented by the student


4. Reflection on the problems, theoretical and practical issues of the study.


5. Discussion of the methodologies to be applied and research models;


6. Writing a Dissertation / Internship Report / Project Report.

Mandatory literature

autor; título

Comments from the literature

The reading will be indicated by each supervisor according to the research topic to be performed by each student.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The debate is the essence of this course because it seeks to deepen strategies already developed in the UC of the 1st year. The presentation, discussion and defense of the theme being developed is intended in the OT sessions (50% of evaluation). This course evaluates written work that is produced throughout the year (50% of evaluation). It seeks to clarify the thesis, internship report or project report structure in the oral presentation.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	26,00
Trabalho de investigação	298,00
Total:	324,00

Eligibility for exams

Mandatory attendance to 75% of classes, except in cases specified in law.

Calculation formula of final grade

OT sessions: 50% of assessment
Written work: 50% of assessment

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with Assessment Regulations in force

Classification improvement

In accordance with Assessment Regulations in force

Observations

OT Session Evaluation Parameters

• Assiduity


• Punctuality


• Organization capacity


• Task fulfillment


• Autonomy and collection capacity


• Critical sense / discussion;

Presentation and submission of dissertation, project report or internship report, and its appreciation

1.  The dissertation, project report or internship report should be between 50 and 120 pages, excluding attachments, appendices and bibliography.


2. The dissertation, the project report or the internship report must be submitted in digital format, and the student must upload the respective file and curriculum vitae in SIGARRA, according to the templates available in SIGARRA in the area of the documents of the


3. The dissertation, project work or internship report must be submitted in Turnitin (on the Moodle platform): tool for verifying the originality of scientific works and validated by the respective advisor.


4. After submission of documents in SIGARRA, the student must submit the request for tests, respecting the academic calendar approved annually.


5. The dissertation, the project report or the internship report, as well as the respective cover and cd with the recording of the work (final version), must be presented according to the templates available in SIGARRA in the course documents area.

We recommend submitting the dissertation, project report or internship report during the normal evaluation period.