Clinical or Laboratorial Investigation I

Code:

1005

Acronym:

ICLI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Research Methodologies

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/fmdup/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=312848
Responsible unit:	3.º Ciclo Doutoramentos
Course/CS Responsible:	Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DMDB	6	Dental Medicine PhD - Study Plan 2009/2010	1	-	12	108	324

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The Dental Medicine is a scientific area of strong clinical and laboratory component.

The PhD course in Dental Sciences (non­degree awarding), corresponding to the 1st year of the Doctorate in Dental Medicine (60 ECTS credits), is an eminently theoretical course and theoretical and practical. The course Research in Clinical Environment Laboratory and was integrated into the said doctoral study plan to address the lack of student relationship to clinical and laboratory practice.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student should develop knowledge and skills to produce scientific work: research projects, publications and protocols.

Working method

Presencial

Program

During the course Clinical Research in Environment and Laboratory I, the doctoral student should collect the information necessary for the preparation of his thesis project.

To this end, the student will have to develop scientific research activities in two different clinical or laboratory environments with the monitoring of faculty attached to the course.

The dentistry, although predominant scientific area, consists of sub­areas, including oral surgery, oral medicine, periodontology, dentistry, endodontics, implant dentistry, occlusion, dental, among others. The diversity of these sub­areas implies a variety of syllabus, which will be outlined in the allocation of the proposed thesis topic to the student.

Mandatory literature

Azevedo Carlos Alberto Moreira; Metodologia científica. ISBN: 978-972-54-0212-2
Carvalho, J.; Metodologia do Trabalho Científico. «Saber Fazer» da investigação para dissertações e teses., Lisboa: Escolar Editora (2ª ed.)., 2009
Creswell, J.; Research Design., London, Los Angeles and New Delhi: SAGE (3rd edition)., 2009
Davies, M.; Doing a Successful Research Project. , London: Palgrave Macmilan., 2007
Santo, A.; Delineamentos de Metodologia Científica. , São Paulo: Edições Loyola., 1992
Vilelas, J.; Investigação. O Processo de Construção do Conhecimento., Lisboa: Edições Sílabo., 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching method used in the context of this course is the type tutorial. In this context, the student's work is performed with the aid of (s) supervisor (s).

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Trabalho escrito		100,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence at least 75% of lessons.

Calculation formula of final grade

Student evaluation culminates with oral presentation of the thesis project in a "power point".