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Seminar of Thesis Project

Code: 1023     Acronym: SPT

Keywords
Classification Keyword
OFICIAL Dental Medicine

Instance: 2020/2021 - 2S

Active? Yes
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 7 Dental Medicine PhD - Study Plan 2009/2010 1 - 8 72 216

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The course seeks to identify epidemiologic paradigms of research, promoting knowledge­date research methods; the use of instruments and research practices and their application to the investigation process.
The unit supports the preparation of the thesis project, and assessment procedures of continuous nature.

Learning outcomes and competences

The knowledge transmitted over the seminar prepares students for developing the skills and competencies required for the preparation of the thesis project.

Working method

Presencial

Program


Develop a research proposal.
Develop a literature review, given the state of the art object of study.
Developing an appropriate methodology to the study object, proving the scientific research proposal. Process collecting experimental data.


Mandatory literature

Usher­Smith, J.; Research in Medicine: Planning a Project ­ Writing a Thesis., 3ª edição. Cambridge University Press., 2010. ISBN: ISBN­10: 0521132282.
Esteitie, R.; Medical Research Essentials., 1ª edição. McGraw­Hill Medical., 2014. ISBN: ISBN­10: 0071781641.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seminars. Following seminar presentation, the lecturer will moderate a discussion session about the presented thematic, with an active participation of the students.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico 100,00
Total: 100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto 72,00
Estudo autónomo 144,00
Total: 216,00

Eligibility for exams

Terms of frequency: The students have to participate in 75% of classes taught.

Calculation formula of final grade

The student must make an oral presentation of a written work regarding his thesis plan.
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