Individual Project

Code:

ES15

Acronym:

PI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Public Health

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree Course in Health Education

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MES	7	Master Degree Course in Health Education	1	-	12	108	324

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This curricular unit should contribute to develop the sudents' ability to plan original research through the acquisition of skills in the different components of planning (literature review, selection and discussion of methods, strategies of data analysis, ethics).

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should acquire knowledge and skills to design a research project suitable to be the basis of a master dissertation. They should be able to discuss methodologial aspects and feasibility of the proposal in this context, as well as its potential contribution to the resolution of problems relevant in Health Education. The students should be able to prepare the submission of the project to an ethics committee.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The preparation of the project should include the following phases: Clear identification of one problem in health education and the formulation of questions and/or hypotheses or intervention objectives related to its resolution; In-depth literature review; Justification of the research methods that address the formulated hypotheses or questions; Discussion of the adequacy of the methods and feasibility of the project; Discussion of ethical implications.

Mandatory literature

A definir; To be defined

Comments from the literature

The bibliography depends on the topic addressed in the project.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching methodologies will included tutorial supervision, centered in the work developed by the student, under supervision of an advisor. The guidance methodology can be highly variable depending on the way students and advisors use to work, and also on the specificity of the problem to solve.

The evaluation comprises the assessment of the written project and its presentation and discussion among peers.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

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

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is the obtained in the written individual assignment (research project).

Classification improvement

Presentation of new/revised research project.