Dissertation

Code:

IM2014_20

Acronym:

DISS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medical Informatics

Instance: 2024/2025 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Programme in Medical Informatics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	27	Current Studies Plan	2	-	54	30	1458

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This curricular unit aims to evaluate the capacity of a student to perform autonomous, research-level work. 

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of this curricular unit the students must:

1. study a research problem and familiarize themselves with the state-of-the-art in the area;

2. propose and implement a solution for the problem at hand;

3. write and defend a dissertation that describes this work.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The proposals for dissertation are put forward by lecturers of the Master in Medical Informatics, or by external researchers, including lecturers from the University of Porto, professionals from health institutions, and industry people with whom the lecturers of the Master in Medical Informatics have research collaborations with. The proposals are validated by the responsible for the curricular unit.

Mandatory literature

Não se aplica; Não se aplica

Teaching methods and learning activities

Assignment of problems to students in the context of research projects, academic, hospital and/or industry-based

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	10,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	90,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Submission and presentation of the Dissertation within the deadlines stipulated by the University

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade will be assigned based on the following criteria:

1. information provided by the advisor(s) regarding the student’s performance;

2. the dissertation written by the student;

3. a public presentation and defense of the dissertation work.

This public presentation may be made subsequent to a dissertation, project or internship in a company.