Dissertation

Code:

MEAC16_16

Acronym:

DIS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2025/2026 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education
Course/CS Responsible:	Academic and Clinical Education

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEAC	17	Current Studies Plan	2	-	57	224	1539

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

Mandatory literature

Jacinto T, Morais A, Fonseca JA; How to write a scientific paper - Searching and Managing Biomedical information, Rev Port Pneumol., 2011
Petrie A, Sabin C; Medical Statistics at a Glance, Blackwell Science Inc, 2005
Wasserstein RL; ASA Statement on Statistical Significance and p-values, The American Statistician, 2016
Grant R.; Data Visualization: Charts, Maps and Interactive Graphics, American Statistical Association/CRC Press, 2019
Azevedo LF, Canário-Almeida F, Fonseca JA, Costa-Pereira A, Winck JC, Hespanhol V; How to write a scientific paper – writing the methods section, Rev Port Pneumol., 2011

Teaching methods and learning activities

The students should attend a periodical meeting with his/her supervisor and co-supervisor (if applicable), in order to have an oriented research.

Grade given by the jury to the public presentation and discussion of the master thesis, following the norms applied to actual dissertation presentations and discussions.

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)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	384,00
Trabalho de investigação	1155,00
Total:	1539,00

Eligibility for exams

NA

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation is attributed after public defense of the master's thesis by the members of the jury, according to quality criteria defined by the Scientific Committee of the course.