Research Seminar

Code:

PSO30

Acronym:

SI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Investigation Methodology

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Psychology Themes

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MTP	8	Official Curricular Structure	2	-	15	135	405

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

-Guide the individual achievement of a original research, empirical or otherwise, in the field of Psychology

-To promote demand, critical analysis and systematization of relevant information on theoretical and methodological frames in a specific field of psychology, in order to answer a research question.

Learning outcomes and competences

- To promote the elaboration of a research design, adapting the methodologies of data collection and processing research objectives.

- To foster the ability to analyze and discuss the results accurately research, awareness of its potential and limitations.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Theoretical frameworks in a particular area of psychology research Methodologies in a specific field of psychology

Mandatory literature

Tabachnick Barbara G.; Using multivariate statistics. ISBN: 0-673-99414-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Contact activities: orientation tutorial; presentation of work by students; fieldwork-oriented; formative and summative evaluation of learning.

Autonomous work: reading and analyzing texts; research paper; bibliographical research; oral presentation of the various stages of the research group of peers.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	112,00
report (up to 15 pages) about the original research project in the field of Psychology.	Trabalho escrito	293,00	100,00	2012-12-15
	Total:	-	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Active participation in all meetings with the supervisor.

Delivery of the report on the last working day of the 3rd semester.

Calculation formula of final grade

Minimum note 10

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The evaluation of students covered by special schemes adheres to the provisions in the rules of FPCEUP

Classification improvement

Improvement of the report subject to the agreement of the respective supervisor