Seminar I

Code:

MTP02

Acronym:

SEMIN I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Applied Psychology

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S (since 26-09-2014 to 19-12-2014)

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	20	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Supervise and guide the individual achievement of an original research, empirical or theoretical, related with Psychology or Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

- Create a research question and promote the adequate research, critical analysis and systematization of relevant information about theoretical and methodological frames in a specific field of Psychology or Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

- Stimulate the development of a research plan adequate to the research question, including methodologies of data collection and data analysis.

- Stimulate the capacity for rigorous analysis and discussion of data, reflecting about their potential and limitations.

Learning outcomes and competences

To elaborate research questions and a suitable work plan for these questions.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable

Program

 1. Theoretical frameworks in a specific field of Psychology or of Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

2. Quantitative or qualitative research methodologies, adequate to research questions previously formulated.

3. Brief reflection about the application of Epistemology to scientific research Methodology.

Mandatory literature

Albarello Luc 070; Práticas e métodos de investigação em ciências sociais. ISBN: 972-662-554-8
Almeida Leandro S.; Metodologia da investigação em psicologia e educação. ISBN: 978-972-97388-5-2
Appolinário Fabio; Dicionário de metodologia científica. ISBN: 85-224-3905-2
Bachelard Gaston; La^formation de l.esprit scientifique. ISBN: 2-7116-1150-7
Bell Judith; Como realizar um projecto de investigação. ISBN: 972-662-524-6
Eco Umberto; Como se faz uma tese em ciências humanas
Ketele Jean-Marie De; Metodologia da recolha de dados. ISBN: 972-771-074-3
Lakatos Eva Maria; Metodologia do trabalho científico
Quivy Raymond; Manual de investigação em ciências sociais. ISBN: 972-662-275-1
varios; varios (Books and papers related with the specific topic of the research project.)

Complementary Bibliography

Comte Augusto; O^espirito positivo
Foucault Michel; A^arqueologia do saber. ISBN: 85-218-0344-3
Kuhn Thomas S.; A^tensão essencial
Losada, J.L. & López-Feal, R. ; Métodos de investigación en ciencias humanas y sociales, Madrid: Thomson., 2003
Morin, E. ; Ciência com consciência, Lisboa : Publicações Europa-América, 1994
Popper Karl R.; La^logique de la découverte scientifique. ISBN: 2-228-88010-8
Popper Karl R.; O^universo aberto. ISBN: 972-20-0877-3
Reuchlin Maurice; Les^méthodes en psychologie
Ribeiro José Luís Pais; Metodologia de investigação em psicologia e saúde. ISBN: 978-989-8148-46-9
Taylor Roger S. 340; Epistemology and science education. ISBN: 978-0-415-96380-0
Vogt W. Paul; Dictionary of statistics & methodology. ISBN: 0-7619-1274-6
Vaus, D. ; Research design in social research, London: Sage, 2001

Teaching methods and learning activities

Autonomous work directed to literature search and texts’ analysis. Meetings with the supervisor and elaboration of a research project.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	54,00
Estudo autónomo	24,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend some classes, meet with the supervisor and submit a written research project, in which they must achieve the minimum grade of 9. 5 values in 20.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is obtained by continuous assessment (represents 50% of the final classification) and by writing project (represents 50% of the final classification).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

Autonomous work directed to literature search and texts’ analysis. Meetings with the supervisor and elaboration of a research project.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

The improvement of classification is possible, only for the written work, according the rules of FPCEUP.