Dissertation

Code:

P908

Acronym:

D

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2017/2018 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	22	Official Curricular Structure	5	-	30	80	810

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

- To monitor the student in carrying out research that was previously approved in the Project Seminar and to supervise the student while writing the dissertation.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

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

To accomplish all the master's course units.

Program

The syllabus of this course varies according to the theme that was selected for the research and dissertation. However, it always involves an individual completion of an original research, empirical or not, in the field of psychology. It also involves the completion of a dissertation, which must be written in a format that is defined by the FPCEUP, as well as the public discussion of such dissertation.

Mandatory literature

Sternberg Robert J.; The^psychologist.s companion. ISBN: 978-0-521-14482-7

Comments from the literature

Diverse bibliographic sources depending on the dissertation theme.

Teaching methods and learning activities

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	10,00
Trabalho de campo	20,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Trabalho laboratorial	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	5,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	405,00
Estudo autónomo	50,00
Trabalho de campo	100,00
Trabalho de investigação	200,00
Trabalho laboratorial	50,00
Total:	810,00

Calculation formula of final grade

The dissertation's final grade is obtained during the public defense of it.

Classification improvement

Not possible.