Supervision Seminar

Code:

MTP06

Acronym:

SEMO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Applied Psychology

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S (since 17-09-2018 to 15-12-2018)

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://https://sigarra.up.pt/fpceup/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=407599
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	14	Official Curricular Structure	2	-	6	90	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The general goal of the various MTP Seminars is to deepen the knowledge and skills that allow a proficient and critical use of research in the field of Psychology and related fields, to plan the development of an individual original research, empirical or theoretical, in a specific field of Psychology.

 

This unit specifically aims to follow up, manage and monitor the implementation of the individual research projet; more specifically:

1- To guide the use of adequate methods of data collection in a specific field of research (thematic area)

2- To guide the use of adequate methods of data analysis in a specific field of research (thematic area)

Learning outcomes and competences

1- To test and use specific methods to conduct qualified data collection tasks in a specific filed (thematic area)

2- To select and use adequate methods to conduct qualified data analysis tasks in a given framework

Working method

Presencial

Program

1- The preparation of research instruments

2- The specific processes and procedures to conduct qualified data collection tasks in a given research design

3- The definition of methods to conduct qualified data analysis tasks to answer a given research question

4- Developing a research progress report, with particular emphasis on defining the research plan and on the description of the research methods.

Mandatory literature

Vários. ; Vários. (Various. Books and papers related with the specific topic of the research project)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Contact sessions: Tutorial work meetings with the supervisor; presentation of field work/assignments; formative and summative evaluation activities

Invited experts create opportunity to enhance and diversify the training of the students; students’ sharing of their diverse professional experiences/scientific fields represents an additional gain

Student autonomous work: literature review; research tasks; written research report

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	50,00
Estudo autónomo	58,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend at least 75% of the contact hours, attend selected classes, meet with the supervisor and submit a written report describing the research design and methods of their project, in which they must achieve the minimum grade of 9. 5 out of 20.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is obtained by the supervisor continuous evaluation (representing 30% of the final classification) and by the written report describing the research design and methods (representing 70% of the final classification).

Examinations or Special Assignments

not applicable

Internship work/project

not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

not applicable

Classification improvement

not applicable