Seminar I
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Applied Psychology |
Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching Staff - Responsibilities
Teaching language
Portuguese
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 to plan the development of an individual original research, empirical or theoretical, in a specific field of Psychology.
In this course, students will become familiar with and learn to identify the most relevant textbooks, reviews, papers and journals for their research topics. The students will also learn how to critically assess research papers and to point out to research gaps that can be operationalized into feasible research questions. Especially, in a specific field of Psychology, the goals are to understand:
1- How to review scientific literature
2- How to review the literature critically
3- How to systematize relevant information about theoretical and methodological frameworks
4- How to frame a research question
Learning outcomes and competences
At the end of semester students should be able to:
1- To select appropriate data sources for a specific Psychology domain
2- To critically evaluate the literature
3- To write an overview of the relevant literature for a specific Psychology research topic, including
3.1- To formulate clear research questions appropriate for the topic of the seminar
3.2- To construct an argument and to identify evidence appropriate for examining the research question
3.3- To incorporate and cite pertinent evidence in a manner that meets the standards of Psychology scientific writing
Working method
Presencial
Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
Not applicable
Program
- Theoretical models in a specific field of Psychology
- Introduction to epistemological and methodological reflection in Psychology
Mandatory literature
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
varios; varios (Books and papers related with the specific topic of the research project.)
Patton Michael Quinn;
Qualitative research & evaluation methods. ISBN: 978-1-4129-7212-3
American Psychological Association;
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. ISBN: 1-4338-0561-8
Teaching methods and learning activities
Contact sessions: tutorial work meetings with the supervisor; individual or group discussion of reports/assignments; formative and summative evaluation activities
Student autonomous work: literature search and review; written systematized literature review
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without 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 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, and submit a written essay, 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 50% of the final classification) and by the written essay (representing 50% of the final classification).
Examinations or Special Assignments
Not applicable
Internship work/project
Not applicable
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Without prejudice to the rights legally granted to them, given the nature of the UC, student workers and beneficiaries of comparable statutes must comply with the requirements of attendance.
Students with special needs (eg: hearing or motor impairment) must inform the teachers at the beginning of the semester in order to ensure the necessary conditions.
Classification improvement
The improvement of classification is possible, only for the written essay, and according to the rules of FPCEUP.
Observations
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