Dissertation

Code:

PCT40

Acronym:

D

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

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	7	Official Curricular Structure	2	-	30	-	810

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Guiding the implementation of the dissertation in the field of Disaster and Trauma Psychology.
- Promote the ability to critically analyze the material produced.
- To promote critical thinking on the usefulness of the dissertation developed for the Psychology of Disaster and Trauma.

Program

Individual achievement of original research, empirical preferably, in the field of Disaster and Trauma Psychology.
Final version of the dissertation written in the format used at FPCEUP.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Tutorial; presentation and discussion of works by students; writing the dissertation; public presentation of the dissertation

Software

PASW 18

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	120,00
	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	450,00
	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	240,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Active participation in all meetings with the supervisor.
Delivery of the dissertation written at the time of evaluation in place (between 30 and 50 pages, accompanied by the proposed supervisor's and jury) and public presentation of the dissertation as FPCEUP regulation.

Calculation formula of final grade

Approval expressed a range of 10 to 20, awarded by the jury in the public act of the dissertation, according rules of FPCEUP.

Examinations or Special Assignments

The assessment of students covered by special schemes comply with the provisions of the rules FPCEUP.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The assessment of students covered by special schemes comply with the provisions of the rules FPCEUP.

Classification improvement

There are no possibility for improvement.