Seminar II

Code:

MTP04

Acronym:

SEMN II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Applied Psychology

Instance: 2014/2015 - 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	18	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	6	-	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This discipline aims to:

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

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

Learning outcomes and competences

To develop an individual research project.

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.

Mandatory literature

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

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	20,00
Estudo autónomo	34,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	54,00
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.

Observations

The discipline uses Moodle platform, in common with the others units of this MTP area.