Dissertation

Code:

MTP07

Acronym:

DISS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2021/2022 - A

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://https://sigarra.up.pt/fpceup/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=407597
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	24	Official Curricular Structure	2	-	42	210	1134

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The general goal of this unit is to develop an individual original, empirical or theoretical research project, involving field and/or laboratory work, in a in a specific field of Psychology, more specifically:

1- How to develop a guided independent research on a specific Psychology topic, involving

2- How to develop a written dissertation of the research

Learning outcomes and competences

1- To make appropriate use of adequate research techniques in a specific field of Psychology research

2- To interpret accurately the research data

3- To apply ethical standards of conduct in the collection and evaluation of data and other resources

4- To evaluate the work developed

5- To present a dissertation in an appropriate written form.

6- To clearly present and discuss the knowledge, arguments and conclusions of the research project

Working method

Presencial

Program

The contents vary according to the subject of the dissertation in the field of Psychology and depending on the student's optional area. These optional fields have a direct link to the thematic areas of the MTP that in 2020-2021, are as follows: Neurocognition and Language; Psychology of Deviant Behavior and Justice; Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health . Furthermore, the scientific writing contents concentrate on the APA style and on scientific writing styles related to specific research paradigms.

Mandatory literature

John D. Cone, Sharon L. Foster ; LinkDissertations and theses from start to finish : psychology and related fields , American Psychological Association , 2006. ISBN: 978-1-59147-362-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Tutorial supervision (TS) and autonomous work (AW).

1. TS with the supervisor: monitoring the development of the research project, to support decisions, time management, literature review and the theoretical elaboration, and the conduct, writing and presentation of research.
2. AW: identifying and locating literature, reading, reviewing and writing; data collection and analysis; written dissertation; oral presentation and discussion of the dissertation

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	60,00
Trabalho laboratorial	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	424,00
Frequência das aulas	120,00
Trabalho de campo	90,00
Trabalho de investigação	500,00
Total:	1134,00

Eligibility for exams

Active involvement of the student in all supervision meetings.

Submission of the written dissertation on the scheduled date and conforming to the regulations of Mestrado em Temas de Psicologia (detailed information can be found at the webpage of FPCE-UP)

Public discussion of the dissertation (detailed information can be found at the webpage of FPCE-UP)

Calculation formula of final grade

The Master degree has a final classification expressed on a scale ranging between 10-20, as well as its equivalent in the European scale of comparability of classifications.

The final classification of the dissertation is assigned in the public discussion.

The calculation of the final grade of the master's degree is calculated by the average, weighted by ECTS credits of the marks obtained in the course units that constitute the syllabus and the public defense of the dissertation.

A qualitative definition will also be attributed to the master degree.

Classification improvement

Does not apply

Observations

Recomended literature according to the theme of the dissertation

Considering the operational recommendations for maintaining teaching and non-teaching activities in person, but in the impossibility of guaranteeing the presence of all the teaching activities of the 1st semester of 2020/2021 in the current pandemic context, due to the lack of physical facilities able to accommodate with security the number of students in this cycle of studies, the tutorial guidance component of this UC will partially take place at a distance, with synchronous moments, using telematic means.