| Code |
11787
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| Year |
2
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| Semester |
A1
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| ECTS Credits |
30
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| Workload |
OT(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Psychology
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Entry requirements |
N.A.
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Learning outcomes |
It is intended to guide and supervise the students in the development of a research project in the field of Clinical and Health Psychology. The students would be able to:
- Define a research problem.
- Delimitate a theoretical context to frame a research problem and the empirical investigation.
- Critically analyse, integrate and apply scientific information.
- Adjust quantitative and / or qualitative methodological designs and options to a research problem.
- Conduct data analysis.
- Use advanced technical, instrumental and laboratory resources.
- Demonstrate competencies in interpretation, discussion and communication of results.
- Write a dissertation, according to norms and deadlines stipulated by the University.
- Commit to research ethical obligations and guidelines.
- Present and discuss processes and results of research.
- Demonstrate reflective, self-critical and decision-making competences.
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Syllabus |
The Dissertation is structured in order to permit the elaboration of an investigation and a Masters dissertation in Clinical and Health Psychology
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Main Bibliography |
The main bibliography will focus on periodical and non-periodical bibliographic resources to be defined and discussed during the supervision process, depending on the specificities of the research project and its development stage.
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
Bell, D. J., Foster, S. L. & Cone, J. D. (2020). Dissertations and Theses from start to finish: Psychology and related fields (3rd Ed.). American Psychological Association.
Field, A. (2024). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics. Sage publications limited.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The master's thesis must be defended in public examinations, where the technical components, the form of the written work and the public presentation and defence will be assessed.
Form of the written work and the public presentation and defence, respecting the rules established by the regulations in force at UBI and the Department of Psychology and Education.
Attendance:
Minimum teaching-learning mark: 10
Reports on experimental work/laboratories/fieldwork handed in.
Grading of experimental work/laboratories/fieldwork delivered.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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