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12137
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
15
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| Workload |
OT(15H)
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| Scientific area |
Sociology
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Entry requirements |
N/A
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face classes/lectures
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Work placements |
Not applicable
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Learning outcomes |
To transmit knowledge to help the students to define the major questions of the research and elaborate the state of the art in a specific sociological sub-area, as well as, to structure an individual work plan for the two years of the doctoral thesis.
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Syllabus |
1. The main phases of preparation of a doctoral project.
2. Implementation and associated problems.
3. The various sub-domains of the Sociology: goals and specificities.
4. The state of the art/critical review of the literature.
5. Collecting and processing information and formalization of the research questions.
6. Doctoral plan in a subfield of Sociology.
7. PhD Planning: elements to be provided, format, supporting arguments, planning of time and resources, and preparation of the thesis defense.
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Main Bibliography |
Bauman, Zygmunt (2000), “On Writing Sociology”. Theory, Culture & Society, Vol. 17(1): pp. 79-90
Becker, Howard S. (2007), Telling About Society. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press
Gray, David E. (2014), Doing Research in the Real World. Londres: Sage.
Santos, Boaventura de Sousa (1989). Introdução a uma Ciência Pós-Moderna. Porto: Afrontamento.
Silva, Augusto Santos & Pinto, José Madureira Pinto (orgs.) (2001). Metodologia das Ciências Sociais. Porto: Afrontamento.
Turabian, K. (1996). A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
At the end of the Curricular Unit (CU) the student should be able to: identify the problems related to a PhD work in Sociology; to dominate the various research questions in their respective research subdomain; to elaborate, in detail, the state of the art of a specific subdomain of Sociology; present and defend an original intellectual proposition (idea, thesis) that supports the investigation; prepare a proposal for a thesis project with: the research question (s) and a detailed and justified plan of the activities to be carried out.
The final evaluation depends on the classification obtained in the thesis project (individual work), on a thematic chosen by the student and accepted by the teacher.
Assiduity: 50% of classes taught.
Minimum credit rating: 10 points
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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