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13015
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Cultura
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Entry requirements |
N/A
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face
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Work placements |
Not applicable
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Learning outcomes |
The main objective of the curricular unit is to train students for the scientific research process. At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
1. Materialize a research project;
2. Conduct research autonomously.
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Syllabus |
1. Research Methodologies and Epistemology
1.1. Some conceptual distinctions
1.2. Principles and conditions of scientific research
1.3. Inductive, deductive and hypothetico-deductive reasoning
1.4. Critical Thinking
2. The ethical dimension in research methodologies
3. Research Strategies: quantitative, qualitative and mixed
4. The research project: title, theme and problem, objectives and hypotheses, research methodology and design, schedule, state of the art and references.
5. The materialization of the research: methodological procedures for data collection; processing, analysis and interpretation of data and writing of scientific work.
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Main Bibliography |
American Psychological Association (2023). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7ed.). Washington, DC: APA.
Appolinário, F. (2012). Metodologia da ciência: filosofia e prática da pesquisa. São Paulo: Cencage Learning.
Arias, F. (2012). El Proyecto de investigación. Caracas: Editorial Episteme.
Biggam, (2008). Succeeding with Your Master’s Dissertation. NY: McGraw-Hill.
Creswell, J. (2010). Projecto de pesquisa: métodos qualitativo, quantitativo e misto. Porto Alegre: Artmed.
Kumar, R. (2011). Research Methodology. A step-by-step guide for beginners. London: Sage.
Quivy, R., & Campenhoudt, L.V. (2008). Manual de investigação em Ciências Sociais. Lisboa: Gradiva.
Santos, F. (2014). Pesquisa Qualitativa: o debate em torno de algumas questões metodológicas. Revista Angolana de Sociologia 14: 11-24.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
All work will be oriented towards the development of exercises in the classroom. This continued practice aims to enable the students to plan, execute, present and defend their future dissertations.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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