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Project Design

Code	13142
Year	3
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(30H)/PL(30H)
Scientific area	Sociology
Entry requirements	N/A
Mode of delivery	Practical.
Learning outcomes	This UC aims to provide students with the experience of designing a research/intervention project in Sociology. Its elaboration aims to exercise the practical application of the knowledge acquired throughout the degree and is the culmination of the formative process. UC is essentially practical since each group of students is invited to develop an autonomous project within a free choice theme. The week classes serve to monitor, monitor and evaluate the project work and work on a tutoring regime. In the end each student should be able to justify the scientific relevance of a research/intervention theme, define objectives and starting questions and delimit an object of study; develop bibliographic research and structure a theoretical framework; from diversified readings, develop a theoretical framework of a theme exercising a critical spirit; based on a theoretical framework, develop an analysis model.
Syllabus	I - Systematization of the initial idea II - Literature review III - Construction of the theoretical support IV - Construction of the analysis model
Main Bibliography	BELL, Judith (1997), Como realizar um projecto de investigação [1993], Lisboa: Gradiva. BOURDIEU, Pierre, CHAMBOREDON, Jean Claude e PASSERON, Jean Claude (1999), A Profissão de sociólogo, preliminares epistemológicos [1968], Petropolis: Vozes. GIDDENS, Anthony (1986), Novas Regras do Método Sociológico [1993], 2ª edição, Lisboa: Gradiva. GUERRA, Isabel Carvalho (2002).Fundamentos e processos de uma sociologia da acção : o planeamento em Ciências Sociais. 2.ª ed. Cascais : Principia GRAY, David (2014) Doing research in the real world, London: Sage MONTEIRO, Alcides.(1996) A avaliação nos projectos de intervenção social: reflexões a partir de uma prática. Sociologia, problemas e práticas, 22, 137-154 QUIVY, Raymond e CHAMPENHOUDT, Luc Van (1992), Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais [1988], Lisboa: Gradiva.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	Delivering of 4 reports, corresponding to the Project Elaboration stages. Step 1 = 10%; Step 2 = 20%; Step 3 = 40%; Step 4 = 30%. Pre-presentation of the proposal for project preparation. Final presentation of project.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.