Code |
13678
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Year |
4
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Semester |
A1
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ECTS Credits |
3
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Workload |
TP(60H)
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Scientific area |
Ciências Farmacêuticas
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Entry requirements |
To have basic knowledge in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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Mode of delivery |
Face to face classes, involving faculty and guest speakers, and in the form of self-learning by the student supervisioned by a docent/researcher.
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Work placements |
Not expected
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Learning outcomes |
The aim of this course is to provide knowledge about the research process within the Health Sciences, from conception and maturation of the idea to the dissemination of scientific results, and the main inherent aspects. Thus, it is intended that the student can: -plan a research and knows how to produce, analyze and communicate information/knowledge acquired through scientific research; -assume a scientific attitude in addressing problems to be solved; -integrate their work into a global multidisciplinary research plan; At the end of the course, students should have in mind the foundations for developing the research project leading to their Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences degree and have conceived and matured the concrete basic idea and general plan of the same.
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Syllabus |
1. Introduction 2. Research methodologies 3. Bibliographic research and databases 4. Ethics in scientific research 5. Design of studies and development of research projects 6. Biostatistics 7. Collection, analysis and interpretation of results 8. Presentation and dissemination of results 9. Application to research projects developed by the students
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Main Bibliography |
-Pocinho, M. “Metodologia de Investigação e Comunicação do Conhecimento Científico”, Lidel 2012 -Bases de dados: PubMed, Web of Knowledge,... -Fortin, M.F. “O processo de investigação”, 5ªEdição, Lusociência, 2009. -Alves, M.P. “Metodologia científica”, Escolar Editora, 2012. -Gouveia de Oliveira, A. “Bioestatística, Epidemiologia e Investigação”, Lidel, 2009.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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