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15686
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| Year |
2
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
10
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| Workload |
S(30H)
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| Scientific area |
Relações Internacionais
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Entry requirements |
NA
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Learning outcomes |
Support the Master's student in the formulation of a research design in International Relations, from the identification and choice of the research problem to the literature review to the choice of the most appropriate research method.
Provide the master's student with instruments oriented toward communication and structured written and oral argumentation, clear and consistent in the goals, methods, results and sources used.
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Syllabus |
1 . Review the general steps of the research process
2. The Puzzle and Research questions
3. Developing a literature review
4. Choosing the research methods
5. Personalized monitoring of students' works/dissertations throughout the semester
6. Presentations of student research designs
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Main Bibliography |
Curini, L. & Franzese, R. (editors) (2020) The SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in PoliticalScience and International Relations. Sage Publications
Detlef F. Sprinz, Yael Wolinsky-Nahmias (editors) (2004) Models, Numbers, and Cases: Methods for Studying International Relations. University of Michigan Press
Devin, G. (editor) (2018) Resources and Applied Methods in International Relations. Palgrave Macmillan
Keohane, RO, King, G & Verba, S. (1996) Designing Social Inquiry. Scientific inference in Qualitative Research. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Kumar, R. (2011) Research Methodology: a step-by-step guide for beginners. Londres: Sage Publications
Lamont, C. (2015) Research Methods in International Relations. Londres: Sage publications.
Madeira, A. C. & Abreu, M. M. (2004). Comunicar em Ciência? Como redigir e apresentar trabalhos científicos. Lisboa: Escolar Editora.
Roulston, K., deMarrais, K. & B. Lewis, J. (2003) Learning to Interview in the Social Sciences. Qualitative In
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Theoretical-practical classes: In these classes, the main themes of the curricular unit are presented, explained and discussed by the Professor. They aim to deepen key elements of the scientific process in International Relations, as well as to provide a space for the presentation and discussion, by the students, of the advances in their research design projects. Debate among students about the investigative process is also promoted.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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