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15687
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
2
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| Workload |
PL(15H)
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| Scientific area |
Relações Internacionais
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Entry requirements |
NA
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Learning outcomes |
This UC aims to present the scientific process, its general stages, and the theoretical and technical approaches to research that are part of the scientific research activity in International Relations. In the end, students should be able to:
1. Understand the general logic and steps of the research process
2. Identify and critically evaluate a variety of research methods used in the field of IR
3. Develop practical skills that allow students to collect, analyze, present research data and write technical and scientific texts.
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Syllabus |
A. The scientific process
TO 1. Scientific curiosity, systematic exercise, methodological rigour and ethics
A2. Research Paradigms: positivist vs constructionist
A3. Qualitative vs quantitative research
A4. Introduction to the General Stages of the Research Process
B. Sources and data
C1. Primary and secondary data sources
C3. Archives and datasets of qualitative and quantitative data in IR
C4. How to use primary/secondary data in my research?
C. Research planning and writing of technical and scientific texts
C1. Guidelines for good research planning
C2. Bibliographic research and sources - bibliography collections
C3. Referencing, citation and bibliography
C4. Guidelines for good scientific writing, ethics and plagiarism
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Main Bibliography |
Bryman, A. (2012) Social Research Methods. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Curini, L. and Franzese, R. (ed) (2020) The SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations. London: Sage
Denzin, N.K. & Lincoln, Y.S. (eds.) (2005): The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research, 3rd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA, London: Sage.
Devin, G. (ed) (2018) Resources and Applied Methods in International Relations. Switzerland: Palgrave
Evans, D., Gruba, P., and Zobel, J. (2014) How to Write a Better Thesis. London: Springer
Forsyth, P. (2016). How to Write Reports and Proposals. United Kingdom: Kogan Page, Ltd.
Keohane, RO, King, G & Verba, S. (1996) Designing Social Inquiry. Scientific inference in Qualitative Research. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Klotz, A. and Prakash, D. (2008) Qualitative Methods in International Relations: A Pluralist Guide, Hampshire: Palgrave.
Kumar, R. (2011) Research Methodology: a step-by-step guide for beginners. Londres: Sage Publica
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Classes are theoretical-practical, with an expository component dedicated to the transmission of content and another with practical content in which the active participation of students is stimulated with interventions, debates and critical reflection exercises (using audiovisual materials analyzed in class) on the topics covered.
Students develop autonomous weekly exercises that are based on reading the bibliography and/or developing practical skills in writing and reading scientific texts. The aim is that students are introduced to the scientific process, and to the various sources of data, and develop introductory skills to understand research methodologies in IR and to interpret and argue both written and oral.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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