Seminar on Research

Code	16582
Year	2
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Sociology
Entry requirements	N/A.
Mode of delivery	presence at classroom
Work placements	doesn't apply
Learning outcomes	The primary objective of this course is to enable students to the research process. We aim to enable students to develop a research/intervention project that support their master's dissertation or project. This course aims to enable the student to: 1. For the realization of a scientific thought, training procedures so that a given phenomenon is thought sociologically; 2. It aims to equip students with the necessary tools so that they can develop a research/intervention project in Sociology.
Syllabus	1. The process of scientific inquiry/intervention 2. The realization of the research project: data collection, data processing, analysis and interpretation of data, writing of scientific work. 3. Ethics and the research positioning 4- Presenting and Disseminating results
Main Bibliography	Almeida, F., Seixas, A., Gama, P., & Peixoto, P. (2015). A fraude académica no Ensino Superior em Portugal: um estudo sobre a ética dos alunos portugueses. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. Becker, H. (2015). Truques da escrita: para começar e terminar teses, livros e artigos. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar. Belcher, W. (2010). Cómo escribir un artículo académico em 12 semanas. México DF: FLACSO. Biggam, J. (2008). Succeeding with Your Master’s Dissertation. NY: McGraw-Hill. Eco, U. (1977). Como se faz uma tese, Edições 70. Greetham, B. (2001). How to write better essays. NY: Palgrave. Macamo, E. (2016). Sociologia Prática. Como alguns sociólogos pensam. Maputo: UEM. Marçal, D. (2014). Pseudociência. Lisboa: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. Martin, E. (2018). Ler, escrever e publicar no mundo das ciências sociais. Revista Sociedade e Estado, 33(3), 941-961. Walliman, N. (2011). Research Methods. The Basic. NY: Routledge.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.