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5301
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Communication Sciences
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Mode of delivery |
Face to face.
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Work placements |
Not aplicable
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Learning outcomes |
This course aims to recognize the need for scientific research, in general, and communication phenomena, in particular, as well as explain the rules and techniques of preparation of scientific papers and apply those same rules and techniques in the development of scientific work.
At the end of the course the student should be able to understand the necessity and importance of scientific research in a global context, particularly in its contribution to the development of civilization, and, in a more restricted area, in the area of Communication Sciences. The student should be able to undertake an competently investigation, covering all key stages, using the main tools of analysis and interpretation, and distinguishing the means at its disposal to publish the results.
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Syllabus |
1. The science and the scientific method
1.1 General aspects: science and common sense, the scientific method and its characteristics.
2. Reading texts and summary
2.1. Rules and techniques of reading and summary texts
3. The search and selection of sources
3.1. The primary and secondary sources.
3.2. The local
3.3. Documents
4. The steps of the research process:
4.1. Starting question
4.2. The readings and exploratory interviews
4.3. The Problem
4.4. Creating an analysis model
4.5. Observation
4.6. Analysis of results
4.7. The Conclusion
5. The wording and presentation of theoretical work
5.1. The structure of work: the pre-textual, the text, the post-textual.
5.2. The editorial standards, modeled on the APA: the style, the citation, references.
5.3. Distinction between quote, paraphrase and plagiarism, the issue of scientific ethics.
5.4. Application.
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Main Bibliography |
1. Main Bibliography
APA (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC: Author
Bell, J. (2003). Como realizar um projecto de investigação. Lisboa: Gradiva
Quivy, R., & Campenhoudt, L. V. (2003). Manual de investigação em ciências sociais. Lisboa: Gradiva
2. Complementary Bibliography
Eco, U. (2003). Como se faz uma tese em ciências humanas. Lisboa: Presença
Igartua, J. J., & Humanes, M. L. (2004). Teoría e investigación en comunicación social Madrid: Síntesis
Instituto Nacional de Estatística em www.ine.pt
Portal Pordata em www.pordata.pt
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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