Research Seminar II

Programme

Architecture

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

Doctorate | Semestral | 10

Year | Type of course unit | Language

2 |Mandatory |Português

Total of Working Hours | Duration of Contact (hours)

250 | 30

Code

ULP1972-10504

Recommended complementary curricular units

n/a

Mode of study

Face-to-face

Precedences

Não

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

. The Project - Definition of problem: field, object, application - Hypotheses: from the null hypothesis to the working hypotheses. - Sources of the project. - The carrier (s). - Design of the research: between the qualitative and the quantitative.

Objectives

Following the disciplinary contents of the Research Seminar I, the student at this stage should be able to support and defend his / her project in an argumentative way, and also to demonstrate the impact that his / her research may have on the national and international scientific community.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

The evaluation will result from the presentation and public discussion of an initial proposal for a research project with a clear indication of the scope of work and research problem, with the following weightings: Domain and rationale of the problem ¿40% Methodological adequacy ¿30% Clarity and consistency in the presentation and discussion 30%

References

Creswel, J. (2008) Research Design: Qualitative, quantitative and Mixed Methods Aproaches; London, Sage Publications.
Denzin, N. K, & Lincoln, Y. S. (2007) The Handbook of Qualitative Research - 3rd Edition. London, Sage Publications.
E. Lakatus (1980), The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes: Volume 1: Philosophical Papers, Cambridge University Press
K. Popper, (2002), The Logic of Scientific Discovery, London: Routledge
M. Foucualt (1969), L'Archeologie du savoir, Paris: Gallimard