Research Methodologies on Energy and Bioenergy
Code
9564
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando, Ana Lúcia Monteiro Durão Leitão, Benilde Simões Mendes
Weekly hours
1
Total hours
28
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
The curricular unit objective is to provide the students’ opportunity to be updating with the scientific literature, to known the formats of funds sources and scientific dissemination, to select a research subject and to formulate research strategies. Still it allows to work in autonomy and in multidisciplinary work teams and to be aware of the professional, social and ethics responsibility in a global market´s framework.
Prerequisites
Not aplicable-
Subject matter
1. Definition of the objective of research. Scientific research and revision. Data-bases. To propose hypothesis. Research strategies. Sampling, models, validation of methodologies, statistics. Chronograph.
2. Organization, writing and presentation of scientific work. Formats of dissemination of the scientific diffusion.
3. Formats of funding for the scientific projects, institutional public and private, national and european, by companies and others.
4. Impact of the scientific activity on the cultural, social and economic promotion and development of the society. Importance of the social and ethics values associated to the scientific and technologie production.
Bibliography
Michael Alley (2009) The Craft of Scientific Presentations: Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid by , Springer (Ed.), 264 pp (ISBN-10: 0387955550).
Michael Jay Katz (2009) From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing, Springer (2nd ed.), 210 pp (ISBN-13: 978-1402094668) Robert A. Day (2006) How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, Greenwood Press (Ed.), 6 edi., 320 pp (ISBN-10: 0313330409)
Andrew J. Friedland (2000) Writing Successful Science Proposals, Yale University Press (Ed), 190 pp (ISBN-13: 978-0300081411)
Teaching method
The learning methodologies include sessions with an oral subject`s presentation followed by a discussion and critical analysis, with the students` proactive participation. The students develop individual works for the application of the different research`s methodologies which is supervised by the teacher.
Evaluation method
The assessment is constituted by the elaboration, presentation and discussion of a proposal`s preparation work for a research project. The curricular unit approval requires a minimum classification of 9.5 values (out of 20 values).