Project II
Code
9786
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
António Paulo Brandão Moniz de Jesus
Weekly hours
4
Total hours
30
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
To develop the PhD thesis plan
To propose expert names to integrate the Commission for Thesis Follow-up
Public discussion of the Thesis Plan
Prerequisites
Capacities on English language
Usage of computer tools
Subject matter
- Presentation and discussion of draft topic for a thesis
- forms of oral and writing communication in the context of scientific terms
- science ethics
- intellectual propriety
- quality patterns among the scientific communicty
- seminars and exercises
Bibliography
- Bijker, W. E., J. Law, eds. 1992. Shaping Technology/Building Society. Cambrige, MIT Press.
- Bimber, B.. 1996. The Politics of Expertise in Congress: The Rise and Fall of the OTA. Albany: SUNY Press
- Decker, M., M. Ladikas. 2004. Bridges between Science, Society and Policy: Technology Assessment – Methods and Impacts. Berlin: Springer
- IST/VITO: Participatory methods Toolkit: a practitioner’s manual,
- Sclove, R. (2010), Reinventing Technology Assessment, Woodrow Wilson Int Center
Teaching method
The teaching methods will be diversified and will include, among others:
- presentation of view points
- discussion and critical analysis of texts and scientific problematics
- research and systematisation pf scientific information
(will be taught in English if there are non-Portuguese spoken students)