Project I
Code
9784
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
2
Total hours
30
Teaching language
Inglês
Objectives
The aim of this unit is the discussion of several topics related to the PhD programme and to organise working groups according to individual research interests.
Is aimed to acquire critical analysis competences and the synthesis of new and complex ideas. It aims also the development of forms of oral and written forms of communication in the context of scientific themes.
Subject matter
- Definition of research topics
- Methods of team work organisation
- Critical analysis
- Ethical challenges in the development of technology
- Principles of technology assessment
- The scientific reasoning
- The construction of hypothesis (causal hypothesos and statistics)
- Theoretical models and its assessment
- Refereeing, communication and the information sources
Bibliography
- Bechmann, G.; Krings, B.-J.; Rader, M. (Org.): Across the divide. Work, organization and social exclusion in the european information society. Berlin: sigma 2003
- Goldstein, William, and Hogarth, Robin M. (Eds.): Research on Judgment and Decision Making. Cambridge University Press. 1997.
- Decker, M. (ed.): Interdisciplinarity in Technology Assessment. Impementation and its chances and limits, Springer, erlin, 2001
- Krings, B.-J.; Muellner, A.: Interactions between new technologies and the job market, flexicurity and training / vocational training. Brüssel: European Parliament 2007
- Stehr, N.: Knowledge and economic conduct: The social foundations of the modern economy. Toronto: University of Toronto 2002
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)
Evaluation method
The students assessment is continuous and will be based on:
- participation in the activities of sessions that require their presence
- presentation and discussion of scientific problematics
- writing and presentation of reports