Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

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)

Courses