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
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)