Master dissertation in Urban Studies
Code
722171254
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
48
Weekly hours
-
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
The essential purpose of this curricular unit resides in undertaking empirical research facing a particular issue or problematic crux, applying the set of theoretical-conceptual and methodological means obtained during training.
Prerequisites
n.a.
Subject matter
In articulation with the supervisor, each student shall, starting from an initial work plan, develop the following points: 1.To identify and select an investigation problem 2.To devise the study object in a complex and analytically problematical mode 3.To select and analyse the relevant bibliography. 4.To elaborate starting questions or work hypotheses. 5.To define and apply the adequate research methodologies. 6.To analyse the results. 7.To write the dissertation.
Bibliography
Teaching method
The teaching methodology consists of: - Individual tutorial guidance, in which the supervisor accompanies all the supervised student´s work stages and provides the necessary assistance. - \"Research seminar\" work, in which the group of students elaborating dissertations are prompted to debate the research development stages and overcome predicaments, and to gather teachings based on the exchange of experiences and on the supervisors´ assistance.
Evaluation method
The supervisor will assess the student´s dissertation elaboration route and the apprenticeship and progression acquired and will contemplate that assessment in the final dissertation evaluation.