Curricular Unit:			Code:
Communication Techniques			1097TCOM
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	CTSP	Administrative Management in Clinical Context	5 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Winter Semester		Portuguese/English	65
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
- Understand the scientific method and know how to distinguish it from other forms of knowledge production. - Master methods of scientific research. - Develop theoretical and practical skills that allow the student to know and apply structures that can be used in his/her training area. - Know the most common computer applications and develop skills to research on the internet.
Syllabus:
- Scientific method and methodology. - Reading, collecting and processing information. - Written production - composition and typologies. - Introduction to computers and applications: Introduction to the MS Windows operating system. - Microsoft Word;Microsoft Excel; Microsoft PowerPoint. - Databases and research on the Internet.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The contents of this course introduce fundamental concepts about the scientific method in order to allow the student to recognise and distinguish the various forms of knowledge production in contemporary society. The acquisition of theoretical and theoretical-practical knowledge aims to make the student able to not only identify methodological assumptions in scientific works and media publications, but also to elaborate scientific communication texts. The student should be able to use benchmark softwares for writing, calculating and presenting contents.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The curricular unit is developed in contact hours and in the student's autonomous working time. For the intended objectives, expositive, interrogative, and methodological teaching methodologies based on text production and computer resource learning workshops are used, as well as simulation of scientific presentation seminars. The continuous assessment regime consists of a written test (25%), a scientific presentation (25%) and a simplified academic paper (50%). UFP Pedagogical Regulation applies to all items.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The teaching methodology centered on theoretical, theoretical-practical and practical information, including the use of appropriate didactic resources, such as software workshops, reading and writing scientific texts, allows the student to acquire fundamental concepts about the structure of scientific texts and on the functioning of the main applications and databases used by the academic community. The simulation of presentations in scientific panels helps to develop students' self-confidence, posture and communication skills.
Reading:
- Burke, P. (2003). Uma história social do conhecimento 1: de Gutenberg a Diderot. Editora Schwarcz-Companhia das Letras. - Burke, P. (2012). Uma história social do conhecimento 2: da Enciclopédia à Wikipédia. Editora Schwarcz-Companhia das Letras. - de Sousa Santos, B. (2018). Um discurso sobre as ciências. Cortez Editora. - Milhhollon, M., & Murray, K. (2002). Microsoft Word. Microsoft Press. - Pilati, R. (2018). Ciência e pseudociência: por que acreditamos naquilo em que queremos acreditar. Editora Contexto. - Rei, J. E. (1994). A escrita – seu aperfeiçoamento na Universidade. Porto: Porto Editora. - Stinson, C., & Dodge, M. (2002). Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Press. - Universidade Fernando Pessoa. Manual de Estilo de Elaboração de Monografia [Em linha]. Disponível em http://ufp.ufp.pt