Curricular Unit:			Code:
Scientific Research Methodology			1064MINV
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Postgraduate	Special Education (Cognitive and Motor Domain)	4 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese	52
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The student will be able to: 1) Distinguish the concepts of Scientific Research, Method and Methodology. To search for and analize scientific results. 2) To discuss scientific results under the point of view of its application scope and to take decisions about new research lines to poursue. 3)To identify problems to solve by means of scientific research, the methodologies to apply, the questions to present and the hipotesis to test 4) To identify the research field, sampling and procedures of collecting and data analysis. 5) To conceive and design a preliminary research project and to balance its opportunity and faisability, under ethical conditions.
Syllabus:
I. Scientific research. Scientific work communication. II. Problems solving and research questions. Goals. III. Scientific methods and procedures. Methodological Paradigms. IV. Types of design´s project. V. Conception and design of a Scientific Project.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The Syllabus beguns with basic scientific research concepts, methods and procedures (I e II). These concepts will be constructed and operationalized on the base of critical review of scientific literature and will attempt objectives 1 and 2. 2) The way to achieve scientific goals: stages (II e III). These concepts will be constructed and operationalized ongoing the preparation of the individual work to be evaluated and will attempt objectives 2 and 3. 3) The definition of field work and gathering and analysing information procedures (IV). These concepts will be constructed and operationalized ongoing the preparation of the individual work to be evaluated and will attempt objectives 3 and 4. 4) Conception and design of a Scientific Project in Educational Area (V). These concepts will be constructed and operationalized ongoing the preparation of the individual work to be evaluated and will attempt objective 5.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Expository and participatory methodology will be applied during first step (I). Constructive methodology will be applied during the following steps: students will be oriented/guided for their critical reflections regarding research as well as literature research and review and in the construction of their individual preliminary research project (100%).
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
As presented above, the main objective of this UC is to prepare students to be able to stand up - to conceive and design - their own preliminary research project and to balance its opportunity and faisability, under ethical conditions. For thus they have to understand and operationalize basic concepts, technics and procedures of scientific work. So, the combination of a expository and participative metodology with a construtive methodology focused on the preparation of the individual preliminary research project is appropriate.
Reading:
Tourinan, J. M. y Saez, R. (2015) La mirada pedagogica. Teoria de la educacion, metodologia y focalizaciones, Santiago de Compostela, Andaluzia. Vilelas, J. (2017) Investigação: o processo de construção do conhecimento, Edições Sílabo, Lisboa. Hill, A. & Hill, M. (2008). Investigação por Questionário, Edições Sílabo, Lisboa. Delgado, S., Marín, B. & Sanchez, J. Coord. (2011) Métodos de investigación y análisis de datos en ciencias sociales y de la salud, Ediciones Pirámide, Madrid. Ventura, T. (2014) Coord., Investigando Como se Educa, nº 1 "Crianças Especiais: Educação Inclusiva", Nota de Rodapé Edições, Lisboa