Curricular Unit:			Code:
Post-graduation Project/Dissertation			248PPGD
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
5	Master	Pharmaceutical Sciences	10 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese	130
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The goal of this course is to allow the student to develop the skills to prepare the post-graduation project/dissertation. For that purpose the student will be oriented in bibliographic research, taking some factors into consideration, such as impact factors and number of citations. The importance of oral presentation and panel presentation of scientific work will be highlighted. Additionally, students will get acquainted with essential digital tools to prepare the dissertation, such as Endnote and SPSS (“Statistical Package for the Social Sciences”) software that allow the management of references while writing and the statistical treatment of experimental data. At the end, the students will be able to: - Understand how to operate with the essential digital tools in the writing of the dissertation; - Knowledge and seek sources of information necessary for the preparation of the dissertation. - Develop and defend their master dissertation.
Syllabus:
Lective Unit I: Theoretical and practical sessions 1. Preparation of a manuscript/research paper Ethics in writing preparation; structure; preparation; submission; impact index 2. Research Bibliography Different bibliographic styles; Sources of Internet research: potentials and utilities 3. Bibliography managment (e.g. Endnote) as an essential tool in preparing the dissertation 4. Preparation of communications Poster; Oral communication. 5. Exploration of Quantitative Methods of data processing software Basics of Statistics; Application of SPSS software 6. Program for detecting plagiarism Lective Unit II: Practice Sessions 1. Literature search online using search engines known reliable 2. Seeking impact indexes of journals and number of citations an article using the software of the ISI Web of Knowledge 3. Using the SPSS statistical tool Lective Unit III Preparation and public defense of the master dissertation under supervision.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Provide students with basic and specific knowledge to acquire the skills in structuring, organization and public defense of the dissertation. Several strategies for bibliographic research, the most significant search engines, the use of essential software writing and data analysis, strategies for oral and written communication of research results will be explored. Additionally, the manual preparation of scientific papers of the Universidade Fernando Pessoa will be presented . Students will be encouraged to explore hypothetical and real situations that could occur in their research according with their thesis theme.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The concepts that underlie the program will be presented in a succinct, organizational and descriptive manner. This exhibition will be accompanied where possible with appropriate audiovisual material. When asked, the teacher will clarify the doubts and guide the student study. The assessment is divided into: - Component theory/practice: classification under "APTO" or "NÃO APTO", determining the possibility to develop a dissertation or not. The students should develop the organizational structure that could be a dissertation project. A search will begin in the classroom, and depends primarily on autonomous work. During practical classes, students should demonstrate the knowledge gained through the execution of exercises. - Preparation and public defense of the dissertation, evaluated according to the criteria defined in the Manual for Development of Scientific Papers. The marks obtained in the preparation, evaluation and public defense of the dissertation will be the final grade.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
In order to acquire the skills and the necessary skills, students will be encouraged to deepen the knowledge acquired in the classroom and to seek its practical application. The work that will be prepared in the theoretical and practical component and the public defense of dissertation allows verifying the knowledge and skills acquired by students. The all activities with evaluative nature (ECTS) duly proportionate to the total number of credits will be awarded. The ECTS provided for work-study student will only be fully allocated or not, depending on the performance demonstrated by the student, in particular with respect to the acquisition of knowledge and skills provided.
Reading:
(1) Universidade Fernando Pessoa. Manual de Estilo de Elaboração de Trabalhos Científicos http://www.ufp.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=568&Itemid=481 (2) Pocinho, M. (2012) Metodologia de Investigação e Comunicação do Conhecimento Científico. LIDEL. ISBN: 9789727579167 (3) Kathryn H. Jacobsen (2020) Introduction To Health Research Methods. Jones e Bartlett Publishers Inc (4) Stephen B. Hulley, Steven R. Cummings, Warren S. Browner, et al (2013). Designing Clinical Research, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 4th edition. ISBN10 1608318044 (5) Blackwell J., MArtin J. (2011) A Scientific Approach to Scientific Writing. Springer.