Dissertation

Students should have the first year of the course completed to have the breadth of knowledge desired to suitabily understand the main subjects of the field and their relevance for research

It is also recommended that the course on Research Methodologies to have been concluded, since it prepares students speficially for this research work

Being a non-teaching course, the traditional “teaching method” is not applicable

Students will have the support of a supervisor, who sould periodically meet and provide feedback, but mostly they will be doing their research independently

The main goal of this course is to carry out a scientific research project in the area of Human Resource Management

It is intended that students develop the following skills:

– autonomy and proactivity

– research ability

– proposal of scientific inquiries and research hypotheses

– scientífic writing

– public speaking

Being a non-teaching course, there is no traditional syllabus. Each student will study a specific topic of their own.

Each student must submit a research proposal including:

i. Justification of the study
ii. Goals and research questions
iii. Theoretical framework
iv. Methodology
v. Proposed structure of the final work
vi. Research schedule
vii. References

The research proposal will then be assessed by the Master Dregree’s Scientific Comittee and, should it be approved, validated by the Scientific Council of the school.

If the proposal is approved, the student must then carry out the proposed research plan. The final dissertation should be structured as follows:

i. Introduction
ii. Literature Review
iii. Methodology
iv. Results
v. Discussion
vi. Conclusions
vii. References

Pursuant to the Regulation of 2nd Cycle Studies (MA), the evaluation of Dissertation is made by a jury composed of the President (coordinator of the study cycle or other member of the CCM), Advisor and Co-Advisors (if they exist) and the Examiner.

Public discussion has duration of 90 minutes, with a maximum 20 minutes for oral presentation to be held by the student and the rest for discussion.

The rating is expressed in the range of 0-20 on a numerical scale from 0 (zero) to 20 (twenty) points.

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