Metodologias de Investigação

The teaching methodology is based on the following aspects:
– Presentation of topics by the professor;
– Presentation of work developed by students, focused on their Dissertation/Internship/Master’s Project;
– Analysis of case studies, notably from master’s and doctoral theses.

The main Objectives and Competencies to be developed are the following:
– Identify the objectives of the Research, the Search, and the desired Discovery;
– Support precedent with bibliographic references indexed in ISI and Scopus;
– Know how to distinguish the various types of information sources;
– Know how to define research questions;
– Know how to validate methodologies and results;
– Know how to conduct a critical analysis;
– Know how to prepare a report, an article, or a patent;
– Know how to present documents in forums, such as Public Examinations, Congresses, Roundtables, among others.

Scientific Research Methods and Techniques:
– The Five-Step Model;
– Other Approaches.
Research Objectives
Research Questions
Preparatory Phase
Literature Review (State of the Art):
– Information Sources (scientific, technical, general);
– Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools.
Research Strategy
Research Development
Dissertation/Project Report/Internship Report
Dissemination of Results:
– Definition of Dissemination Methods;
– Conception and Execution of the Work for Publication;
– Public Examination.
Patents
Contractualized Research
Ethics and Deontology

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