Dissertation

Knowledge acquired in the classes component.

This Curricular Unit, CU, is a non-teaching Unit, and therefore, the concept of “Teaching Method” will not be applicable.

However, the IPC Regulation for the 2nd Cycle, in general, and the Regulation for the 2nd Cycle Courses (Masters) of ISCAC,
in the Dissertation section, defines some considerations regarding the orientation of the works.

There is also the implementation of a Motivation Methodology based on the realization of a cycle of open classes, in each edition of the Masters. These take place on a free attendance regime and take place during the academic quarters.

The main objective of this course is to develop research work in one of the scientific areas of the
Master’s in management information systems, MMIS.

As specific objectives, it intends to provide an in-depth study of the methods and practices of MIS research and help
to understand and successfully overcome the different stages of the scientific research process.

In terms of skills, students develop

 – research capacity;

– systematic analysis and critical thinking;

– scientific writing (papers, reports, among others);

– the capacity for scientific presentation.

In the case of a non-teaching Unit, the “Program” will not be applicable, in the strict sense of the contents defined for teaching at the UC.

The Regulation of 2nd Cycle Courses (Masters) of ISCAC, in the articles of the Dissertation section, defines: the Objectives and duration of the Dissertation, as well as the orientation of the work.

The Non-teaching Dissertation Unit has, for each of the Master’s students, a work plan included in the submitted proposals, after being assessed by its supervisor and co-advisor, if any.
The dissertation proposal is subject to approval by the Technical-Scientific Council, under prior appraisal and subsequent indication by the Master’s Scientific Committee.

In addition to the work plan of each Master’s student, with aggregating purpose, the proposal of an open class program, which seeks to motivate students and create development opportunities for scientific and technical-scientific works. The program has a distribution that privileges the realization of 3 open classes per quarter, in a total of 12 per year, with an average duration of 1h30.

The contents discussed in the open classes are evaluated annually by the Scientific Committee of the Master, which promotes the themes, in accordance with the motivational objectives of the non-teaching Unit, the topicality of the topics and the potential of interest to the scientific areas of the study cycle and to the work of this Unit.

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Diário da República, 2nd series, Part E, No. 149 of 6 August 2019, Academic Regulation of the 2nd Cycle of Studies of the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra; Accessed on 12/3/2019, http://www.iscac.pt/getfile.php?id=12119

The bibliography of the Dissertation is defined in accordance with the scientific area and with the specificity of the proposed contribution.

The general bibliography of Scientific Research Methodologies is also indicated as a reference, namely:

• Bryman, A., e Bell, E. (2007). Business research methods. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Saunders, M., P. Lewis e A. Thornhill (2003), Research Methods for Business Students, Prentice-Hall.