Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Economy and Business Management :: Business Management
INTRODUÇÃO ÀS CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS - 2022/2023
1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 6
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Cristina Cunha
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Cristina Cunha
Class type and School hours
Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
Understanding the specificity of social sciences compared to other sciences
Understanding the history of the development of Social Sciences
Understanding the social unit and the plurality of the Social Sciences
Specific Aims/Objectives
Understand and identify the specific perspectives of different social sciences
Understand and discuss the processes of rupture between scientific knowledge and common sense
Understanding the epistemological importance of interdisciplinarity in social analysis
Skills to be acquired
Understand the methodological advantages of the major theories and research techniques
Know the main stages of a research process
Develop a research project
Teaching Procedures
Lectures
Classes debate
Preparation of personal papers
Programme
1. Social Sciences, a particular form of knowledge about the social
1.1 The construction of knowledge and social reality;
1.2 The issue of objectivity and subjectivity
1.3 A Social unit and the plurality of the Social Sciences
1.4 Classification of Social Sciences: advantages and limits of classification.
2 The Organization of Research
2.1 Purpose of research
2.2 Operational research instruments;
2.3 The main stages of research;
2.4 Levels of knowledge: descriptive, comprehensive and explanatory
3. Collection of Information: choice of methods and techniques.
3.1 Definition of method and technical research;
3.2 Classification of methods and techniques;
3.3 Outline of the main research techniques;
3.4 Advantages and limitations of the studies on the extent and / or depth: case studies, biographies, etc
4. Theoretical and methodological rails between Social Sciences
4.1 Main paradigms and theories;
4.2 Fundamental concepts in Social Sciences
a) socialization, integration, adaptation;
b) Institutions of socialization (family, school, groups, media, businesses, religions);
c) stratification, social status; roles; standards
d) Control and diversion;
e) Conflict and power in modern societies
Evaluation Type
Under an exceptional regime, continuous assessment consists of elements such as:
- Exercises performed in class time
- Individual works mandatory elaboration of a work (individual or in groups: up to 3 elements)
- Participation (online
Teaching Resources
Bibliography and handouts provided by the teacher in the classroom; Power point.
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
Unit of society, interdisciplinary, research, objectivity, subjectivity
Main Bibliography
Author | Nunes, Adérito Sedas |
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Title | Questões preliminares sobre as Ciências Sociais |
Edition | 13ª |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Presencial |
Year | 2001 |
Author | Quivy, Raymond e Campenhoudt, Luc Van |
Title | Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais |
Edition | 2ª |
Place | Porto |
Editor | Gradiva |
Year | 2008 |
Author | Aron, Raymond |
Title | As Etapas do Pensamento Sociológico |
Edition | (8ª ed.). (Orig |
Place | Lisboa |
Editor | Dom Quixote |
Year | 2007 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | Ghiglione, R. e Matalon, B. |
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Title | O Inquérito ? teoria e Prática, |