Cursos / 2º Ciclo / Faculty of Economy and Business Management :: Management

METODOLOGIA DA INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA - 2023/2024

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 7.5

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutor Paulo Ramos
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutor Paulo Ramos

Class type and School hours

Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 1 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

To develop scientific research concept applied to a certain reality; understand how to process the same information through different media, know the different methods of research and its application.

Specific Aims/Objectives

To develop the capacity for autonomy, critically interpret the documentary plurality, respect the work done by all the authors, know how to take advantage of work already done, transpose an idea into the area of the meeting.

Skills to be acquired

Research, autonomously, using diverse sources, relevant information to prepare a Master´s Dissertation; critically analyze texts and scientific works; learn to gather information through summary method; be able to prepare a consistent scientific discourse.

Teaching Procedures

Theoretical presentation of the subject by the teacher and exploitation of texts and works selected for the exemplification of the content and to perform exercises leading to the understanding of the contents.

Programme

1. Introduction
1.1. The nature of scientific work
1.2. Types of academic work
1.3. Types of scientific works
1.4. Structure and organization of academic work
1.5. The Scientific Research Process
2. Definition of the Theme and Research Problem
2.1. Definition of the Central Research Objective
2.2. How to Formulate the Departure Question
3. Literature Review
3.1. How to criticize literature
3.2. Annotating and summarizing the references
3.3. What is the extent of the literature review?
3.4. Information Sources
3.5. How to search, select and analyze information
3.6. The Research Hypotheses
3.7. Referencing Rules
4. Analysis/conceptual model
4.1. Identification of the variables
4.2. Design of the model
4.3. Research Hypotheses / Propositions
5. Collection and processing of data
5.1 Primary data and secondary data
5.2. Research Methods
5.3. Data collection tools
5.3.1. Survey by questionnaire
5.3.2. In-depth personal interviews
5.3.3. Focus Group
5.3.4. Other Qualitative methods (ethnographic, Observation).
6. Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis and Interpretation
6.1. The presentation of the data
6.2. Quantitative analysis
7. The Writing of Scientific Articles
7.1. The different types of articles
7.2. Quantitative data analysis
8. Findings, contributions and limitations

Evaluation Type

Attendance (according to the Complementary Knowledge and Skills Assessment Regulation); work to be presented in class; and a final exam.

Teaching Resources

Texts provided by the lecturer; texts selected by the lecturer; Library (Consultation general works, specific works; computer facilities with internet access, eventual public presentation of the information collected and produced.

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Research
Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Methods and Methodology
Literature Review
Dissertation

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography