Compared to the more thematic CUs, this one has different features as its main goal is the preparation of a specific essay on an ongoing research project, or a review on a selected theme taught during the course. Any subject learned during the course, or a multi-specific issue will the eligible for the essay since there will be a supervisor assigned to it. This essay will represent a kind of epilogue of the course’s student skills: planning, data collection and analysis based on appropriate tools, interpretation of the results and its comparison with other literature; that will be represented on the final written report. The final document layout would be variable depending on the kind of essay, varying from research papers for experimental ones, to the classic monographic layout for more descriptive or review subjects.
1. Research of new information on academic databases and management of digital documents.
2. General styles used in reports and papers, using the Word processor tools:
2.1. Main documents layouts
2.2. Automatic creation of table of contents, indexes of figures and tables
2.3. Citations and bibliographic references – more usual styles
3. Planning and project development (to be implemented in collaborations with the supervisors)
4. Discussion and revision of the reports (last class).
The initial practical lessons will provide the students with the skills necessary to the writing up the final report. The more specialized technical issues, that will represent most of the student work, will be guided by the supervisors to deepen the specialized knowledge in the scientific field chosen by the students. However, it is expected that the student will be progressively more autonomous, asking for supervisor support only when necessary. The final session will be useful to verify the progress achieved during the implementation of the project, both on the specific scientific field, as well as, on the soft competences. As a final goal it is intended that the students consolidate the basic skills for autonomous research in marine sciences, training them for professional careers or to proceed for advanced degrees.
Como cada projeto terá a sua bibliografia específica apenas se referem obras de consulta sobre estruturação de documentos científicos (as each project has specific references here please find only the general texts):
- Ceia, C., 2005. Normas para Apresentação de Trabalhos Científicos. 5ª Ed. Editorial Presença, Lisboa (Barcarena). Colecção Ensinar e Aprender, nº 2. 77 p.
- Oliveira, L.A., 2011. Dissertação e Tese em Ciência e Tecnologia. Lidel – Edições técnicas, Lda. Lisboa, 166 pp.
- Pereira, A. & C. Poupa, 2004. Como Escrever Uma Tese, Monografia ou Livro Científico: Usando o Word. 3.ª ed. Lisboa : Ed. Sílabo, 224 pp.
- UA, 2010. Referências Bibliográficas: Manual de Normas e Estilos. Serviços de Biblioteca da Universidade de Aveiro, 62 pp.
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