2023
Introduction to Scientific Research in Geology
Name: Introduction to Scientific Research in Geology
Code: GEO13461M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Geology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
- Understand the fundamental problems of science;
- Deepen the ability to analyze scientific articles;
- Develop the competence to conduct a scientific research project;
- Train to How to transfer scientific knowledge;
- Interiorize ethics and good practices in research and publication;
- Knowledge about new research methodologies in Geology; Technology and 21st century challenges.
- Recognize the contribution of Geology for the goals of sustainable development.
- Deepen the ability to analyze scientific articles;
- Develop the competence to conduct a scientific research project;
- Train to How to transfer scientific knowledge;
- Interiorize ethics and good practices in research and publication;
- Knowledge about new research methodologies in Geology; Technology and 21st century challenges.
- Recognize the contribution of Geology for the goals of sustainable development.
Contents
- Bibliographic search: evaluate the credibility of bibliographical sources, databases construction;
- Research work plan timetables. The ethical aspects of conducting scientific research.
- The object of research in Geology. History of science in Geology. The roll of Geology in the new societal challenges for 21st century.
- Research funding: cost / benefit (budgets), sources of funding, partnerships;
- Data analyses in Geology: diversity, multidimensionality, correlation, randomness, uncertainty, and temporal and spatial inhomogeneity. New information technology in Geology (e.g. Big data processing);
- Laboratory facilities and emerging issues in field of new technologies;
- Ethical aspects related to the elaboration of scientific articles in peer review journals;
- Critical analysis of a scientific text.
- Transmission of scientific knowledge: abstract, article, poster and oral presentation.
- Research work plan timetables. The ethical aspects of conducting scientific research.
- The object of research in Geology. History of science in Geology. The roll of Geology in the new societal challenges for 21st century.
- Research funding: cost / benefit (budgets), sources of funding, partnerships;
- Data analyses in Geology: diversity, multidimensionality, correlation, randomness, uncertainty, and temporal and spatial inhomogeneity. New information technology in Geology (e.g. Big data processing);
- Laboratory facilities and emerging issues in field of new technologies;
- Ethical aspects related to the elaboration of scientific articles in peer review journals;
- Critical analysis of a scientific text.
- Transmission of scientific knowledge: abstract, article, poster and oral presentation.
Teaching Methods
This unit develops a teaching/learning aproach through lectures, discussions, readings and the work produced individually by the students.
The evaluation will be based on the measurement of the acquisition and understanding of the knowledge as well on the measurement of developed skills, namely through:
- Writing an abstract (one page);
- Outline of a poster;
- Review of an abstract and a poster of a colleague; Colleagues should review the abstracts and the poster;
- Writing the review of an article in a topic that is relevant to the thesis to be developed.
The evaluation will be based on the measurement of the acquisition and understanding of the knowledge as well on the measurement of developed skills, namely through:
- Writing an abstract (one page);
- Outline of a poster;
- Review of an abstract and a poster of a colleague; Colleagues should review the abstracts and the poster;
- Writing the review of an article in a topic that is relevant to the thesis to be developed.
Teaching Staff
- Patrícia Sofia Martins Moita [responsible]
