Class Research and Analysis of Documents

This curricular unit analyzes the software for managing and searching scientific documentation, the APA bibliographic referencing standards, database searching, and the use of Word to create structured documents.

Nature and characteristics of the research activity

Publication in scientific journals

APA rules of bibliographic referencing

Google Search: commands "site:", "filetype:" and search with quotes

Mendeley: account creation, search, editing metadata, APA-formatted copy

Structured Word: styles, numbering, referencing, etc.

Classes are always held in a laboratory with computers. Students are encouraged to use their laptops as well.

In class, in addition to structured presentations / explanations by the teacher, illustrating ideas, concepts and procedures, simultaneously with individual and whole-class explanations, students are required to make presentations and illustrations of procedures.

In part of the final classes is made the individual monitoring of the work of each student.

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000

Gustavii, B. (2018). How to write a scientific paper (6ª ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Coutinho, C. (2018). Metodologia de Investigação em Ciências Sociais e Humanas: teoria e prática. Almedina

Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2017). Research methods in education (8th ed.). Routledge.