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Presentation
Presentation
The Research Methodology I discipline aims to provide students with a solid foundation in essential skills for the clinical practice of nutritionists, with an emphasis on legislation, ethics and deontology. This UC aims to prepare students for autonomous insertion in professional environments, where they will be able to develop and improve the practical skills necessary to carry out technical-scientific research projects in the field of clinical nutrition.
The Research Methodology I UC also aims to help students acquire transversal skills defined in Regulation No. 55/2019 for specialist nutritionists, allowing them to carry out interventions at a more advanced level in people, groups, organizations and communities.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT6866-25652
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Research methodology
1.1. The stages of the research process;
1.2.Structuring and preparing a scientific work;
1.3. Research phases;
1.4. Types of study;
2. Statistical analysis;
2.1. Review of Biostatistics concepts
2.2. Hypothesis testing
2.3. Common statistical tests, bivariate and multivariate analysis
2.4. Presentation and interpretation of results
3. Ethics, Bioethics, Morals, Values ¿¿and Deontology
3.1.Fundamentals, principles and concepts
3.2. Ethical challenges in clinical practice
3.3. Ethical and deontological particularities of clinical studies.
3.4.Clinical studies: Ethics Committee and National Data Protection Commission
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Objectives
Objectives
Equip students with competencies in legislation, ethics, and deontology associated with the practice of clinical nutrition.
Develop skills for autonomous integration into an appropriate environment to develop and refine the practical competencies necessary for executing a technical-scientific research project in the field of clinical nutrition.
Contribute to the development of analytical and methodical critique skills in literature. Provide a privileged opportunity for active learning through the evaluation of articles published in scientific journals, using examples from clinical nutrition research.
Enable students to formulate questions, maintain objectivity in systematic doubt and in research for the best evidence, critically evaluate with relative acceptance of the absence of certainty in science, and mature communication and dissemination skills for technical-scientific research results.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Theoretical-practical classes aimed at consolidating knowledge, through the student's active participation in the teaching-learning process: research, critical evaluation, treatment and transmission of scientific information on topics relevant to the curricular unit, with an impact on clinical nutrition.
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References
References
- Archer L, Biscaia J, Osswald W. Bioética. Lisboa: Editorial Verbo; 1996.
- Clanchy, J e Ballard, B. Como esrever ensaios, um guia para estudantes. Lisboa: Temas e Debates, 2000.
- Marconi, AM e Lakatos, EM. Fundamentos de metodologia científica. 6.ª ed. São Paulo: Atlas; 2005.
- Nunes R, Melo H. Ética e o direito no início da vida humana, Coimbra: Gráfica de Coimbra; 2001.
- Quivy, R e Campenhoudt, LV. Manual de investigação em ciências sociais. 3.ª ed. Lisboa: Gradiva; 2003.
- Ricou M. A ética e a deontologia no exercício da psicologia. Lisboa: Ordem dos Psicólogos;2014.
- Serrão D, Nunes R. Ética em cuidados de Saúde. Porto: Porto Editora; 1998.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No