Class Project Design and Monitoring

The Curricular Unit of Conception and Monitoring of Projects aims to provide students with the theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge necessary for the design, development, and evaluation of projects in the area of Social Education.

A. Contextualization of the theme of the Curricular Unit in current society and in social education

B. The project and its multiple meanings

1. The project as a concept;
2. The project as methodology;
3. The project as an output.

C. The implementation of a quality project

1. The design of the project and the processes of diagnosis and planning;
2. The operationalization of the project and the development of good practices;
3. The processes of monitoring and evaluation of projects;
4. People and teams as key actors in the development of the project;
5. The tools of diagnosis, planning and evaluation, and the sustainability of the project.

D. Preparation of a Unesco Club application, considering:

1. The rules established by the Unesco National Commission;
2. The purposes of an innovative intervention by project;
3. The phases necessary for the implementation of a quality project (rationale, development monitoring and evaluation).

The development of project work as both a methodology and an output.

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Barbier, J. M. (1996). Elaboração de projetos de ação e planificação. Porto Editora.

Carvalho, A. D., & Baptista, I. (2004). Educação social: Fundamentos e estratégias. Porto Editora.

Leite, E., Malpique, M., & Santos, M. R. (1991). Trabalho de projecto I. Aprender por projectos centrados em problemas. Edições Afrontamento.

Leite, E., Malpique, M., & Santos, M. R .(1993). Trabalho de projecto II. Leituras comentadas. Edições Afrontamento.

Serrano, G. (2008). Elaboração de projectos sociais. Casos práticos. Porto Editora.