Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Research Project II
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Introduction
The course allows students to carry out their Final Degree Thesis under the guidance of their tutor and with the support of the coordinator of this course.
In the contemporary world, research activity is not limited only to the research area of the University, but also constitutes a field of professional application of great strategic importance both in the public administration and in private business. From the point of view of the Humanities, research is a line of action that energises the work of organisations as diverse as archives, libraries, museums and centres for the interpretation of heritage, educational and cultural institutions and, in short, any institution committed to research in the humanistic and cultural disciplines (history, archaeology, art, geography, anthropology and religion, philology and literature, philosophy, sociology, among others).
Pre-course requirements
To have studied the course ‘Research Project I’.
Objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- Know what a research project is and what its conceptual and structural characteristics are, whether it is a personal project or team research.
- Know how to effectively manage documentary and bibliographic sources, a key element in all rigorous and reliable research work.
- Present a formally and methodologically rigorous, well-structured and well-conceived research project, containing hypotheses, field work and analysis of results.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CP05 - Students will be able to analyse socio-cultural, historical and artistic structures, from a respect for the fundamental rights of equality between men and women, using language that avoids androcentricity and stereotypes.
- HB02 - Students will be able to convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- HB03 - Students will be able to develop a coherent understanding and expression of ideas and arguments, both orally and in writing.
- HB12 - Students will be able to adequately and effectively apply methods and techniques specific to different humanities disciplines when problem solving and when elaborating critical and well-founded arguments.
- HB13 - Students will be able to draw connections between data derived from observations and relevant theories, following data interpretation.
- HB17 - Students will be able to use data collection tools with a high degree of independence, such as library catalogues, archival inventories, documentary sources, electronic references and other resources.
- HB18 - Students will be able to present the results of their research in a narrative way, following the critical standards of each discipline.
- HB19 - Students will be able to analyse original texts or documents in their mother tongue and in other languages, with appropriate summaries and categorisation techniques.
- HB20 - Students will be able to use sources of information in an international context.
Learning outcomes of the subject
-The student writes research reports.
-The student prepares a research project.
-The student selects and summarises specific documentation.
-The student connects concepts of diverse subjects and works them in a transverse way.
-The student uses ICT.
Syllabus
The student must carry out his/her Final Degree Thesis under the supervision of his/her tutor, based on the research project written in Research I and approved by the Faculty Board.
Teaching and learning activities
In person
| TRAINING ACTIVITY | HOURS | COMPETENCES |
|---|---|---|
| Tutorials (individual or in a group) | 15 | E02 E10 E22 E23 E24 E26 E28 E30 E31 G01 G02 G04 G05 G06 G08 G09 G10 |
| Seminars and workshops (text analysis, debates, sessions with specialists, oral project presentations, etc.) | 10 | E01 E05 E09 E11 E27 E32 G03 G07 G11 |
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
The final grade of the Final Degree Thesis is established according to the following criteria: 50% evaluation by the Thesis tutor and also of the Thesis drafting process (as recorded in the minutes of the follow-up meetings) and 50% grade of the public presentation, awarded by the examining board.
Bibliography and resources
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