Sumários
Cartography
27 Março 2026, 11:00 • Ana Isabel Oliveira Delicado
• Graphic
semiology basics
• Map
analysis
Research methodologies in social sciences: potential and limitations
20 Março 2026, 11:00 • Ana Isabel Oliveira Delicado
• Qualitative
and quantitative methodologies: characteristics and procedures
• Interviews
and fieldwork. Surveys (construction, application, and data analysis)
• Participatory
Science and Citizen Science methodologies
• Research
examples
Research methodologies in environmental sciences
13 Março 2026, 11:00 • Ana Isabel Oliveira Delicado
•Environmental
systems: components, relationships and boundaries. Spatial and temporal scope
of research.
•The
scientific process in environmental sciences: basic sciences vs applied
sciences.
•Scientific
method: from observation to hypothesis; from hypothesis to its confirmation or
refutation.
•Limits
of application to environmental sciences. Methodologies and methods in
environmental sciences: descriptive and normative. Numerical observations and
quantitative analysis tools. The interface with social sciences.
•Prospective
methods: extrapolation vs. envisioning.
•The
role of non-scientists in environmental science research.
•The
normative value of sustainability in environmental science research.
Process Methodology and epistemological issues
6 Março 2026, 11:00 • Ana Isabel Oliveira Delicado
• The
design and construction process of a Research Project
• Clarification
of the intriguing question and its background
• Identification
and critical review of relevant bibliography.
• Formulation
and justification of the problem and identification and demonstration of the
relevance of the research object.
• The
planning of work and the calibration of the plan in relation to the resources
that can be mobilised
• The
critical monitoring of the processes of construction and execution of the
project.
• Some
operational concepts: Theorem and hypotheses. Observing and measuring.
Experimentation. Explanation and cause. Proof and evidence.
Course Presentation
27 Fevereiro 2026, 11:00 • João Pedro Gouveia
- Why this Course and its objectives
- Course structure and content
- Evaluation
- Discussion with students of their research topis