ATENÇÃO: Esta página foi traduzida automaticamente pelo Google Translate.
Isto pode ter consequências inesperadas no conteúdo apresentado e, portanto, não nos
responsabilizamos pelo resultado dessa tradução automática.
ATTENTION: this page has been automatically translated by Google Translate.
This can have unexpected consequences and, therefore, we do not take responsibility
for the result of that automatic translation.
The PhD Programme in Information Science and Technology grants its students general research abilities in Information Science and Technology, as well as specific skills in the area in which they carry out their thesis. This thesis will include original research conduction with the supervision and general support of professors and researchers from the Department of Information Science and Technology, as well as from the technology research centers at Iscte.
The research carried out by doctoral students will benefit from the context of the important national and international research projects pursued by interdisciplinary teams within the Research Centers of the Department's network, at, for example, ISTAR, IT, and INESC-ID. Many of these team members come from Iscte's own Department of Information Science and Technology.
The PhD students will be trained as researchers with skills in various areas such as: information technology and project management, sensors, model development, simulation and experimental validation, information networks, internet of things, cloud computing, systems integration, distributed and competing systems, cybersecurity, information systems, decision support, artificial intelligence, mathematics, complexity,technology assessment and impact on society.
Iscte may award merit scholarships to candidates for this course.
The PhD Programme in Information Science and Technology establishes a dual degree partnership with the University of Al Farabi, in Kazakhstan. This is the one of the most prestigious university that ranks 207 worldwide.
DGES initial reference: R/A-Ef 1010/2011 de 18-03-2011
DGES reference update: R/A-Ef 1010/2011/AL02 de 06-06-2025
Programme structure
2026/2027
To start the doctoral programme, students will need to have supervisor(s) and a well-designed research proposal approved by the supervisor(s). From the second semester onwards, students must also have a Thesis Monitoring Committee, made up of two doctors, one from ISCTE and the other from another university, for this purpose they must submit the respective form.
The students who complete the first and second year (60 credits) are awarded the Diploma of Advanced Studies in Information, Science and Technology (the duration may be extended to 4 years for part-time students).
The PhD in Information Science and Technology normally has a four-year duration (may be extended to 8 years for part-time students) and it is obtained by completing 240 ECTS credits:
• 36 credits obtained through a set of compulsory subjects that provide general skills in research methods, oral and written communication, and research projects (first year);
• 12 in Seminar and Thesis Project (first year);
• 12 in Optional Curricular Units of the 2nd or 3rd cycle (first year);
• 180 credits obtained through the completion of the PhD Thesis.
The main capacities to be developed in the course are:
research skills, including research communication and management of research projects in the field of doctoral specialty;
thorough knowledge about the specific subject of the doctorate.
Research skills, research communication, and research project management are acquired through:
2 curricular units on research methods,
2 curricular units in seminars on communication of research,
4 curricular units of research projects.
In all of the above, doctoral candidates will be assessed. Specific, in-depth knowledge is acquired primarily through optional courses (24 ECTS credits, usually 4 courses) and during the candidate's research for their thesis, with the guidance of the advisor and the Monitoring Committee.
The PhD programme also encourages students to publish their research in scientific forums, an activity which contributes to all the skills mentioned.
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Follow Up Seminar on the Phd Project in Science and Information Technologies
The Seminar aims to ensure that the student: 1. Define the alternatives available for your project and the requirements associated with each one: Students must have developed the ability to present a global vision of the project, focusing on its most relevant aspects, pointing out solutions for analyzed alternatives 2. Describes differences regarding approaches originally designed and reacts appropriately to participants' interventions in the presentation sessions (students and advisors).
This course does not have a typical program. Instead, the course will organize a set of presentations of all students' thesis proposals, in front of a jury that includes an advisor and the director of the doctoral program. Ideally, students in the program should attend presentations by their colleagues, even if they have already attended the course.
Assessment throughout the semester: Each student has two assessment elements: a written supporting document, and their live presentation at the end of the semester. Each of these elements is evaluated in relation to the quality of the content and the quality of the communication. Final grade = 50% x content + 50% x communication The final grade will be given by the person responsible for the course after knowing the supervisor's suggestion.
Mandatory
- Montgomery, Scott L. (2017). The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science (2nd ed.), Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing, The University of Chicago Press. - Valiela, Ivan (2009). Doing Science: Design, Analysis, and Communication of Scientific Research (2nd ed.), Kindle Edition, Oxford University Press. - Turk, Christopher & Kirkman, John (2002). Effective Writing: Improving Scientific, Technical, and Business Communication (2nd ed.), Kindle Edition, Routledge. - Bucchi, Massimiano & Trench, Brian (Eds.) (2021). Routledge Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology (3rd ed.), London: Routledge.
Optional
- Barañano, Ana Maria (2008). Métodos e Técnicas de Investigação em Gestão. Lisboa: Edições Sílabo, ISBN: 978-972-618-312-9. - Carvalho, José Eduardo (2009). Metodologia do Trabalho Científico. «Saber Fazer» da investigação para dissertações e teses. Lisboa: Escolar Editora (2ª ed.), ISBN: 978-972-592-244-6. - Creswell, John W. & Creswell, J. David (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. London, Los Angeles and New Delhi: SAGE (5th ed.), ISBN: 978-1-5063-8670-6. - Davies, Martin Brett (2007). Doing a Successful Research Project: Using Qualitative or Quantitative Methods. London: Palgrave Macmilan, ISBN: 978-140-399-379-3. - Dias, Maria Olívia (2010). Planos de Investigação, Avançando passo a passo. Porto: Edições Afrontamento, ISBN: 978-989-967-860-6. - Oliveira, Luís Adriano (2011). Dissertação e Tese em Ciência e Tecnologia Segundo Bolonha. Lisboa: LIDEL, ISBN: 978-972-757-742-2. - Spector, Nelson (2002). Manual para redação de teses, projetos de pesquisa e artigos científicos. Ed. Guanabara Koogan (2ª ed.), ISBN: 978-852-770-702-2. - Vilelas, José (2020). Investigação - O Processo de Construção do Conhecimento. Lisboa: Edições Sílabo (3ª ed.), ISBN: 978-989-561-097-6.
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Management of Research Projects on Science and Information Technologies
In this course the students would learn about: 1 - Implementation of the selected research methodology to the specific research project; 2 - All stages, activities and tasks of the research project, and the resources necessary; 3 - The risks of the research project and mitigation and contention strategies; 4 - Time schedule, containing all project activities (including risk management) and the distribution of all results to be achieved; 5 - Reports presentation with the result of the analysis of available alternatives, relevant to specific decisions (e.g., alternative approaches and software), and of the progress and results achieved by the time the course is attended. At the end of the course, each student should be able to develop a national FCT-type research project based on their PhD research proposal.
1 - Analysis of the known research methodologies and selection of the one best suited for the specific research project; 2 - General project management principles and innovation projects, in particular, with reference to project management best practices. Those principles consider both the initial project planning stage and the next stages of project monitoring and control, and the change management and re-planning; 3 - Analysis of the research goals and the proposed approach and identification of all the project activities and tasks. Identification of deliverables and milestones; 4 - Scheduling approaches. Application of the best suited scheduling approach to the specific FCT research project; 5- Elaboration of the costs of the various components of the FCT project.
The evaluation of this course consists of the writing of a proposal for a national research project of the FCT type. The formal head of the UC is the one who teaches the seminars and evaluates each individual proposal for a national FCT research project. There must be the collaboration of the students' supervisors in the preparation of the FCT research project proposal based on the research project of each student's PhD. There is no exam in this course as a result of its essentially practical characteristic of writing a proposal of a national research project.
Mandatory
1- Your Research Project: How to manage it. A. Hunt. Routledge, Jul, 2005; (Introductory book). Designing and Managing a Research Project: A Business Student's Guide. Michael Jay Polonsky, David S. Waller. SAGE Publications, Jul 2010; (Management projects);
2- Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 10th Edition. Harold Kerzner (International Institute for Learning, New York, NY). Wiley. New York. April 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-27870-3; (Systems' design projects);
3- Slides of the classes;
Optional
Proposals of FCT research projects of previous years
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Research Methods in Science and Information Technologies
'The main objectives of this course are to enable students to: LO1: Frame research within the framework of science LO2: Conduct literature reviews LO3: Present scientific results
The program is based on five parts: P1: Science and Research: general issues P2: Literature review P3: Writing a scientific article P4: Making a scientific presentation P5: Patents
1. Participation (10%) 2. Evaluation of the individual literature review (30%) 3. Evaluation of the article (30%) 4. Evaluation of the oral presentation (30%)
Mandatory
[B]=book; [A]=article [B] Dawson, C. (2009) Introduction to Research Methods, 4th Ed., Howtobooks, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84528-367-4 [B] Kumar, R. (2014) Research Methodology, 4th Ed., SAGE, 2011, ISBN 978-1-84920-301-2 [B] Jackson, S.L. (2008) Research Methods ? a modular approach, Wadsworth, 2008 [B] Dodig, G. (2003) Theory of Science Compendium, Maelardaen University Sweden, 2003 [B] Miles, M.B. and Huberman, A.M. (1994) Qualitative Data Analysis, SAGE Publications, 1994 [A] Levy, Y. and Ellis, T.J. (2006) A Systems Approach to Conduct an Effective Literature Review in upport of Information Systems Research, Informing Science Journal, Vol.9, 2006 [A] Newell, A. and Simon, H.A. (1975) Computer Science as Empirical Inquiry: Symbols and Search, Communications of the ACM, 19(3) March 1976, [A] Geetha Paulmani (2017) Lean Research Culture: Measurement, Analysis, and Revitalization of Processes and Outcomes of Contemporary Research Practices, IEEE 17th Intern. Conf. (ICALT), pp. 533
Optional
- Li Zi-yun. Educational Technology research methods of the uniqueness of Disenchantment and methodological interpretation [J] . e-Education Research, 2015, vol.3, pp. 17-21 +28. -Tom Kelley, The Art Of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm, 2016,
-John Hershey, The Eureka Method: How to Think Like an Inventor, 2011.
-Natalia Silvis-Cividjian, Pervasive Computing: Engineering Smart Systems (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science), Springer 2016.
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
close
Mandatory Curricular Course
Phd Thesis in Information Science and Technologies
Given its nature, this course doesn't have typical learning objectives or program. 1 - Preconditions for doing the thesis: - Describe the thesis objectives and motivation to achieve them; - Show that those objectives lead to advance the state of the art; - Present examples of the application of the thesis contributions / approaches; - Present a systematic but synthetic description of related work and critically analyse it; - Describe the student's proposed approaches in detail - Validate the thesis outcomes; - Conclude about the developed work and achieved results, and elaborate on future work to be done. 2 - Learning objective: After doing the thesis, the student will be ready to initiate his or her autonomous scientific carrier. Besides, the student will be capable of scientific research communication.
Instead of a typical program, this course sets a broad set of arrangements / decisions that will enable the student to do his or her thesis: 1 - Communication between the student and the supervisor, including the work methodology 2 - Decide if the thesis should be a compilation of scientific articles / papers, or if it should be a classical text written for that purpose 3 - Design the process used to write the thesis, including decisions regarding the sequence of chapters and sections and the contents of each section 4 - Decide on the interplay of PhD work (e.g., field work, software implementation, data analysis) and PhD writing 5 - Decide on the interrelationship between supervisor's reviews and student's work 6 - Decide on the relationship between writing the thesis and writing scientific articles and papers 7 - If applicable, decide on the make-up of independent evaluation panels, and ensure the collaboration of its members
Each student will be subject to the following assessment during the doctorate: - Progress Reports: At the end of each year the student submits a progress report, which includes, in addition to the status of the thesis work, a report with details of the parallel activities of a scientific nature developed. This progress report includes opinions from the two members of the CAT (Thesis Monitoring Committee) and the supervisor(s). - Scientific articles: To be present at the public defense of the thesis, the student must publish at least 3 publications, 2 of which in indexed journals and obtain 15 points, with the points being quantified as follows: 1st quartile journals (Q1 ) — 8 points; 2nd quartile journals (Q2) — 6 points; 3rd quartile journals (Q3) — 4 points; 4th quartile journals (Q4) — 2 points; indexed book chapter — 4 points; article in indexed conference proceedings — 2 points; non-indexed publications — 1 point. If the nature of the work makes publication impossible, independent panels must carry out assessments. - The PhD jurye (may suggest changes). - Public thesis defense (viva). In addition to the mandatory components, the supervisor(s) may establish other assessment steps.
Mandatory
- Ridley, Diana (2012). "The literature review: a step-by-step guide for students". Second edition. London: Sage The course does not recommend any other specific bibliography. It is up to the supervisor to recommend it whenever necessary, however, complementary bibliography is suggested.
Optional
- Bolker, Joan (1998). "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis". Henry Holt and Co - Murray, Rowena (2011). "How to Write a Thesis". Open University Press. McGraw-Hill - Dunleavy, Patrick (2003). "Authoring a Ph.D.: How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation". Palgrave Macmillan
Programmes can offer all vacancies in the first phase or distribute them by phase. Vacancies not taken up in a phase are carried over to the next phase. The opening of the next application phase is subject to the existence of vacancies.
The applicant for Doctoral Program in Information Science and Technology must meet one of the following conditions:
Holder of a master's degree or legal equivalent in a national or foreign institution;
Holder of a bachelor's degree, as well as a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum that is recognized as attesting to their ability to undertake this level of study by the Iscte Scientific Commission on Information Science and Technology*;
Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized as certifying their ability to undertake this course of study by the Iscte Scientific Commission on Information Science and Technology. *
* This recognition only provides access to the course leading to the doctoral degree and does not confer on its holder the equivalence to the degree of Bachelor or master’s degree.
Applications are valid only if the applicant has an advisor, monitoring committee and a research proposal (see Application Procedures) with which the advisor agrees. In addition, the applicant must meet the legally established criteria in DL 74/2006 for admission to the third cycle of studies.
Valid applications whose research proposals are likely to lead to a doctoral degree are accepted.
The opening of the application phases depends on the existence of vacancies. 30 vacancies are available for each year.
The specific application process for the PhD Program in Information Science and Technology, as indicated in Article 8 (1) of the specific regulation of this course, requires the submission of documentation through two separate paths simultaneously:
1. Application online at Fenix portal:
Curriculum vitae;
Copies of certificates of all qualifications with their ratings;
Digital photograph;
Copy of the citizen card or equivalent document, if the applicant is Portuguese, or passport, if the applicant is foreign;
Copy of tax payer card or equivalent document;
2. Complementary mandatory documentation to be attached when applying
The application period is now open for one Merit Scholarship and three scholarships for annual tuition payment, for students pursuing a PhD in Information Science and Technology. The Merit Scholarship, with a monthly amount corresponding to the reference amount for national doctoral scholarships awarded by the FCT, is intended for new students and students enrolled in the first year of the 2025-2026 academic year.
The Tuition Exemption Scholarship is intended for new students who have completed their master's degree at Iscte in the two academic years immediately prior to the start of their doctorate (including those who have completed, or will complete, in 2025-2026).
