Currículo

Métodos de Inquirição Online 01772

Contextos

ECTS

6.0 (para cálculo da média)

Objectivos

A internet e as TIC em geral apresentam novas possibilidades e desafios para a investigação nos vários domínios das ciências sociais. A UC pretende dotar os discentes com competências para avaliar criticamente a análise empírica online. A UC inclui a exploração e aplicação por parte dos discentes dos métodos de pesquisa social emergentes para estudar as atividades online. O trabalho curricular inclui o desenho e a aplicação de pelo menos um método de inquirição online. O discente que complete com sucesso esta UC deverá: OA1.Definir as relações entre a teoria, as questões de pesquisa e os dados empíricos obtidos online. OA2.Identificar os pontos fortes e fracos de diferentes abordagens metodológicas. OA3.Discutir as oportunidades e problemas dos métodos de pesquisa aplicados na Internet. OA4.Comparar métodos de amostragem, recolha e gestão de dados e a fiabilidade dos dados obtidos online. OA5.Conhecer os princípios éticos em torno da pesquisa online.

Programa

Temas abordados: CP1. Abordagem multi-disciplinar à pesquisa social online. Formas de conhecimento e a pesquisa na Web. CP2. Introdução aos procedimentos e ferramentas de construção e aplicação de questionários online. CP3. Pesquisa quantitativa online: possibilidades e desafios. CP4. Fiabilidade e validade dos dados obtidos online. CP5. Novos métodos: Big data, motores de busca, google trends, ferramentas analíticas e de web scraping das atividades online. CP6. Etnografia digital. CP7. Pesquisa com recurso a media sociais. CP8. A inteligência artificial generativa e investigação social online. CP9. A entrevista e "focus group" mediado por computador. CP10. Princípios éticos na pesquisa online.

Método de Avaliação

Nas modalidades de avaliação temos as seguintes alternativas: 1) Avaliação ao longo do semestre: Realização das leituras selecionadas para cada aula; Realização de dois trabalhos: - um individual baseado na leitura de artigo - um trabalho final, de grupo ou individual, de perfil mais aprofundado numa das seguintes modalidades: a) Ensaio/ trabalho de aprofundamento temático; b) Projecto de pesquisa; A nota final terá como base o seguinte cálculo: Trabalho Individual: 50% Trabalho final: 40% Participação/assiduidade (10%). A avaliação ao longo do semestre implica uma assiduidade mínima, não devendo ser inferior a 2/3 das aulas efetivamente lecionadas. 2) Os estudantes que não optem pela avaliação ao longo do semestre ou que nela não tenham aproveitamento, podem recorrer à avaliação por exame, que implica a entrega de uma recensão crítica e de um trabalho de aprofundamento temático.

Carga Horária

Bibliografia

Principal

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Disciplinas de Execução

2018/2019 - 1º Semestre

2019/2020 - 1º Semestre