Master s Program in Roads to Democracy(ies) / Mestrado em Democracia e Governação Guidelines (2014-2015) Deadlines 1. At the end of their first academic year, students are required to complete and hand in a form (provided by the coordination of the program) with the proposal of their thesis topic within the time limit set (this document must be saved with the name of the student, for example, marysilvaproposal.doc). 2. The students are informed in writing about their respective supervisor not later than one month after handing in their proposal. 3. The thesis must be handed in by June 30 or by July 31 at FEUC s Advanced Studies School office; the non-delivery of the thesis within the deadline implies non-approval. In order to complete the program and obtain the master s degree, students have to register again in the following academic year. 4. The public examination of the thesis takes place between July 1 and 31 or between September 1 and 30 (dates to be confirmed depending on FEUC s annual academic calendar). Attendance of courses for students not enrolled in the Master s Program in Roads to Democracy(ies) / Mestrado em Democracia e Governação Students in their final year of undergraduate programs, on the basis of the decision taken by the respective Coordinators, can enroll in courses of the Master s Program Roads to Democracy(ies), depending on the existing vacancies after the admission of the students of the program. Approval in these courses implies that the same can be credited subsequently in the Master's Degree in Roads to Democracy(ies), if so requested by those who apply and are admitted to this program in subsequent years (as stated in the Pedagogical Regulations of UC). Admission to the Thesis Admission to the thesis in the Roads to Democracy(ies) Master s program / Mestrado em Democracia e Governação is limited to students who have obtained approval in at least 45 ECTS during the first year of the program. The students who complete the course work (60 ECTS) but are not registered for the thesis are entitled to a Postgraduate Diploma of Advanced Studies in Roads to Democracy(ies).
Master s Thesis The thesis must include a review of the relevant literature, a theoretical framework, a case study and a list of bibliographical references. The formatting should meet the requirements set out below. General guidelines for preparing theses 1. Organization - Cover (hot binding): includes title, name of the author, name of the supervisor(s), program name, Faculdade de Economia or Faculdade de Letras, date. Other requirements concerning colors, fonts and other elements can be consulted here: http://www.uc.pt/identidadevisual - Abstract in Portuguese and English (500 words) and up to 5 keywords - Acknowledgements (optional) - Index - List of frames/tables (if applicable) - List of figures/charts/maps (if applicable) - List of acronyms (if applicable) - Body of the thesis - Bibliographic references or bibliography 2. Formatting 1. Languages: English or Portuguese 2. Word limit: between 20,000 and 22,500 words (including body of the thesis, bibliography and footnotes) 3. Font: Gill Sans MT 4. Font size: 12 body text; footnotes 10 5. Spacing: double (body text), single (footnotes and references) 6. Paragraph: Alignment: justified; Indent only the first line of a paragraph 1.25 cm 7. Margins [all tables, charts, maps and figures must comply with the margins set]: 3 cm on top; 3 cm below; 3 cm on the outer margin; 3.5 cm on the inset of the page (next to the binding) 8. Printing: A4 paper, white, on both sides of the sheet, vertical orientation
9. Page numbering: - Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, iv...) before the introduction (ackowledgements, abstract, table of contents) - Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3...) for the body of the text, including annexes and bibliography. 10. Each chapter (or part) of the thesis must start on a new page. 11. Quotations are presented in the body of the text enclosed in quotation marks and with due indication of source in parentheses; If the quotation is 4 lines or longer (about forty words), it should start on a new line with no quotation marks and the entire quote should be indented 1 cm from the left margin; the parenthetical reference should come after the closing punctuation mark (citation of sources must meet the requirements set out in below] 12. Standards for citation and presentation of references: Harvard System. References in the body of the text are in parentheses, capitalizing only the initials of the last names. The list of references at the end of the text should include, under the heading References or Literature Cited, all the authors and works cited, and just these. The data provided should correspond to the edition consulted. If considered relevant, the date of the first edition may also be indicated. 1 Books with one Author Include (if available): author s surname and first name; year of publication (copyright); title; edition (if not 1st); place of publication and publisher. Example Bryman, Alan. 2008. Social Research Methods. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Books with two or more authors Fabozzi, Frank J., Modigliani, Franco and Jones, Frank J. 2010. Foundations of financial markets and institutions. 4th ed. Boston: Prentice Hall. Edited books (anthologies) For edited books include ed. Or eds. (short for editor/s) in parentheses between the name(s) of the editor(s) and year of publication. Example: Allen, Jeffner and Young, Iris Marion (eds.). 1989. The Thinking Muse: Feminism and Modern French Philosophy. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 1 A summary and examples of the Harvard System can be found here: http://www.ub.umu.se/en/write/references/writing-references-harvard A Harvard Quick Referencing Guide can be found here: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/assets/harvard_quick_guide_tcm44-47797.pdf
E-books Books that have been read or downloaded from a library website or bookshop should include the same information as for printed books (see examples above). At the end of the citation, you should add e-book. Bowen, Natasha K. & Guo, Shenyang. 2012. Structural equation modeling. New York: Oxford University Press. E-book. Some books whose copyright has expired are sometimes freely available on the internet. In this case you should add the complete URL (http ://...) and access date (the date you downloaded/read the book). If the URL is very long, you can indicate the URL of the search engine/ web site where you found the book, e.g. http://books.google.se/ Smith, Daniel. 1902. Memory of a tree festival. Hamburg: Sommer Publishing. http://www.treesandplantsmemoriesinsummer (Accessed 2012-05-21). Strindberg, August. 1912. Three plays: countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger. Boston: International pocket library. http://books.google.se/ (Accessed 2012-05-21). Book Chapter Include (if available): surname(s) and first name(s) of author(s) of book chapter; title of book chapter, year of publication (copyright); first name(s) and surname(s) of editor(s) and ed(s) in parentheses. In Title of book. edition (if not 1st); place of publication and publisher, page numbers of chapter. Malmberg, Anders. 2003. Beyond the cluster local milieus and global connections. Jamie Peck and Henry Wai-chung Yeung (eds.). In Remaking the Global Economy. London: Sage Publications, 145-162. Journal Article Include (if available): surname(s) and first name(s) of author(s); year of publication; title of article; journal name; volume and issue; page numbers of article Examples: Lundmark, Linda. 2005. Economic Restructuring into Tourism in the Swedish Mountain Range. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism5 (1): 23 45. If full first names are not provided in the article provide only initials. Graham, E and Boyle, P. 2001. Editorial introduction: (Re)theorising population geography: Mapping the unfamiliar. International Journal of Population Geography 7 (6): 389-394. Electronic Journal Articles Include the same information as for journal articles (see example above) and a DOInumber. DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is used to uniquely identify an object such as an electronic article. DOI-numbers are permanent, which makes it possible to easily locate articles even if the URL of the article has changed. Articles are assigned DOInumbers by major academic publishers. If there is no DOI-number you should give the URL-link of the article and in some cases access date (mainly articles that are freely available on the internet). The publisher often indicates how to write the reference. Examples:
Lundmark, Linda. 2005. Economic Restructuring into Tourism in the Swedish Mountain Range. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism5 (1): 23 45. doi: 10.1080/15022250510014273. Larsen, James E. and Blair, John P. 2009. The importance of police performance as a determinant of satisfaction with police. American Journal of Economics and Business Administration 1 (1): 1-10. http://www.scipub.org/fulltext/ajeba/ajeba111-10.pdf (Accessed 2010-09-29). Newspaper Article Include (if available): author of article; year of publication; title of article; magazine/newspaper; day and month of the article Example: Jowit, Juliette. 2010. Corporate lobbying is blocking food reforms, senior UN official warns. Guardian. 22 September. Newspaper article on the web Same informaton as for a printed article (see above) and URL of article and date of access in parentheses. If the URL is very long, it is enough to use the URL of the newspaper e.g http://www.time.com/time/ Jowit, Juliette. 2010. Corporate lobbying is blocking food reforms, senior UN official warns. Guardian. 22 September. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/sep/22/food-firms-lobbying-samueljutzi (Accessed 2010-09-30). Web Pages/Internet Sources Include (if available): author, organization, authority or company; last update of web page (year) ; title of document or page; name of web site or owner of web site; complete URL (http://...) and date of access. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). 2010. Health: OECD says governments must fight fat. http://www.oecd.org/document/35/0,3343,en_21571361_44315115_46064099_1_1 _1_1,00.html (Accessed 2010-10-10). For blogs include title and posting date of individual blog entry Example: Parker, Matt. 2010. The simple truth about statistics. Guardian.co.uk Science blog, 29 September. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2010/sep/29/statistics-lies-abuse (Accessed 2010-10-10). Encyclopedias/Dictionaries For articles/entries in online encyclopedias include (if available): author of article, year of publication, title of article, name of encyclopedia; complete URL (http://...) and date of access. If there is no author, use the title of the entry or article first.
Example: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. 2010. Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/ebchecked/topic/142824/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease (Accessed 2010-10-30). Dissertations and Theses Include information about the degree name and the university that awarded it. Example: Eckerberg, Katarina. 1987. Environmental protection in Swedish forestry: a study of the implementation process. PhD diss., Umeå University. Landström, Mats. 2009. Two essays on Central Bank independence reforms. Lic. diss., Umeå University. Conference Proceedings Lectures/presentations at conferences and seminars are published in anthologies called proceedings. Title, year and city of conference are to be included if known. Individual contributions to conference proceedings are treated as chapters in books. Hall, C. Michael. 2007. North-south perspectives on tourism, regional development and peripheral areas. In Tourism in peripheries: perspectives from the north and south, Dieter K. Müller and Bruno Jansson (eds.), 19-38. Perspectives on tourism in Nordic and other peripheral areas, 2004, Umeå. Wallingford: CABI. Personal Communication Personal communication includes more informal sources, e.g. letters, e-mails, phone calls or conversations. Permission should be sought before these sources are quoted, and a copy retained for reference. If you have promised an interviewee anonymity you must keep that promise. You will find more information about rules and guidelines for research at CODEX. http://www.codex.uu.se/en/index.shtml Please note that personal communication is sometimes not included in the reference list as the sources normally are not traceable. In those cases information about personal communication is provided only in the footnotes. Check with your teacher/supervisor if you are uncertain. A reference to personal communication should include as much information as possible; name, profession/position, year, details of personal communication; date (day and month) Examples: Svensson, Anna; student at Umeå university. 2010. Interview 11 May. Informant 1: Grammar school, Umeå. 2010. 12 boys and 12 girls, individual interviews 9 May. Smith, Veronica; Professor at the Department of Physics, Umeå University. 2010. Northern lights, lecture 12 March. Please note that e-mail addresses belonging to individuals should only be provided if the owner has given permission. Lee, Oscar. 2008. E-mail 13 May. < oscar.lee@umu.se >.
Television program Lindsjö, Lars. UR Samtiden - Hur kan utåtagerande barn bemötas? (Television). Stockholm: Sveriges utbildningsradio. 2011. http://uraccess.se/ Secondary Sources To cite a source from a secondary source is generally to be avoided, since you are expected to have read the works you cite. If an original source is not available you may use secondary sources. In this case, only information about the secondary source should appear in the reference list. In the example below you have read Bob Smith s book Democracy published in 1981 where he cites on page 72 Tom Small s book Civil Rights published in 1832: Smith, Bob. 1981. Civil Rights. Berlin: Herbst Verlag. Guideline s for graphic preparati on of the thesis Submissio n of the master s thesis See the visual identity guidelines of the University of Coimbra in: http://www.uc.pt/identidadevisual. Bindings are not permitted in rings or spirals. Formatting instructions: http://www.uc.pt/feuc/eea/documentos/formatacao_teses i. Cover: see WORD version in: http://www.uc.pt/identidadevisual/identidadevisual/template s ii. Cover sheet: see WORD version in: http://www.uc.pt/feuc/eea/documentos/folha_de_rosto The recommendations of the Academic Board of FEUC regarding theses should be adopted as follows: The number of paper copies to be handed in are only those needed for the members of the examining committee. If a digital version is presented, it will be only circulated among the members of the examining committee. At the end of the public examination, the members of the committee decide whether to accept the work as it is or whether amendments are needed. In this case, the committee will establish with the candidate a period to make the changes. Only after the President of the examining committee declares the work as complete will the candidate be required to hand in the final copies, including the digital version, for mandatory deposit in libraries and the repository of the UC (Estudo Geral).
The process of endorsement and approval by the examining committee will only take place after the delivery of the final copies on paper and in digital format by the candidate. Procedures: 1. Deliver the following elements to the Advanced Studies School office: a) 3 paper copies of the thesis and 3 paper copies of the candidate s cv, in English and Portuguese, with up to 2500 characters; however, in case the examining committee includes more than three members, extra copies will be requested; b) 1 digital copy of the thesis; c) Formal declaration(s) of your supervisor(s), considering that the thesis may be presented for public examination; d) Application for the public examination; please use this template: http://www.uc.pt/feuc/mestrados/documentos/minuta_requeriment o_provas f) Declaration of authorship, which you can find here: http://www.uc.pt/feuc/mestrados/documentos/declaracao_autoria g) Authorization for public access to the thesis, which you can find here: http://www.uc.pt/feuc/mestrados/documentos/estudogeral 2. After the final version of the thesis is accepted by the President of the Examining Committee, 2 copies on paper and 3 copies in digital format of this version must be delivered to the abovementioned office. Deadlines for the SCHOOL YEAR 2013/2014 July 2014 Completion of the cycle studies. The student who completes the program until 30 September does not have to register in the following academic year.. Completion of the master s program occurs with the public examination of the thesis or the last curricular unit missing to complete the study plan.. When the public examinations do not occur until this date, the student must register for the new school year (2014/2015), with the consequent payment of tuition fees. If the public examination of the thesis occurs until February 22 (2015), the student is excused from payment of tuition fees for the 2nd semester.