PACCDIN - Annual Plan for Short Courses in Research

CEOS.PP is promoting the 3rd edition of PACCDIN, an annual programme consisting of 15 short courses on topics essential to research.

PROGRAMA PACCDIN 2025/26

With the aim of developing scientific culture, these courses are especially aimed at young researchers, but are open to the entire scientific community who wish to deepen their knowledge.

All courses will take place in person, in the CEOS.PP Noble Room, and online, with free participation subject to registration.

WHY PARTICIPATE IN PACCDIN?

To encourage student participation in PACCDIN and, above all, to stimulate the development of effective research and participation in scientific meetings, CEOS.PP awards ECTS credits for training hours and independent research work, as follows:

1. 1 ECTS - attendance of 28 hours of training (PACCDIN + Researcher's Coffee), with a minimum of 85% of PACCDIN training hours;

2. 2 ECTS - Training in accordance with point 1 + submission of 2 short abstracts or 1 long abstract to a journal or conference*;

3. 4 ECTS - Training in accordance with point 1 + presentation of a paper at a conference + submission of an article to a conference*;

4. 6 ECTS - Training in accordance with point 1 + acceptance of 2 papers at a conference or 1 paper in an indexed journal.

*Co-authorship with the supervisor is accepted.

PROGRAMME

How to Search Scientific Databases

Ricardo Bahia Machado | Teresa Barros

15.10.2025, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

How to Plan Your Research

Ana Azevedo | Rui Bertuzi

29.10.2025, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

How to Select a Methodology

Elif Göksu Öztürk

12.11.2025, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

How to Collect Data Using a Questionnaire

26.11.2025, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Lurdes Babo

From Questionnaire to Statistical Analysis: Data Processing with SPSS

10.12.2025, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Cristina Torres

How to Conduct a Bibliometric Study

18.02.2026, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Inês Veiga Pereira

How to Collect Interview Data

25.02.2026, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Ana Azevedo | Rui Bertuzi

From Research to Smart Referencing: Mendeley in Practice

04.03.2026, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Helena Costa Oliveira | Isabel Maldonado

Qualitative Data Analysis

18.03.2026, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

José Vale

How to Avoid Plagiarism

01.04.2026, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Inês Braga

How to Write an Article

15.04.2026, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Ana Paula Rocha | Susana Bernardino

How to Give a Scientific Presentation

22.04.2026, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Isabel Ardions

Design Thinking

06.05.2025, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Adalmiro Pereira | Tânia Teixeira

Creative Thinking

20.05.2026, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Susana Bastos

How to Manage Terminology

27.05.2025, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Joana Costa Fernandes | Teresa Pataco