Knowledge:
K-2. Knowledge of the scientific research method and its application in Social Sciences.
K-3. Advanced knowledge of the method of production and communication of a research paper (organization, structure, academic writing process, presentation and publication).
K-4. Knowledge of comparative analysis and historical analysis applied in the main scientific contributions in Social Sciences.
K-5. Knowledge of the internal logic of a scientific publication, examining expository clarity, as well as consistency between theory, analytical strategy, indicators, results and conclusions.
Skills:
S-2. Ability to plan a research program to test general hypotheses.
S-3. Ability to plan, produce and communicate scientific production to a specialized and non-specialized audience in a clear manner.
S-4. Ability to select and apply the method of comparison or historical analysis to the study of a political, economic or social phenomenon.
S-5. Ability to organize and express ideas in a clear and unambiguous way and to support theoretical arguments on a topic based on a critical analysis of literature.
Competencies:
C-2. Be able to develop a complete research design autonomously based on a research question in some field of social sciences.
C-3. Be able to produce a research work that contains an original theoretical and empirical contribution and defend it in a public event before a court.
C-4. Ability to select cases and apply the comparative method and/or historical analysis when providing an empirical answer to a research question within the framework of applied or academic research.
C-5. Ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of scientific publications on an area of ¿¿study and to justify the advance in the frontier of knowledge that is intended to be achieved in the research project.
