It is not necessary to have passed other subjects previously.

The objective of the subject is to provide students with knowledge and understanding that will provide a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context. The researcher, for the proper acquisition of knowledge about the subject of his study, must know how to identify and focus the topics and for this he must follow a rigorous procedure, formulated in a logical manner. The research method aims precisely to facilitate this logical path that the researcher has to follow in the search for his final conclusions about his study. It refers to the procedures that can be followed in order to demonstrate a hypothesis, fulfill a series of objectives or give a concrete answer to a previously selected problem, starting by defining the starting point. If the researcher starts from concrete situations and wishes to find information about them in order to analyze them within a general theoretical framework, he will use an inductive method. If, on the other hand, he starts from general situations, explained in a general theoretical framework, and the object of his research is to apply them to a concrete reality, he will be opting for a deductive method. The important thing is to be clear about where the knowledge comes from and where you want to get to, selecting the research method according to the problem or the subject raised, and once this subject has been taken, the student will have acquired the necessary resources and skills to be able to adequately develop this task.

Types of research methods . Induction and deduction Characteristics of research and scientific practice Determination under investigation Qualitative and quantitative research Approach methodology. - Draft a proposal for study and analysis - Design study strategy The research process . Fundamental research phases The guidelines of the method in the study and analysis Data collection and processing them The use of library resources The use of electronic resources formal questions

TRAINING ACTIVITIES - Asynchronous online theory class - Practical classes online asynchronous - Asynchronous online theoretical/practical classes - Synchronous online tutorials - Individual student work - Synchronous/asynchronous online evaluation tests TEACHING METHODOLOGIES - Presentations in class by the professor with the support of computer and audiovisual media, in which the main concepts of the subject are developed and the bibliography is provided to complement the students' learning. - Resolution of practical cases, problems, etc. .... posed by the teacher individually or in groups. - Presentation and discussion in class, under the moderation of the professor of topics related to the content of the subject, under the moderation of the profesor related to the content of the subject, as well as case studies. - Elaboration of papers and reports individually or in groups. - Critical reading of texts recommended by the professor of the subject: Press articles, reports, manuals and/or academic articles, either for later discussion in class, or to expand and consolidate the knowledge of the subject.