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B2_That students know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional way and have the skills that need to be demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study
B3_Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study), to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues
B4_That students can convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences
E10_Recognize and understand the mechanisms of innovation and entrepreneurship and develop entrepreneurial initiative through theoretical models that fit a business idea
E11_Analyze and properly assess the scientific-technological and economic environment, both to look for innovative opportunities and to establish the necessary processes to adapt the organization to this environment
E12_Generate strategic skills by considering the operating environment as a project and establishing long-term, large-scale guidelines
E13_Create connections between people, collaborators and companies, contacting people who under normal circumstances would not match
E14_Identify emerging sectors and business innovation strategies applied in these sectors and compare them with each other
E1_Interpret basic economic concepts and economic reasoning, as well as microeconomic and macroeconomic functioning
E2_Define company policy in international environments and permeate a global and international dimension to business
E3_Analyze and evaluate the information in the financial statements, applying legal criteria or defined by the company, evaluate the economic performance and prepare financial reports that are used for decision making
E4_Assess and define the personnel policies of a company or business organization, select work teams, define profiles and establish staffing needs
E5_Analyze business contexts, identify markets and customers and establish marketing strategies through the use of advanced and innovative techniques
E6_Analyze business contexts, identify markets and customers and establish marketing strategies using advanced and innovative techniques
E7_Elaborate projects and proposals of innovative companies establishing principles of social responsibility in the management and integrating the perspective of gender like indicators of quality and innovation
E8_Organize the productive operations of the company
E9_Use mathematical tools and advanced statistical tools for decision making and contrasting various economic assumptions
G2_Be able to innovate by developing an open attitude to change and be willing to re-evaluate old mental models that limit thinking
Communicate properly orally and in writing in the two official languages of Catalonia
T5_Develop tasks applying, with flexibility and creativity, the knowledge acquired and adapting it to new contexts and situations
This course aims to deepen the basics of the scientific method and provide students with the basic tools to work to design and execute a research project. On the other hand, improve your skills to use a series of instruments and tools that allow you to manage the different steps of the research process more efficiently and communicate your results more effectively: research tools and information management ; word processing and editing; organization and data processing; and presentation and communication of results.
Also, knowing and mastering the characteristics of the scientific method is of crucial importance in the business world: setting questions, carefully observing reality through the collection of data and verifiable facts, formulating and contrasting hypotheses, drawing conclusions and reformulating the problems and questions we ask ourselves is fundamental to the functioning of markets, companies, and organizations.
This subject has the following specific objectives:
The student will be able to:
The classroom (physics or virtual) it is a safe, free space of attitudes sexists, racists, homophobic, transphobic i discriminatory, ja be towards the students or towards the faculty. we trust that among all and all we can create a space sure on ens can to err i to learn sense having to suffer prejudice others.
Provides the techniques, tools, and skills needed to carry out a research work or business plan.
Theoretical sessions |
MD1.Master class: Expository class sessions based on the teacher's explanation attended by all students enrolled in the subject MD4. Video capsules: Resource in video format, which includes contents or demonstrations of the thematic axes of the subjects. These capsules are integrated into the structure of the subject and serve students to review as many times as necessary the ideas or proposals that the teacher needs to highlight in their classes. |
Guided learning |
MD5. Seminars: Sessions linked to the face-to-face sessions of the subject that allow to offer a practical perspective of the subject and in which the participation of the student is key. MD6. Discussions and forums: Face-to-face or online conversations, according to the objectives that the teacher responsible for the subject pursues. The debates have a start and end date and are energized by the teacher |
Autonomous learning |
MD10. Research and critical reading of articles. Students start from a working hypothesis that they will develop, following the phases of the research methodology, including the critical reading of articles. MD11. Non-contact tutorials: for which the student will have telematic resources such as e-mail and virtual classroom resources |
Block 1. Research activity in the social sciences and sources of information
Block 2. Written Presentation of Research Papers
Block 3. Quantitative and qualitative information: collection and analysis
Block 4. Oral Presentation of Research Papers
The subject has a continuous assessment part and a final exam. To pass the subject you must:
Summary of the evaluation system:
Therefore, to pass the course it will be necessary to obtain an average of 5 out of 10, or higher, both in the continuous assessment and in the global exam.
RECOVERY
In the recovery period you can only recover:
Under no circumstances may students receive help from third parties for any course evaluation activity; and in case of occurrence the student will lose all the right to continue with the evaluations that remain of the asignatura. In case of not understanding of the resolution any activity of the evaluation, will be able to quote to the student later and realize him an oral examination on that one the activity of evaluation. Those issues that cannot be justified can be penalized in the final grade.
Ang, Siah (2014). Research design for business & management. SAGE Publications Ltd, https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473909694
Amat, Oriol and Rocafort, Alfredo (2017). How to do research Barcelona: Profit Editorial.
Lluch, Gemma & Nicolás, Miquel (2015). Academic writing: planning, documentation, writing, citation and models. Barcelona: Editorial UOC.
Turull, Max; Ardanuy Baró, Jordi and Arroyo and Amayuelas, Esther. (2017). Work and communication techniques: tools for the legal and social sciences. Barcelona: Huygens Publishing.
McGregor, Sue (2018). Understanding and evaluating research. SAGE Publications, Inc. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781071802656