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CB3. That 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.
CB4. That students can convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.
CE15. Gather and interpret data to make judgments that include reflection on relevant business issues.
CG2. Be able to innovate by developing an open attitude towards change and be willing to re-evaluate old mental models that limit thinking.
CT1. Communicate properly orally and in writing in the two official languages of Catalonia.
CT4. Master computer tools and their main applications for ordinary academic and professional activity.
CT5. Develop tasks applying the acquired knowledge with flexibility and creativity and adapting them to new contexts and situations.
This subject aims to delve deeper into the bases of the scientific method and provide students with the basic work tools to be able 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 ; text 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:
BLOCK I. Academic projects. First Part: information search
1. Introduction to the preparation of academic projects
2. The sources of information
3. Introduction to the critical reading of scientific articles and other documents
4. Management of sources and bibliographic citation
5. Background
BLOCK II. Academic projects. Second Part: data collection
6. Introduction: Research design
7. Quantitative data collection techniques vs. qualitative
8. The qualitative data collection process: focus group and interview
BLOCK III. Written communication of academic works
9. The style and grammar of the scientific and academic text
10. Organization of the written work
11. Edition and presentation of written documents
BLOCK IV. Oral communication of academic works
12. Elements of communication
13. Oral communication strategies
14. Planning, design and execution of academic and professional presentations. What to present about my written work?
RECOVERY. Students will be retaken if the grade of any of the two tests in the exam and/or the grade of the project is less than 5 out of 10 points. Only students who have participated in the regular call (that is, those who have done the project and the two tests of the exam beforehand) can be presented for recovery.
Under no circumstances can students receive help from third parties for any course evaluation activity; and if this happens, the student will lose all the right to continue with the remaining assessments of the subject. The teaching staff may summon the student to make the necessary clarifications in case of doubt about the originality of the activities.
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