Class Management Research Methods

Throughout this course, the student should understand the context in which Research Methods for
Management appear, and acquire the necessary skills to critically analyze and understand the variables involved in their study, realizing their influence in terms of the impact that the results of management may have for the individual, group, organization and society.

1. Science and knowledge
2. Scientific method: approaches and procedures
3. Scientific research works
4. Scientific research
4.1. Stages of scientific research
5. Structure of academic and scientific works
5.1. Characteristics, elements and sections of a scientific work
6. Literature Review
6.1. Systematic Review of Literature
6.2. Narrative Literature Review
6.3. Research questions: characteristics and criteria
7. Data Collection
7.1 Design and construction of a research questionnaire
7.2 Data collection strategies
8. Principles of Scientific Writing
8.1. Referencing vs Citation vs Plagiarism
8.2. APA standards
9. Oral Communication in Science

Students, using an active methodology, should research articles that support the themes they intend to study in future dissertation projects. Through autonomy, they are instilled with the ability to solve a scientific problem.

American Psychological Association (APA, 2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). APA.
Creswell, J.W., & Creswell, J.D. (2018). Research Design: Qualitative , Quantitative , and Mixed Methods Approaches (5th ed.). SAGE.
Reis, F. (2022). Investigação científica e trabalhos académicos: guia prático . Sílabo.
Saunders, M., Lewis, P. & Thornhill, A. (2019). Research Methods for Business Students (8th ed.). Pearson Education.

Artigos científicos (análise em sala de aula)