Guía docente de Metodología de la Investigación (M56/56/1/38)

This course aims at providing students with the competences required for the posterior elaboration of their master's thesis.

The program will be structured around the following topics:

• Diffusion of scientific activity in Economics and Management
• Structure of scientific articles and publication standards
• Process of planning a scientific work and preparation of manuscript
• Oral and written communication for research in Economics and Management.

No specific prerequisites are required.

• How to access, collect and store information from different sources
• How to generate conclusions and make judgments based on multidisciplinary information
• How to establish objectives based on the information obtained, identifying the lines of action and prioritizing the most appropriate methodologies to achieve them
• How to plan and select the resources needed to solve problems in new and imprecise multidisciplinary contexts
• Analyze and interpret the results in the context of the problem posed from an interdisciplinary perspective
• Develop and evaluate coherent initiatives
• Argue, discuss and defend, orally or in writing, the conclusions and proposals presented
• Contrast and provide contextualized data with objectivity, transparency, and reliability.

1. Diffusion of scientific activity in Economics and Management;

2. Scientific articles and publication standards step by step

1. Process of planning a scientific work and preparation of manuscript;
2. Oral and written communication for research in Economics and Management

Bailey St., Bottomley J., Paltridge B., Starfield S., 2020. A Practical Guide to Academic Writing for International Students: A Handbook for International Students. Routledge Freebook.

• Derntl, M. (2014) Basics of research paper writing and publishing, Int. J. Technology Enhanced Learning, 6(2), 105-123.
• Dudenhefer P. (2009) A guide to Writing in Economics, Mimeo Duke University.
• Kitchin R., Fuller D. (2005) The Academic's Guide to Publishing Series: SAGE Study Skills Series. SAGE Publications Ltd . 192 pages ISBN: 9781412900836.
• Swales J.M., Feak C.B. (2012) Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 3rd Edition Essential Tasks and Skills University of Michigan Press.
• Thomson, W. (1999). The Young Person's Guide to Writing Economic Theory. Journal of Economic Literature, 37(1): 157-183. DOI: 10.1257/jel.37.1.157.

•School of Management & Languages “A guide to writing your masters dissertation”

•Paperpile, Research and writing guides

–https://paperpile.com/guides/writing/

–https://paperpile.com/guides/research/

•Springer Author and reviewer tutorials https://www.springernature.com/gp/authors/campaigns/writing-a-manuscript?utm_source=springer&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=RMarketing&utm_campaign=AEXS_2_SE01_GL_Tutorials_Redirect 

•Writing in English (Course 30 mn Springer) https://www.springernature.com/gp/authors/campaigns/writing-in-english?utm_source=springer&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=RMarketing&utm_campaign=AEXS_2_SE01_GL_Tutorials_Redirect

•VOXEU https://cepr.org/voxeu

Article 17 of the UGR Assessment Policy and Regulations establishes that the ordinary assessment session (convocatoria ordinaria) will preferably be based on the continuous assessment of students, except for those who have been granted the right to a single final assessment (evaluación única final), which is an assessment method that only takes a final exam into account.

• Class attending and participation 10% 

• Exercises 20% 

• Oral presentation of a scientific project 30% 

• Written presentation of a scientific project 40% 

Article 19 of the UGR Assessment Policy and Regulations establishes that students who have not passed a course in the ordinary assessment session (convocatoria ordinaria) will have access to an extraordinary assessment session (convocatoria extraordinaria). All students may take part in this extraordinary assessment session, regardless of whether or not they have followed continuous assessment activities. In this way, students who have not carried out continuous assessment activities will have the opportunity to obtain 100% of their mark by means of an exam and/or assignment.

• Oral presentation of a scientific project 40% 

• Written presentation of a scientific project 60% 

Article 8 of the UGR Assessment Policy and Regulations establishes that students who are unable to follow continuous assessment methods due to justifiable reasons shall have recourse to a single final assessment (evaluación única final), which is an assessment method that only takes a final exam into account.

In order to opt for a single final assessment (evaluación única final), students must send a request, using the corresponding online procedure, to the coordinator of the master’s programme, in the first two weeks of the course or in the two weeks following their enrolment (if the enrolment has taken place after the classes have already begun). The coordinator will communicate this information to the relevant teaching staff members, citing and verifying the reasons why the student is unable to follow the continuous assessment system.

In this case, the assessment will comprise:

• Oral presentation of a scientific project 40% 

• Written presentation of a scientific project 60% 

INCLUSION and DIVERSITY. In the case of students with disabilities or other specific educational support needs (NEAE), the tutoring system will be adapted to these needs, following the recommendations of the inclusion area at the University of Granada. Departments and centers will establish appropriate measures to ensure that tutorials take place in accessible locations. Additionally, at the request of faculty, support can be requested from the competent unit at UGR for special methodological adaptations.