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Grao en Información e Documentación
 Subjects
  Documentation Techniques Applied to Scientific Research
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Introduction to science and research - Knowledge. Characteristics and sources.
- Methods to acquire knowledge.
- Sciencie. Notion, definition.
- Characteristics of scientific knowledge.
- Origins and evolution of science.
- What is scientific research?
- Research-theory
- Importancie of research for disciplines and professions.
2. The Scientific method - Notions
- What is methodology?
- Research paradigms.
- The research process.
- Sistematization of methods.
- Empiric-analytic method.
- Experimental method.
- Hermeneutic method.
- Dialectic method.
- Fenomenologic method.
- Historic method.
- Sistemic method.
- Sintetic method.
- Logic method.
3. Quantitative research techniques - Tipos de técnicas de investigación cuantitativa de acuerdo con su finalidad, carácter, naturaleza y marco temporal.
- Unidades de análisis y observación.
- Población: definición y tipos.
- La muestra y el muestreo. Definición, requisitos y procedimientos.
- Variables: definition and types.
- Informants selection.
- Sampling methods.
- Surveys
- Modalities and characteristics.
- Surveys:sampling.
- Surveys: field work.
- Surveys: processing the data.
- Experimental design.
- Bibliometrics and statistics.
- Scientiometrics and infometrics.
4. Qualitative research techniques - Types l.
- Direct observation.
- Focal groups.
- Documentsand content analysis.
- Grounded or anchored theory.
- Structured interview.
- Life story.
- Other: etnography, etnology, etnomethodology, biography, hermeneutic-interpretative paradigm, etc.
5. Research phases. Conceptual phase: research design. - The research question.
- The research problem.
- Databases
- Registering andorganizing information.
- The framework (Procite).
- The research goals.
- Hypothesis.
6. Research phases. Methodological phase. -Definition and aim of the research design.
-Elements of the research design.
-Classification of levels of research.
-Concepts.
-Selection de una technique.
7. Research phases. Empirical and analytical phases: analysis of the data. - Methods and techniques to analyse data.
- Presentation and interpretation of results.
- Conclusions and implications in research.
- Critical Analysis of research works.
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