Learning Results
Plan and execute a research project. Its aim is the provision of tools and databases necessary for the successful
execution of the work that students will need to develop in their profession and within the disciplines and the
Master’s thesis. The aim was also to recall concepts of data analysis and statistics, as well as the concepts of
ethics and social responsibility.
Program
1 Ethics
1.1 The concept of ethics and organizational ethics.
1.2 Ethics in the context of management. Ethical common issues
1.3 The process of ethical decision making in organizations
1.4 Ethics and professional deontology. The role of codes of conduct.
1.5 The corporate social responsibility.
1.6 Best Practices for Social Responsibility.
2 Data Analysis
2.1 Methodology and research design
2.2 Access to information, Databases, Sampling
2.3 Data Collection
2.4 Document analysis, observation, interviews, content analysis and questionnaires
2.5 Scales
2.6 Introduction to Data Analysis, Statistics
3 Communication
3.1 Reading and decoding specialized texts.
3.2 General approach to research.
3.3 Structuring and preparing scientific reports.
3.4 Notion of plagiarism and preparing quotes.
3.5 Preparation of bibliographies.
3.6 Communication skills for presentations.
Internship(s)
NAO
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