Objectives:
Develop advanced skills in applied research focused on assessing and improving the social impact of policies, programmes and interventions. It equips students to formulate research problems, select appropriate methodologies, collect and analyse data, interpret results and communicate empirical evidence clearly and rigorously. The unit emphasises the role of research in informed decision-making, solution design and social change, integrating ethical principles, participation and professional responsibility.
Competences:
1. Formulate research problems oriented towards social impact;
2. Select and justify appropriate research methodologies;
3. Collect, analyse and interpret data rigorously and ethically;
4. Apply basic impact evaluation models (quantitative, qualitative and mixed);
5. Integrate empirical evidence into planning and improving social interventions;
6. Communicate findings in a structured, critical and action-oriented way.
Develop advanced skills in applied research focused on assessing and improving the social impact of policies, programmes and interventions. It equips students to formulate research problems, select appropriate methodologies, collect and analyse data, interpret results and communicate empirical evidence clearly and rigorously. The unit emphasises the role of research in informed decision-making, solution design and social change, integrating ethical principles, participation and professional responsibility.
Competences:
1. Formulate research problems oriented towards social impact;
2. Select and justify appropriate research methodologies;
3. Collect, analyse and interpret data rigorously and ethically;
4. Apply basic impact evaluation models (quantitative, qualitative and mixed);
5. Integrate empirical evidence into planning and improving social interventions;
6. Communicate findings in a structured, critical and action-oriented way.
