Definition of research. Research objectives. Types of research. Inductive and deductive thinking. The scientific method:
- Problem definition;
- Review of concepts and theories and previous observations (database of consultation of scientific literature and their use);
- Hypothesis formulation and testing (one-tailed and two-tailed tests; hypothesis vs theory);
- Research design (descriptive studies, experimental studies, clinical studies, pre-clinical research, dependent and independent variables, cause-effect association, sampling);
- Data collection (precision, accuracy, error, security and retention, intellectual property);
- Data analysis (Ingenuity Pathway Analysis);
- Scientific fraud;
- Interpretation and communication (oral and written communication, writing a scientific paper, writing a research project, writing a thesis).