This course aims to present the foundations of research design and skills for preparing a research project. It is a mandatory and introductory discipline, which will present an overview of scientific methodologies, starting with epistemology and covering different phases of research design, such as research question and theoretical gaps identification, literature review, qualitative and quantitative research methods, as well as data collection and analysis. In addition, we will address other topics such as the potential for replicability, ethical issues in quantitative and qualitative methods, databases, and scientific dissemination