Introduction to the Program

Un programa exhaustivo y 100% online, exclusivo de TECH y con una perspectiva internacional respaldada por nuestra afiliación con la Royal Statistical Society” 

La Estadística es, sin lugar a dudas, una de las herramientas más importantes en la investigación de mercados. Gracias a las técnicas de recolección, análisis y gestión de la información que maneja esta disciplina es posible interpretar datos referentes a tendencias o comportamientos actuales o futuros, permitiendo a los profesionales de este ámbito ofrecer pautas de actuación eficientes y eficaces para acciones de marketing, campañas políticas, de publicidad, etc.  

En base a ello, TECH y su equipo de profesionales del sector de la Estadística Aplicada, han desarrollado esta Postgraduate diploma, una completa y exhaustiva experiencia académica 100% online a través de la cual el egresado podrá sumergirse en este ámbito a través de una capacitación multidisciplinar. Se trata de una titulación que ahonda en las fuentes y técnicas de recogida de información social y de mercados, así como en las estrategias para la investigación comercial y de análisis, en sus procedimientos y en su amplio abanico de aplicaciones.  

Es, por lo tanto, una oportunidad única para adquirir un conocimiento amplio y especializado a través de una experiencia académica flexible, completa y dinámica. Y es que, a parte del temario, el egresado contará con multitud de material adicional presentado en diferentes formatos: vídeos al detalle, artículos de investigación, lecturas complementarias, resúmenes dinámicos, casos de uso para perfeccionar sus competencias ¡y mucho más! En conclusión: todo lo que necesita para adquirir de esta Postgraduate diploma un manejo profesional del máximo nivel sobre la investigación de mercados en el contexto actual.  

Con la membresía de Royal Statistical Society (RSS), el egresado obtendrá acceso a publicaciones digitales, más de 100 eventos anuales y conferencias exclusivas. A su vez, podrá unirse a una red global, recibir boletines, participar en grupos locales y aprovechar descuentos y oportunidades de voluntariado que fortalecen su desarrollo profesional en estadística. 

En tan solo 450 horas de experiencia académica multidisciplinar, lograrás dominar las principales fuentes y técnicas de recogida de información social y de mercados”

Esta Postgraduate diploma en Research and Markets contiene el programa educativo más completo y actualizado del mercado. Sus características más destacadas son:

  • El desarrollo de casos prácticos presentados por expertos en Estadística Aplicada
  • Los contenidos gráficos, esquemáticos y eminentemente prácticos con los que está concebido recogen una información técnica y práctica sobre aquellas disciplinas indispensables para el ejercicio profesional
  • Los ejercicios prácticos donde realizar el proceso de autoevaluación para mejorar el aprendizaje
  • Su especial hincapié en metodologías innovadoras
  • Las lecciones teóricas, preguntas al experto, foros de discusión de temas controvertidos y trabajos de reflexión individual
  • La disponibilidad de acceso a los contenidos desde cualquier dispositivo fijo o portátil con conexión a internet

¿Te gustaría implementar a tu praxis los fundamentos más innovadores sobre la investigación de mercados? No esperes más y matricúlate en esta titulación que te aportará todo lo que necesitas para lograrlo” 

El programa incluye, en su cuadro docente, a profesionales del sector que vierten en esta capacitación la experiencia de su trabajo, además de reconocidos especialistas de sociedades de referencia y universidades de prestigio.

Su contenido multimedia, elaborado con la última tecnología educativa, permitirá al profesional un aprendizaje situado y contextual, es decir, un entorno simulado que proporcionará una capacitación inmersiva programada para entrenarse ante situaciones reales.

El diseño de este programa se centra en el Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas, mediante el cual el profesional deberá tratar de resolver las distintas situaciones de práctica profesional que se le planteen a lo largo del curso académico. Para ello, contará con la ayuda de un novedoso sistema de vídeo interactivo realizado por reconocidos expertos.

Si lo que buscas es una titulación que ahonde en las estrategias de búsqueda de medición de las fuentes de información y evaluación, esta Postgraduate diploma es perfecto para ti"

Tendrás acceso a un Campus Virtual compatible con cualquier dispositivo con conexión a internet, ya sea tablet, pc o móvil. Además, podrás acceder sin límites ni horarios"

Syllabus

The success of this university lies in the quality of its programs, which, despite being presented in a convenient online format and guaranteeing a reduced course load, have a very high level of training, superior to any on-site program. This is possible thanks to the use of the best and most sophisticated academic tools, the most avant-garde teaching methodology and the collaboration of the best experts in the field. All this allows TECH to create highly beneficial programs for the professional development of any graduate through an educational experience tailored to their needs. 

You will work with the most innovative and comprehensive content on segmentation and survey processing techniques, as well as the most effective algorithms for data analysis and management” 

Module 1. Sources and Techniques for Collecting Social and Market Information

1.1. Market Research

1.1.1. Definition
1.1.2. Qualities
1.1.3. Role of Social and Market Research

1.2. Social and Market Research

1.2.1. Objectives
1.2.2. Scope
1.2.3. Planning
1.2.4. Design

1.3. Information Sources

1.3.1. Concept
1.3.2. Types of Information Sources
1.3.3. Secondary Sources
1.3.4. Primary Sources

1.4. Search Strategies, Measurement of Information Sources and Evaluation

1.4.1. Type of Strategies
1.4.2. Selection of Information
1.4.3. Assessment of Information

1.5. Information Collection Methods and Techniques

1.5.1. Methodological Processes

1.5.1.1. Initial Approach
1.5.1.2. Research Planning
1.5.1.3. Data Collection
1.5.1.4. Analysis of Results
1.5.1.5. Creating a Report

1.5.2. Projective Techniques
1.5.3. Observation
1.5.4. Pseudo-Shopping or Mystery Shopping

1.6. The Impact of New Information Gathering Techniques and Their Specific Supports

1.6.1. Survey
1.6.2. Panels
1.6.3. Observation
1.6.4. Questionnaire and Collection Protocols

1.7. Qualitative Methods for Obtaining Information

1.7.1. Survey Characteristics
1.7.2. Types of Surveys
1.7.3. Questionnaire Design
1.7.4. Questionnaire Structure and Sequence

1.8. Field Work

1.8.1. Fieldwork Planning
1.8.2. Sequential Process of Data Collection
1.8.3. Methods

1.8.3.1. Quantitative
1.8.3.2. Non-Quantitative

1.8.4. Evaluation of Field Work

1.9. Sampling in Social and Market Research

1.9.1. The Sampling Process in Market Research
1.9.2. Sampling Methods
1.9.3. Sample Size Determination
1.9.4. Sample Error

1.10. Marketing Information Systems

1.10.1. Concept
1.10.2. Opportunity and Threat Analysis
1.10.3. Objectives
1.10.4. Marketing Strategies
1.10.5. Actions, Results and Control

Module 2. Commercial Research and Market Analysis: Procedures and Applications

2.1. Fundamentals of Marketing Research

2.1.1. Concept of Marketing Research and Marketing
2.1.2. Utility of Market Research
2.1.3. Market Research Ethics

2.2. Market Research Applications

2.2.1. The Value of Research for Managers
2.2.2. Factors in the Decision to Investigate the Market
2.2.3. Main Objectives of Market Research

2.3. Types of Market Research

2.3.1. Exploratory Research:
2.3.2. Descriptive Research
2.3.3. Causal Investigations

2.4. Types of Information

2.4.1. Elaboration: Primary and Secondary
2.4.2. Qualitative Nature
2.4.3. Qualitative Nature

2.5. Organisation of Market Research

2.5.1. Internal Market Research Department
2.5.2. Research Outsourcing
2.5.3. Decision Factors: Internal Vs. External

2.6. Research Project Management

2.6.1. Market Research as a Process
2.6.2. Planning Stages in Market Research
2.6.3. Execution Stages in Marketing Research
2.6.4. Managing a Research Project

2.7. Desk Studies

2.7.1. Objectives of Desk Studies
2.7.2. Sources of Secondary Information
2.7.3. Results of the Desk Studies

2.8. Field Work

2.8.1. Obtaining Primary Information
2.8.2. Organization of Information Gathering
2.8.3. Interviewer Control

2.9. Online Market Research

2.9.1. Quantitative Research Tools for Online Markets
2.9.2. Dynamic Qualitative Customer Research Tools

2.10. The Market Research Proposal

2.10.1. Objectives and Methodology
2.10.2. Completion Deadlines
2.10.3. Budget

Module 3. Survey Segmentation and Processing Techniques

3.1. Sample Survey

3.1.1. Objective of a Sample Survey. Most Common Data Collection Methods. Sources of Error in Surveys
3.1.2. Sample Selection: Sampling and Size. Secondary Sources
3.1.3. Official Surveys: National Institute of Statistics
3.1.4. Some Official Surveys: National Health Survey, European Health Survey

3.2. Validity and Reliability of Questionnaires

3.2.1. Factorial Validity
3.2.2. Internal Consistency: Cronbach's Alpha

3.3. Statistical Analysis of Data from Two-Dimensional Contingency Tables

3.3.1. Possible Analyses on a Two-Dimensional Contingency Table
3.3.2. The Logic of Log-Linear Analysis: Decomposition of a Two-Dimensional Contingency Table Basic Elements of the Logarithmic-linear analysis. Effects and Parameters
3.3.3. Calculation and Interpretation of Parameters
3.3.4. Logarithmic-Linear Models for a Two-Way Table
3.3.5. Hierarchical Models. Relationship Between Independence Hypotheses and Hierarchical Log-linear Models. Contrasts for the Significance of Parameters
3.3.6. Contrasts for Significance of Effects. Contrasts for the Goodness-of-Fit of a Model

3.4. Study of a Contingency Table by Means of Correspondence Analysis

3.4.1. Profiles and Chi-Square Distance
3.4.2. Inertia Absorption
3.4.3. Representation Quality
3.4.4. Element Contribution to the Factor
3.4.5. Contribution of the Factor to the Element. Principle of Distributional Equivalence

3.5. Segmentation Analysis: CHAID Algorithm

3.5.1. Automatic Interaction Detection Methods
3.5.2. CHAID Algorithm: Stages of the Process, Types of Predictors, Methods of Stopping the Algorithm
3.5.3. Behavior of CHAID in the Presence of Simpson's Paradox

3.6. Statistical Analysis of Data from Three-Dimensional from Contingency Tables

3.6.1. Concepts of Association and Interaction. Simpson's Paradox
3.6.2. Components that Influence the Magnitude of Frequencies in a Three-Dimensional Contingency Table

3.6.2.1. Complete Independence
3.6.2.2. Multiple Independence and Conditional Independence
3.6.2.3. Saturated Model for a Three-Way Table

3.6.3. Logarithmic-Linear Hierarchical Models for a Three-Way Table

3.6.3.1. Degrees of Freedom of the Models
3.6.3.2. Relationship Between Independence Hypotheses and Logarithmic-Linear Hierarchical Models

3.6.4. Evaluation of the Models. Significance Test for the Goodness-of-Fit of a Model. Significance Test of the Effects

3.7. Discrete Choice and Multidimensional Preference Models

3.7.1. Discrete Choice Models
3.7.2. Multidimensional Preference

3.8. Classification and Regression Trees and Random Forests

3.8.1. Classification and Regression Trees
3.8.2. Random Forests

3.9. Multidimensional scaling

3.9.1. Introduction
3.9.2. Distance and Similarity
3.9.3. Classical Solution
3.9.4. Similarities

3.10. Shopping Cart Analysis

3.10.1. Shopping Cart Analysis
3.10.2. Example of Applications

You have the perfect opportunity to reach the highest level in the field of market research thanks to a flexible, complete and dynamic program, but, above all, adapted to you” 

Postgraduate Diploma in Research and Markets

Market research is the process of collecting, analyzing and interpreting data related to a product or service, in order to better understand the market and make informed business decisions. It is a valuable tool for companies seeking to better understand their customers, market and competitors in order to make informed decisions and improve their market performance.

Market research evaluates different factors such as the acceptance of a product or service, consumer needs and preferences, the competitive situation in the market, the potential of the product or service, among others.

Market research can be carried out through various techniques, such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, social network analysis, product testing, among others. The techniques used will depend on the research objective, target audience, budget and other factors.

Market research is used by many companies to help them make informed business decisions. For example, it can help a company evaluate the acceptance of a new product or service, identify consumer needs and preferences, estimate demand in the market, identify market opportunities and threats, among others.

Throughout the educational program, students learn to identify and evaluate relevant information for understanding the market and making business decisions. They also learn to design and implement research projects, through techniques such as surveys, interviews, focus groups and behavioral observation. Become an expert in market research and acquire the technical and analytical skills to gather and analyze meaningful market information, as well as skills in data management, presentation of results and informed decision-making.