To identify research methods which is the fundamental instrument of generating scientific information. To help students to complete their master studies successfully from the begining of how to identify the question and hypothesis and finalize with the report stage.

Definiton of conception of research, relationship between research, science and philisophy, the ethic and ethical problems in scientific researchs. Main steps of research (identify the question, generate the hypotesis, draw up the research), main variable types, data gathering methods, sampling methods, main statistical and econometric methods used in agricultural economics, testing hypothesis, interpretation of evidences, report stage.