The term methodology is defined as the group of rational mechanisms or procedures, used to achieve an objective, or series of objectives that directs a scientific investigation. This term is directly linked to science, however, the methodology can be presented in other areas such as education, where the didactic or legal methodology is found in law.
There are many contexts where the word methodology can be used; To next, some of them:
The didactic methodology. It has to do with everything related to the forms or teaching methods that allow the success of the teaching-learning process, which in this case would be obtaining the necessary knowledge for learning, development and understanding of various ways of learning a job or profession in particular. The methodologies applied in the teaching process are: deductive, inductive and analog or comparative.
As for legal methodology, it can be understood as a discipline that facilitates the philosophical bases used in the practice of legal science.
Software development methodology, refers to the set of techniques, procedures and documentary supports used in the design of information systems. Its main objective is to expose a series of classic and modern systems modeling techniques that allow the development of quality software, which include construction heuristics and system model comparison criteria.
Among the software development methodologies most applied today are:
The XP methodology (extreme programming), is characterized by being one of the best known within agile software development processes, since it places greater emphasis on adaptability, rather than predictability.
The Scrum methodology. It is characterized by being an agile and flexible methodology that allows managing software development, trying to meet its objective, which is to maximize the return on investment made by the company. This methodology is based on the construction of the most valuable functionality for the client and on the principles of constant supervision, adaptation and innovation.
Knowledge methodology is composed of a series of elements that allow the correspondence between man and his environment. Within it are four general methods of obtaining knowledge:
The method of tenacity: through this procedure, the subject stops believing in its truth and adopts as true, the tradition imposed by a group or guild of authority. The a priori or intuition method: this method estimates that people manage to reach the truth through communication and the free exchange of ideas; and in the absence of a consensus between the parties, a dilemma arises when determining who is right.
The scientific method: by means of this method, all doubts that the researcher presents can be dispelled, since this methodology is not based on beliefs, it is only based on results obtained through experimentation. The scientist does not accept the veracity of information, if he does not first put it to the test.
History methodology is defined as a series of techniques and procedures used by historians to handle primary sources and other evidence that contribute to research on past events of great importance to human societies.
Scientific methodology, this is defined as the investigative procedure used mainly in the creation of science-based knowledge. It is called scientific because such research is based on empirical and measurement, adjusting to the specific principles of reasoning tests.
It is important to highlight that within all scientific research there are four basic elements: the subject (who carries out the research); the object (the topic to be investigated); the environment (refers to the resources needed to carry out the research); and the end (has to do with the purpose pursued by the investigation)
