Currently, viable alternatives are needed to improve the learning process in students and can cope with the demands of society. Generate significant experiences based on research projects of real problems, will encourage students to develop skills that help in solving the problems that a globalized and changing society demands. This research seeks to analyze the different competences developed by students in areas related to chemistry and biology based on knowledge management. For them, an evaluation instrument with 74 variables on a ratio scale and 11 on a nominal scale (final Cronbach's alpha of 0.950) is used. This instrument was applied in two national congresses to 151 students from undergraduate to postdoctoral. Statistical analyzes were performed to determine the univariable and Student's t test in order to find the main competences involved in knowledge management. Among the main findings are: that students develop technical, personal and intellectual skills. The study area is independent of knowledge management. It is suggested to reinforce subjects related to the research methodology in the academic programs that help generate scientific works, as well as to create institutional research centers that are linked to companies.
https://doi.org/10.15366/reice2018.16.2.004