Statistics with emphasis on formative research as a desirable transversal requirement at IDEAD Universidad del Tolima

The purpose of this review article was to describe the characteristics and principles of the implementation of a virtual learning object to recognize the importance of statistics as a desirable transversal requirement in the students (and teachers) of the IDEAD of the University of Tolima in the scenario of formative research. To locate bibliographic documents, different databases and academic search engines, electronic books and journal portals were used, which were prioritized according to those documents that highlighted the theoretical foundations of formative research, virtual learning objects, the importance of statistics in the scenario of administrative and financial programs, virtual training in the distance education modality and research seedbed. At the beginning of writing the article, the documentary analysis and evaluation of the quality of the articles found were carried out. It was concluded that the review of the pedagogical, didactic and disciplinary references related to the construction of a virtual learning object, as well as the knowledge of the principles and characteristics for its implementation, allows the integration of virtual training in the university context of the distance education modality. Likewise, the generation of research seedbeds invites the strengthening of formative research with the purpose of recognizing the importance of statistics in the context of programs related to administration and finance in the exercise of learning by researching, and not learning by repeating.