El método de estudio de casos: Una herramienta docente válida para la adquisición de competencias

In the current context of education, the teacher has essentially stopped transmitting knowledge to get involved more actively in the learning process, whose key role lies with the student. The application of the case study method enables them to assume the role of active protagonists of their own learning, promoting the acquisition of disciplinary, generic and academic competitions. In this paper, we present the experiments carried out in two very different educational contexts: the practical teaching of the subject matter Infectious diseases of Animal Health in the Bachelor of Veterinary and secondly, we present its use as a tool in the theoretical classes the subject of economics 1st and 2nd. This paper presents the general guidelines of the methodology used and the main conclusions of its application in the learning process.