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Broaden Your Skill Set | Learn to Conduct a Research Project
Research is a skill that is valuable across any industry or discipline. When you need to know something to move forward it's critical to gather the right information in the right way and analyse it to extract dependable conclusions. This course is for understanding theory and applying skills in research for being job or business ready.
You will learn:
- Decision making for using qualitative or quantitative research methods
- The advantages and disadvantages of different types of research
- To be confident in your choice over what type of research you need
- To develop skills to interpret data
- How to design a research project
- How peer reviews and academic research works
- To become a more adaptable researcher
Who this course is for:
- Academic professionals & teachers
- Students
- Authors and writers
- Business owners
- Entrepreneurs
- Leaders (community groups, workplaces)
- Management teams
- Committees
- Health professionals
- Carers
What's in the course!
LESSON 1 WHY WE DO RESEARCH
What is Research?
Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed methods research
A note on literature reviews
Mixed Methods
Reliability and Validity in Research
Using Case Studies
Test-retest Reliability
Internal Consistency
Interrater reliability
Validity
Working with Others
The Importance of Research
LESSON 2 DESIGNING RESEARCH – RATIONALE, AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND HYPOTHESIS
What is a Rationale?
Defining Aims
Research Objectives
The Hypothesis
Types of Hypotheses
Simple, Complex, Logical, Empirical
Statistical, Null, Alternative, Associative
Casual, Composite, Directional, Non-directional, Qualitative
LESSON 3 DESIGNING RESEARCH - CONDUCTING LITERATURE REVIEWS
Importance of Literature Reviews
Conducting a Literature Review
Bias in Literature Reviews
Writing a Literature Review
Reliability of Literature
Different Types of Literature Review
Systematic, Meta-analysis, Meta-synthesis, Scoping,
Narrative, Augmentative, Integrative, Theoretical
Creating an Effective Literature Review
LESSON 4 DESIGNING RESEARCH - DATA COLLECTION
Primary And Secondary Data
Qualitative Research and Primary Data
Experimental
Simulation Experiments
Selecting Participants
Types of Samples
Purposive, Snowball, Simple Random, Stratified, Quote, Systematic Sampling
Why do we need samples?
Experimental Designs
Independent Measures
Repeated Measures
Matched Pairs Design
Ethics Committees
Psychology
Horticulture and Agriculture
Scientific Responsibility
Animal Research
Action Research Vs Design-Based Research
Data Collection
Ontology, Epistemology, Axiology, Research Paradigm
Qualitative Research Methods
Mixed Methods Design
Innovative Data Generation Methods
LESSON 5 DATA ANALYSIS
Using Statistics – Why Are Statistics Important?
Descriptive Statistics
Inferential Statistics
Continuous and Discrete Data
Variance
Advanced Statistics
ANOVA
Describing Results in Written Form
Qualitative Data Analysis
How to Conduct a Thematic Analysis
LESSON 6 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
Describing Your Findings
Ethical Issues
Evaluating Your Work
Peer Reviews
Future Research Opportunities
Publishing Research
Access To Information
The Academic Peer Review Process
LESSON 7 LEGAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH
Intellectual Property
Legal Issues
Who Owns the IP
Collaboration and IP
Securing Funding and IP Issues
Commercialisation and IP
Publishing
Trademarks
Patents
Finding Academic Journals for Publication
Why StudyACS are leaders in online short courses... We have designed courses based on what people really want and need..
- Get Qualified in 20-hours or less
- 100% Self-paced Course
- Fully Online, Instant Access
- Optional Practical Activities Throughout
- Friendly Helpdesk Team Available
- Automated Self-assessment Quizzes
- Personalised 'Certificate of Completion' after Final Assessment
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