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About the Course

This MOOC is about demystifying research and research methods. It will outline the fundamentals of doing research, aimed primarily, but not exclusively, at the postgraduate level. It places the student experience at the centre of our endeavours by engaging learners in a range of robust and challenging discussions and exercises befitting SOAS, University of London's status as a research-intensive university and its rich research heritage. The course will appeal to those of you who require an understanding of research approaches and skills, and importantly an ability to deploy them in your studies or in your professional lives. In particular, this course will aid those of you who have to conduct research as part of your postgraduate studies but do not perhaps have access to research methods courses, or for those of you who feel you would like additional support for self-improvement. No prior knowledge or experience in research is required to take this course and as such, the course is for everyone. This MOOC draws on a wealth of existing course material developed to support research training across SOAS, University of London and particularly drawing from the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD). In 2015, the course was nominated for the prestigious Guardian University Award for its innovative approach to online learning. Participation in or completion of this online course will not confer academic credit for University of London programmes...

Top reviews

CS

May 9, 2022

Really easy to follow and great advice from all the experts! It has helped me organise from the beginning of my dissertation and I feel more comfortable getting started on what is a big project ahead.

A

Jul 26, 2017

This is wonderful course especially for research scholars, one suggestion is instead of giving articles from books, please provide a PPT which will be more effective ! thank you for wonderful session.

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By Douglas R S

Jul 8, 2022

Muy bueno realmente nos incita a que analicemos y nos birnda diferentes puntos de partida para lograr emprender nuestra investigacion.

By Akshay U S

Jan 15, 2022

Great experience! It is good to get to know about the insight views on the research methods from a large community.

Really nice course!

By Michael A B

Jun 11, 2021

It is a very informative course to take. I learned a lot about the research methods and how are we going to prepare a reseach project.

By KOMBA S

May 9, 2021

I found this course very resourceful and educative. The knowledge gained will be put into practice in my career as a young researcher.

By CLARA D

Mar 30, 2021

The course helps you to write a good research question and shows you what's is a good research question, consequently a good research.

By Kishu a

Jun 21, 2020

What an amazing organisation pf material and assignment. Its really worthful. The material that provided is really helpful in future.

By Jeffrey M F

May 10, 2020

Great course providing a comprehensive overview of research methods and how to use them and assess how they were properly implemented!

By Emily C

Sep 9, 2017

An excellent overview in understanding research methods, definitely helpful for anyone who wants to go into a research-oriented field.

By Beka K

Jul 13, 2017

Soft and light, but very essential and necessary course. I recommend this course to anyone, generally, interested in research methods.

By Dr S S

Jun 6, 2017

The course Understanding Research Methods is a wonderful course that perfectly plugs the gap that new entrants in research experience.

By Aisha M M

Nov 24, 2022

the amount of things I didn't know about research before this course truly surprised me. The course was also short and uncomplicated.

By Onyenwe S C

Jun 29, 2020

with the knowledge gained from this course i am now able to focus on the relevant things i need in other to perform my research topic

By Cherryl C

Jun 14, 2020

This course helped me a lot to develop my knowledge in research methods, Now i can proceed with my research study. Thank you coursera

By Sachchida N

Jun 9, 2020

this course is very useful for all of us who worked in education and research field, the working principle and review is very useful.

By Yeimy S D C

Apr 13, 2020

The course is fantastic, it allows the application of knowledge to practice, it promotes theory. It's a fundamental training process.

By Xenia M

Jul 17, 2017

It was a good and clear course that helped me organize myself and understand better the requierments to do a quality scientific work.

By LIZ A P P

Jul 14, 2017

me parece excelente el curso porque le permite a los investigadores jovenes, desarrollar habilidades para mejorar sus investigaciones

By Ajrina D G

Nov 25, 2023

it is easy to learn and get insight from real academics. Gave so many important points based on their experiences. Light to learn :D

By Zain u A

Jul 29, 2023

Excellent way to learn. But they said this is a Free course, after completion they are demanding fees of the course for certificate.

By Franchesca F

Jul 19, 2022

It's a very nice and informative course I learned a lot and have definety developed my skills in research, I look forward to week 4!

By Мошнякова П Д

Jul 11, 2022

Спасибо за интересный курс! сжато и лаконично дана информация как проводить исследование, основные этапы, варианты методов и анализа

By Silvana G A

Apr 14, 2021

Es un curso realmente interesante. Me gustó mucho la modalidad. Además que da una introducción para poder realizar una investigacion

By Gladson V

Jul 9, 2020

I found this course very helpful, especially for the fact that I'm learning research methodology as one of my courses this semester.

By SHWETHA M P

Apr 16, 2020

It was really knowledgeable course..ileaned many things from this course..thank you so much for such a wonderful and valuable course

By MARLYN G

Oct 12, 2020

This is very helpful in understanding the technicalities of doing research. Thank you so much for this short course. I learn a lot.