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University of North Texas

Research Design: Inquiry and Discovery

The main purpose of this course is to focus on good questions and how to answer them. This is essential to making considered decisions as a leader in any organization or in your life overall. Topics will include the basis of human curiosity, development of questions, connections between questions and approaches to information gathering design , variable measurement, sampling, the differences between experimental and non-experimental designs, data analysis, reporting and the ethics of inquiry projects. Emphasis will be placed on approaches used in the social sciences (i.e., sociology, psychology, anthropology), but we will also discuss how others (i.e., natural scientists, business analysts) might approach the inquiry process. No prior knowledge of statistics is required for this course.

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NR

4.0Reviewed Aug 19, 2021

The course is easy to follow and you will surely learn a lot if you are a beginner.. I think the course needs to improve on test construction as some items may seem to be too ambiguous..

AM

5.0Reviewed Nov 19, 2020

This is a very great course. I have learned many things that I could share to my students and my colleagues.

LI

5.0Reviewed Jan 13, 2021

Thanks for sharing this meaningful information. I am excited to begin my research projects.

MG

4.0Reviewed Mar 10, 2021

Great type of learning for an man at work most of the day and dad by night. This class is meant for people like me.

PN

5.0Reviewed Jun 4, 2023

It was a good course covering the basic to advance concepts of research design. I learnt a lot from the course and it will help me in the future to carry out research. Regards

C

5.0Reviewed Sep 20, 2025

This course really helps me. I learned a lot of practical knowledge and skills that I can use in my work. It is very useful and motivating.

HG

5.0Reviewed Aug 16, 2020

Very nice experience, i suggest each and every students to complete this course you will surely get something to learn from here. Thanku shoolini university to provide me this course...

GN

5.0Reviewed May 15, 2025

the materials are clear and easy to follow and i enjoyed doing my assignments help me to not forget the content of each module

FR

5.0Reviewed Mar 23, 2022

This course has taught me to be more of a logical thinker. To use data and research to make better conclusions on topics that need analyzation.

GS

4.0Reviewed Sep 10, 2020

A good introductory course that has helped contextualise other study materials that I am working my way through.

MQ

5.0Reviewed Oct 13, 2020

A very informative courseIn my opinion subjective type of assignments must also be included while assessment

AA

5.0Reviewed Jul 31, 2020

Very good platform to learn new things which makes us to learn something new and I love this Coursera app which made me to learn about this research design

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