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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 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. There is no expectation that you already have a research topic or project in mind when you begin the course. 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

TW

May 23, 2023

Good wrap up of how to do research and conduct its components. But, it's quite general not in details. All is about interviewing academic people what they think about different research methods.

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 Meruyert S

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May 16, 2023

Everything was really informative and challenging. Thank you.

By Mohsin A

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Sep 28, 2021

Very helpful course if you wnat to gain skills about research

By Edmichael D F

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Aug 28, 2021

This could be a good help to understand the basic of research

By Laksup A

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May 18, 2021

In this course, you can learn from many scholars' viewpoints.

By Akshay P S

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Apr 11, 2021

This course deals with practical aspects of research methods.

By Ma. G E L

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Dec 16, 2020

Thank you. The learning is quite a "refresher course" for me.

By Mohammad R B H P

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May 11, 2020

Excellent. Short but effective course. Learned a lot. Thanks.

By Luis I S M

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Apr 14, 2020

Very good course, an excellent review of the research methods

By Sabeena G

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Jan 25, 2019

A very good course for all those who are pursuing a research.

By GRISELDA G R

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Jul 12, 2017

Excelente curso muy provechoso Enhorabuena!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Hasnain H

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Mar 9, 2023

Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.

By Zahid R P

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Jun 11, 2020

Highly Recommended to those which are interested in Research

By Vidisha M

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Apr 28, 2020

Good course! I loved the pdf of Chapter 1. Thank you so much

By Lourdes S

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Jul 30, 2024

It is very informative, engaging and is easy to accomplish.

By Vo G T K

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Mar 20, 2024

coursera helps me learn more knowledge and easily get a job

By Hafiz T A K

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Sep 12, 2023

This course is very good for understanding Research, Thanks

By Cucu A

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Jan 5, 2023

Foarte interesant si de ajutor pentru viitorii cercetatori.

By Olga U

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Aug 7, 2022

A good course to learn/review some foundations of research

By Diego A P A

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Feb 18, 2022

Excelent!. Very simple and pretty easy to learn. Thank you!

By Gringo J

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Oct 30, 2021

This is a great course to get you started in doing a study.

By CEDRIC A J T

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Oct 18, 2021

This Cours Is one the best coursesThat I have taking so far

By Justine M A

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Nov 23, 2020

This course helped me a lot. Thank you for the opportunity.

By shriwant c

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Nov 18, 2020

Useful for students who seek to embark on a research career

By Yasmeen s

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Sep 22, 2020

Vey beneficial and helpful for planning a research project.

By APURVA S

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Sep 10, 2020

Gave me amazing Insights!

Thanks to both the professors <3