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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...

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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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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.

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By Muhammad N

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Jan 25, 2021

Its a very great opportunity for me to understand the research methods , I really thankful to University of London for providing a Course.

By NIAZ M

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Jul 21, 2020

I'm very much happy that i have been able to complete this course.This course taught me social research very well and in an enjoyable way.

By Ibrahima C

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Nov 16, 2024

I have taken 3 years to complete this course, but in those 3 years, this course has been useful and has accompanied me through my thesis.

By Laura E

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Feb 3, 2021

Buen curso, facil y sencillo y se aprende mucho, de poco tiempo y se abarca lo mas importante sin necesidad de indagar mucho en el tema.

By Soham C

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Feb 23, 2020

The course has got a very innovative design. It does shows the world the teaching-learning process can be really so simple and effective.

By Tofail A

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Jun 9, 2019

Excellent way of learning through a systemic approach by the scholars interviews and documentation. A complete basic research guidelines.

By Batoul A

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Apr 22, 2020

Thanks for this well-designed course. I really benefited from it and I will recommend it for other colleagues. All the best from Jordan!

By Louis H

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Jan 1, 2025

What a wonderful and eye opening course. For this armature historian I have new tools to help in my research. "Semper Fidelis", Folks

By Sahithi M

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Oct 31, 2022

This is nice couse which enables the reader to understand different components of research paper and enriching the skills for the same.

By Tinel B

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Apr 11, 2021

This course is very interesting, understandable and it just requires time to read listen and understand what to do. I really enjoyed it

By Sumon A

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Jul 13, 2020

Thank you so much for this great opportunity for learning Research Methods. It is a nice course for those who are doing their research.

By Akilla

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Jul 6, 2020

I had a great time. I learnt how to understand research methods and how to solve research questions. What a great experience. Thank you

By AIMABLE N

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Jun 29, 2020

This course was well planned. I have gained more skills in research methodologies, and this is an added advantage to complete my MPhil.

By Bridjesh.P

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Apr 6, 2020

The course on Understanding Research Methods has given me confidence and helped me to learn the aspects in doing research from scratch.

By Venilton F

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Sep 13, 2017

Excelente curso, uma ótima opção para quem deseja ter uma visão geral (e genérica) sobre os principais métodos de pesquisa científicos.

By Busi S

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Aug 7, 2022

The information was easy to grasp and the short interviews conducted by established research brought in practical aspects to consider.

By Douglas R S

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Sep 9, 2017

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

By int. r

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Jul 13, 2017

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