Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Beginners

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8 Weeks
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Brief Introduction

This course is designed as a basic introduction to the complex world of research methods and provides both theoretical and practical information for students to give them a foundation for carrying out research in a wide range of disciplines using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods.

Description

Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Beginners is an introductory course for research methodologies used across academic disciplines. The module focuses on principles and techniques that are appropriate to the introductory level. It provides both theoretical and practical information for students and introduces basic principles and techniques for all stages of the research process.

Knowledge

  • After completing this course, students should:
  • understand general principles of research design;
  • know why and how research is undertaken;
  • be able to identify the overall process of designing a research study from its inception to its report;
  • be able to identify a research problem stated in a study;
  • be familiar with conducting a literature review for a research study;
  • know the primary characteristics of quantitative research, qualitative research, and mixed methods research;
  • know the steps involved in conducting research;
  • be able to distinguish between the writing structure used for a quantitative study and one used for a qualitative study.

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$ 99
English
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8 Weeks
Satveer Kaur-Gill, Rebecca Lurie Starr, Wilson Tam, Foo Yang Yann
NUS
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