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Research Methodology for Young Researchers
A hands-on programme that takes the researcher from the research question to a research plan ready for implementation, with practical training in data collection and analysis tools.
Who it is for
Postgraduate students, early-career researchers and staff of research units in organisations.
Objectives
- Framing an answerable research question and defining its scope.
- Choosing the right research design: quantitative, qualitative or mixed.
- Building a questionnaire and an interview guide and field-testing them.
- Reading results and presenting them in clear tables and figures.
- Writing a five-page research plan, reviewed at the end of the programme.
Modules
- 1From the idea to the research question
- 2Literature review and building the conceptual framework
- 3Research designs and sampling
- 4Data collection tools: questionnaires, interviews and focus groups
- 5Basics of analysis and presenting results
- 6Research ethics and protecting respondents' data
- 7Presenting and reviewing the research plans
Trainer
Certificate
A certificate of participation accredited by the Center for those who attend 80% of the hours and submit the research plan.