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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...

Top reviews

JV

Apr 29, 2021

The readings were excellent, and readable 0 which is a plus for a course such as this.The 1 or zero peer-review rating was 'rough' and maybe 0 to 5 to differentiate effort and results in the e-tivity.

A

Jul 27, 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 Dr. A B

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Jun 13, 2020

Short but very informative Course, will definitely help how to go ahead for research problems.

By SUSHMITHA V

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Apr 18, 2020

Yeah itz too good ... actually I learnerd so much from this coursea . So now I can do research

By Danjovert R

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Sep 2, 2019

Thanks to Coursera, I able understand the Research method and how to criticize work of others.

By Satyam R

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Nov 23, 2024

love this course really helped understand the concept of research methodology and its purpose

By Juliana R C

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Aug 31, 2022

Este curso me ayudo a aguanzar mi conociniento y en la realización de mi proyecto de grado.

By samir n

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Aug 13, 2021

Awesome experience in learning a topic of your interest and aligning research approach to it.

By ELSA P P 1

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Feb 19, 2021

This course is very useful and recommended for researcher in developing the skill in research

By Rowena R

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Oct 29, 2020

This course is great and an eye-opener for people starting their research careers. Thank you!

By Akshayasomasundaram

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Jul 8, 2020

its very useful for us to read . its very interesting. thank you for giving us for opperunity

By PRAMOD R

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Jul 4, 2020

If i get the chance to take this course 1-2 years earlier, my life would have been different.

By Neha G

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Jun 21, 2020

Great Learning Journey through State of Art Content Chapters. Thanks for curating wonderfully

By JOSE

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Jun 6, 2020

Thank you very much. I enjoyed the course. Very beneficial. I appreciate all people involved.

By MUZAMMIL H

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May 19, 2020

Course content was nicely describe and well structures specially the videos are more help ful

By Sparsha K

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Sep 29, 2018

It's a very good course and to be recommended to anyone who has a passion to pursue research.

By Muneera M B .

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Apr 6, 2025

Its very informational and encourages beginners to conduct a research succesfully Thank you

By Precella J

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Oct 22, 2020

The course was simple and very informative. I enjoyed the entirety of the course. Thank you.

By Clarissa M P

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Sep 4, 2020

I like the course. It is very easy to understand the my peers are kind and very cooperative.

By yuyawin

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Jul 10, 2020

This course need for junior researcher or the people who will do the research as first time.

By Asad I H

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Jun 23, 2020

The course is well planned and will help understand what it actually means to do a research.

By Aditya R

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May 23, 2020

The course was very engaging, and e-ctivity make things understand with hands-on experience.

By Dr. N P P

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May 11, 2020

This course helped me fill gaps in my clarity. I thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience.

By Mukuka B

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Mar 11, 2020

This is a great course that will open up your mind to the understanding of research methods.

By Lucas B

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Jan 13, 2020

It is a really well structured introduction to this broad subject which is research methods.

By Anywar T

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Nov 9, 2023

This course is good because it has made me to understand the basic of conducting a research

By kumarakannan

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Jan 6, 2023

This short course makes thinking ability the desired path in the research areas, ethically.