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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

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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.

CS

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 Augustine M

Feb 4, 2021

It is a very good and insightful course. Very engaging and involves critical thinking.

By Michelle C

Jul 18, 2020

Very informative class! Just the right amount of information and very well presented!

By Benadict J

Jul 4, 2020

This course helped me to understand what is research and how exactly it works. Thanks!

By Sumayh A

Jul 1, 2020

كانت دورة رائعة جدا اثرت معلوماتي بشكل ممتاز وسهل ومرن

شكرا Dr j. Simon and Dr yenn lee

By Syed A M

Jun 28, 2020

IT WAS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE AND ALSO I WAS ABLE TO LEARN A LOT THROUGH THIS COURSE.

By Pouya

Dec 5, 2023

I appreciate the producers of this comprehensive course offered university of London.

By Mirek C

Dec 25, 2022

Wonderful course for someone who wants to enter a research field. Highly recommended!

By Ekow Q

Dec 24, 2022

Wooow what a journey! I learned a lot. Thank you very much for this great opportunity

By Alex N

May 16, 2022

I was able to understand research methods using coursera better than studying at uni.

By RADHIKA N 2

Nov 24, 2021

It was indeed a useful course to understand the ethics of learning literature review.

By Anbar L B

Nov 2, 2021

I actually did learn how to better understand researching with a methodical approach.

By Badah A A

Jun 20, 2021

After completing such a great course, I think I'm ready to do an organized research.

By Carlos A G V

Mar 22, 2021

Pretty well instrumented course. Tasks very useful and insightful. Very recomendable.

By DURVA S

Jan 10, 2021

It was an amazing experience and I look forward to study more courses ahead.

thank You

By Kazi T I

Oct 28, 2020

It is an effective course, I must say .

I'm showing gratitude to the instructors. 🙂

By Chandimal R

Oct 22, 2020

A very good course and recommend it for any one who is interested on research methods

By Ragin M J

Jun 3, 2020

The course was very helpful in understanding more about research and research methods

By Karen P

May 25, 2020

Excellent summary and insights into research methods used by several SOAS researchers

By Itumeleng M

May 18, 2020

I learnt a lot from this course. It is presented simple yet it is super informative.

By M.R.S.Suryanarayana R

May 7, 2020

It is a very useful program to understand the research design in our research career.

By P.MANOJ K

Mar 21, 2020

The course is very much helpful for the learners who in the initial stage of research

By Dương N L M

Feb 15, 2020

An excellent course which helps me a lot. Thank you so much for creating this course.

By CHIN W L

Sep 4, 2018

Good introduction for new student who is going for bachelor and master level research

By Lengchanviraksak

Feb 3, 2018

It's a very useful application that give me a lot of knowledge that important for me.

By Francisco G

Sep 29, 2020

A real well structured MOOC! Maybe a second version of this course would be perfect!