Research

This module is designed to introduce you to different types of literature review and explain why reviewing the literature is a fundamental part of every research project.

This module will provide guidance on the most important approaches to searching for literature.

This module will explain how to evaluate the quality of the literature in your review.

This module will describe how to bring together all your literature and write up your review.

This module is designed to introduce you to the concepts of epistemology, ontology and theoretical perspective.

This module is designed to introduce you to the role of research questions in the research process.

This module is designed to introduce you to the concept of methodology.

This module is designed to introduce you to the most important methods for data collection.

This module is designed to introduce you to the most important sampling methods.

This module is designed to introduce you to qualitative, quantitative and mixed data analysis methods.

This module will look at the different types of connections that can be made between and across disciplines.

This module will look at how to protect, manage and share research data.

This module will introduce you to the most effective methods of communicating your research.

This module will help you understand how to produce successful research proposals.

This module is designed to introduce you to a variety of data collection methods, and to help you evaluate their applicability to your own research project.

This module is designed to introduce you to a variety of data analysis methods, and to help you evaluate their applicability to your own research project.

This module is designed to introduce you to a variety of methodological issues, and help you ensure that the research methods you choose fit together in a methodological framework and are aligned with your research question.

This module is designed to introduce you to a variety of research methods, exploring how critical thinking should be employed at all stages of the research process. It will help you evaluate the applicability of the methods to your own research project and consider the best ways to communicate your findings.

This module is designed to introduce you to a variety of data collection and sampling methods employed in STEM research, as well as issues relating to data management and to assumptions, preferences and bias. It will help you to identify and evaluate the methods and the type and quantity of data appropriate for your own research project.

This module is designed to introduce you to a variety of data analysis and presentation methods employed in STEM research. It will help you select and defend methods appropriate for your own research project and consider ethical and legal issues relevant to your research.