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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 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. There is no expectation that you already have a research topic or project in mind when you begin the course. 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....

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May 13, 2020

I love the course content and time flexibility of this course. The assignments are very good and especially the open discussion and review processes are great. Overall I like this kind of course.

RK

Sep 10, 2020

Quite new form of learning to me. Ways i use to choose for research was quite bad like after understanding thing i know i can perform good with respect to any research is concerned.Happy Learning :)

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Jun 11, 2020

Excellent course, Thank you organizers.

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Nov 11, 2025

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By PONNURU H S

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Dec 26, 2022

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By Nafeesa M A

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Jan 13, 2021

It was a helpful course for begineers.

By Afrin B

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Sep 25, 2020

Excellent endeavor by COURSERA. Thanks

By MUHAMMAD A M

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Aug 28, 2020

Very admirable and excellent knowledge

By Hritika

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Feb 12, 2025

WONDERFUL I CAN NOW START MY RESEARCH

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Jan 17, 2025

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By Asad

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Apr 28, 2022

A very informative and helpful course

By Hemachandran A

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Sep 27, 2020

IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL. THANK YOU GUYS

By Mohd J M

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Apr 20, 2020

Sweet, short, and informative course.

By shiney s

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Aug 22, 2019

Very useful and valuable course to me

By arjun r

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Oct 5, 2016

good course for beginners in research

By Abed A

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Sep 8, 2024

well structured and more informative

By Sundararaman G

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Apr 13, 2024

Simple, sequential and useful course

By Ahmad T I

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Mar 24, 2022

nice course, very fun to learn here

By Sujatha U

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Sep 14, 2021

Highly helpful for research scholars

By ARYAN.S

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Sep 4, 2020

awesome website to learn everything.

By Rajendra K D

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Aug 29, 2020

Quality is here for all researchers.

By Rafik M

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Jul 28, 2020

It was a very informative experience

By Sana U

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Jul 23, 2020

The course is very well constructed.

By Samridhi R

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Jun 17, 2020

excellent experience amazing faculty

By Priscilla N A

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May 16, 2020

Thanks for the excellent teaching!!!

By SAMRAT K

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Apr 30, 2020

Great Contents..Thanks a lot Cursera

By Gaurav G

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Sep 18, 2019

got great learnings from this course