Academic Research Methodology for Master Students

Overview

This course offers master’s students the chance to develop a variety of key academic research skills for producing a great written project at a university master’s level. The Academic Research Methodology for Master Students programme is offered by Coventry University by FutureLearn.

Examine the cyclical research process and inductive research

Alongside leading academics at Coventry University, you’ll identify how to define topics worthy of research and the main issues to solve using the cyclical research process.

You’ll discover how to apply inductive reasoning to your research process and collect data that informs your work.

Explore how to develop and define research questions

As you come to understand the importance of the initial choices and plans made when developing a project, you’ll have the opportunity to learn how to define research problems and create a research plan outlining the actions needed to reach your goals.

Through an exploration of research questions examples, you’ll develop a research question for a real-life proposed piece of research.