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Research Methods & Design
A complete, practical guide to designing sound research — proposals, literature reviews, sampling, instruments, ethics and defending your methodology. Ideal for diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate students.
4.9 rating 1,280 learners 24 hours 42 lessons
Taught by Dr. Dominic Wambaria (PhD) · Business & Development Economics
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What you'll learn
- Formulate researchable questions, objectives and hypotheses
- Choose the right design: qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods
- Design valid, reliable data-collection instruments
- Write a compelling proposal and literature review
- Handle sampling, ethics and limitations with confidence
Course curriculum
5 modules · 42 lessons1
Foundations of Research
3 lessons- What is research?
- Types & paradigms
- The research process
2
Problem & Literature
3 lessons- Framing the problem
- Literature review strategy
- Conceptual frameworks
3
Design & Methodology
4 lessons- Qualitative designs
- Quantitative designs
- Mixed methods
- Sampling techniques
4
Data Collection
3 lessons- Questionnaires
- Interviews & FGDs
- Validity & reliability
5
Proposal & Defense
3 lessons- Writing the proposal
- Ethics & approvals
- Defending your methodology
Your instructor
Dr. Dominic Wambaria (PhD)
Business & Development Economics · Lecturer, Researcher & Consultant
Dr. Dominic Wambaria is a university lecturer, researcher and consultant with over a decade of experience teaching Business, Economics and Research Methods to diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate students.