Understanding Research Methods in Business
- Offered byFutureLearn
Understanding Research Methods in Business at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹7,139 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Understanding Research Methods in Business at FutureLearn Highlights
- Earn a certificate of completion from Sentinel
- 9
Understanding Research Methods in Business at FutureLearn Course details
- On this four-week course from Sentinel
- 9, you will explore the principles that underpin good business research
- This course will introduce you to a range of research processes that will help to inform your choice of research problem, research methodology, research methods, and data analysis
- You'll start by examining how to define your research problem and build a search strategy to hone your initial scoping research so you don't get overwhelmed with too many sources and too much information
- This course will guide you through the different approaches to these types of research, such as correlation research, questionnaires, and interviews
- During the final week of this course, you'll delve into the data collection tools that you can use for research, and how to ensure that you collect the highest quality data
Understanding Research Methods in Business at FutureLearn Curriculum
Applied project and research methods in business
Course welcome
Introduction to research
Defining a research problem and scoping the research
End of Week 1 wrap up
Quantitative and qualitative research approaches
Weekly welcome
Writing a purpose statement and research questions
Quantitative research approaches
Qualitative research approaches
End of Week 2 wrap up
Mixed method approaches, ethical considerations and writing methodology
Weekly welcome
Mixed method research approaches
Ethical considerations
Writing a methodology
End of Week 3 wrap up
Data collection tools, qualitative and quantitative data analysis and writing the final paper
Weekly welcome
Developing data collection tools
Qualitative and quantitative data analysis
Writing the final paper
End of course wrap up
Other courses offered by FutureLearn
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?
Understanding Research Methods in Business