Effective Research Methods for Any Project

By: Amanda M. Rosen, The Great Courses

Narrated by: Amanda M. Rosen

Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

We rely on effective research in many areas of life, and at times our lives even depend on it. But what is it that makes research effective? Any good research rests upon, above all else, method. In these 24 dynamic lectures, you’ll discover the remarkable procedures and techniques that make research such a powerful tool. This brilliantly conceived course gives you a deep, detailed, and practical guide to proper research methods - methods that are broadly applicable to all kinds of research.

As groundwork for your own research project, you’ll investigate ethics in research, the role of reviewing the scholarly literature, how to choose a topic for your research and a research question, how to choose the best research design for your project, and how to measure your data.

You’ll then study the most important categories of research design and methodology, including:

• The Classic Experiment - Grasp the procedure of the experiment, the hallmark of research in the sciences
• Surveys - Learn to design and run a survey, and construct survey questions
• Case Studies - Delve into the workings of the case study and how to choose your cases for a case study project
• Field Research -Take a deep look at the use of interviews and how to conduct them, and at observation research, which observes the behavior of subjects in the field
• Applied Research - Investigate action research, which seeks collaborative solutions to real-world problems

In the final section of the course, you’ll learn to analyze your data and communicate your findings. Here, you’ll study quantitative data analysis, interpreting your findings through simple statistical calculations, and qualitative data analysis, which involves discerning meaning and patterns in data. And you’ll learn how to share your findings, from the formal research report to less formal approaches. In Effective Research Methods for Any Project, you’ll gain real skill with this practical and transformative approach to knowledge creation.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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Can be shorter and hard copy is better

This book is good however it can be shorter as principles are not difficult for this elongation and also it is better to be hard copy, listening to it while driving is not beneficial as content needs focus

Absolutely Wonderful!

Absolutely wonderful reading. This work should be required reading for all research and doctoral students.

Great Course

I am very interested in research. I've read several books in the topic,
and this course was a good introduction. It also had some information I didn't know about.

Great narratidelivery on research methods.

Thank you Amanda M. Rosen, you have put so much I was doubtful of into perspective.

A great quality university lecture

Great professor, easy on the ears, lots of topics with plenty of examples to make things clear. it is just an introduction but you will know which area you should study next.

Mostly Amazing

The book itself is very informative and very well written. However, Lecture 13 is not separated, causing it to be a 6 hours chapter.

Good Overall

I had trouble with some parts of this work because it felt like each sentence contained a different piece of knowledge and I typically listen while either moving between classes or driving. In these contexts I don't have the capacity to fully analyse each sentence. One way I've seen this addressed in other Great Courses, either intentionally or accidentally, is to provide either a justification or an example with each piece of information. This forces the lecturer to slow down so the distracted among us can catch up and also provides some context for those of us that have their full attention focused.

A Useful Primer

I have just begun to investigate research roles and opportunities as part of a new role on the board of a research Foundation. This audiobook was a great primer and provided an overview of research processes and methodology.

Great listen

Loved the way it was presented, with the illustrations in the different disciplines. Finished my first run to get an overview. Will need to listen to the whole of it not less than 5 times. I salute.

Comprehensive overview of research!

Great lectures! Doesn’t spend too much time on anyone topic but gives a great sampling of the prerequisite knowledge base to start a research project.