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Effective Research Methods for Any Project
We live in a world of information. The sheer wealth of data available to us is exciting but also overwhelming. How do we separate truth from fiction? Where do we look for reliable sources? What products are best and what studies are accurate? Which headlines can be trusted?
Sound, systematic research underlies much of what is best about our world. When we think of achievements in medicine, the sciences, engineering, architecture, product design and safety, and so much more, these are areas of endeavor that depend on careful and rigorous research for their effectiveness. We rely on the fact that these areas would have undergone effective research, because sometimes our well-being and our lives depend on it.
Research, of course, is not only for scientists and scholars. Almost everyone does some kind of research from time to time. Whether you are going online to decide about an important purchase, considering a choice between schools and universities, solving a medical problem, making a career decision, or even to planning a vacation, effective research is indispensable to us in many aspects of daily life.
But what makes research effective and what allows it to give us valid and useable results?
Any good research rests upon, above all else, method. Having a systematic, reliable approach to answering a question or investigating something important lies at the heart of valid research and the knowledge it produces. Methodology is what makes the study of research methods both highly useful and deeply fascinating—it helps us see the inner workings of how knowledge is created.
In the 24 engaging and detailed lectures of Effective Research Methods for Any Project, you’ll discover the remarkable methods and techniques that make research such a powerful tool in so many areas of life. Taught by political scientist and research methods expert Professor Amanda M. Rosen of Webster University, this course gives you a deep, detailed, and practical guide to proper research methods, ones that are broadly applicable to all kinds of research. And, once you understand how sound research is conducted, you will also have an invaluable tool for determining which sources, methods, and studies are to be trusted as you encounter them in both your personal and professional life.
Learn the Core Techniques and Applications of Sound Research
Throughout this course, Professor Rosen introduces you to the wide range of research techniques that are available, equipping you to tackle your own projects. You’ll study the procedures and methodologies of experiments, quasi experiments, survey research, case studies, focus groups, election polling, ethnography, and more. And you’ll do this by employing the scientific method. While most of us learned the scientific method in school, here you will learn how to apply its principles to the information you encounter every day. The process will help get you from whatever research question you might have to an answer, regardless of your discipline, profession, or topic of study.
The lectures are designed to help you conduct research on any project. With that aim in mind, you’ll consider examples and techniques from many different fields, such as psychology, business, journalism, medical research, politics, sociology, and other areas, including everyday matters and problems.
Professor Rosen presents a rich and multilevel resource for developing your research project, allowing you to draw on the material and subject matter most appropriate to your specific study. She also makes it clear that research methods are truly usable by anyone. Even if you have no background in math or science, you can master these procedures and use them to find the answers and information you’ve been looking for.
Grasp the Foundations of Credible Research
You’ll begin by taking a broad and deep look at the features of sound research, what defines it, and how to evaluate the research of others. In laying the groundwork for your own research project, you’ll investigate:
The standards, principles, and regulations regarding ethics in research, and the phenomenon of ethical review boards;
The vital role of a review of the scholarly literature as a preparatory step in your research process;
How to develop both a topic for your research and a core research question to guide your work, two essential aspects of a workable research project;
The varieties of research design that exist, and how to choose the best research design for your project;
How to measure your data, encompassing four principle levels of measurement; and
How to define the population of data points you’ll be looking at in your project, and how to select the sample of this population you will actually study.
Ground Yourself in the Range of Research Methodologies
You’ll follow the fundamentals of sound research with a detailed study of the most important categories of research design and methodology. Among these, you’ll explore...
Sound, systematic research underlies much of what is best about our world. When we think of achievements in medicine, the sciences, engineering, architecture, product design and safety, and so much more, these are areas of endeavor that depend on careful and rigorous research for their effectiveness. We rely on the fact that these areas would have undergone effective research, because sometimes our well-being and our lives depend on it.
Research, of course, is not only for scientists and scholars. Almost everyone does some kind of research from time to time. Whether you are going online to decide about an important purchase, considering a choice between schools and universities, solving a medical problem, making a career decision, or even to planning a vacation, effective research is indispensable to us in many aspects of daily life.
But what makes research effective and what allows it to give us valid and useable results?
Any good research rests upon, above all else, method. Having a systematic, reliable approach to answering a question or investigating something important lies at the heart of valid research and the knowledge it produces. Methodology is what makes the study of research methods both highly useful and deeply fascinating—it helps us see the inner workings of how knowledge is created.
In the 24 engaging and detailed lectures of Effective Research Methods for Any Project, you’ll discover the remarkable methods and techniques that make research such a powerful tool in so many areas of life. Taught by political scientist and research methods expert Professor Amanda M. Rosen of Webster University, this course gives you a deep, detailed, and practical guide to proper research methods, ones that are broadly applicable to all kinds of research. And, once you understand how sound research is conducted, you will also have an invaluable tool for determining which sources, methods, and studies are to be trusted as you encounter them in both your personal and professional life.
Learn the Core Techniques and Applications of Sound Research
Throughout this course, Professor Rosen introduces you to the wide range of research techniques that are available, equipping you to tackle your own projects. You’ll study the procedures and methodologies of experiments, quasi experiments, survey research, case studies, focus groups, election polling, ethnography, and more. And you’ll do this by employing the scientific method. While most of us learned the scientific method in school, here you will learn how to apply its principles to the information you encounter every day. The process will help get you from whatever research question you might have to an answer, regardless of your discipline, profession, or topic of study.
The lectures are designed to help you conduct research on any project. With that aim in mind, you’ll consider examples and techniques from many different fields, such as psychology, business, journalism, medical research, politics, sociology, and other areas, including everyday matters and problems.
Professor Rosen presents a rich and multilevel resource for developing your research project, allowing you to draw on the material and subject matter most appropriate to your specific study. She also makes it clear that research methods are truly usable by anyone. Even if you have no background in math or science, you can master these procedures and use them to find the answers and information you’ve been looking for.
Grasp the Foundations of Credible Research
You’ll begin by taking a broad and deep look at the features of sound research, what defines it, and how to evaluate the research of others. In laying the groundwork for your own research project, you’ll investigate:
The standards, principles, and regulations regarding ethics in research, and the phenomenon of ethical review boards;
The vital role of a review of the scholarly literature as a preparatory step in your research process;
How to develop both a topic for your research and a core research question to guide your work, two essential aspects of a workable research project;
The varieties of research design that exist, and how to choose the best research design for your project;
How to measure your data, encompassing four principle levels of measurement; and
How to define the population of data points you’ll be looking at in your project, and how to select the sample of this population you will actually study.
Ground Yourself in the Range of Research Methodologies
You’ll follow the fundamentals of sound research with a detailed study of the most important categories of research design and methodology. Among these, you’ll explore...
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May 30, 2022
گریت کورسز (با اسم جدید واندریوم) یه اپلیکیشن بی نظیره که در مورد هر موضوعی که فکرشو بکنید، دورههای آموزشی بیست جلسهای داره. اساتیدی که انتخاب کردن معمولاً اساتید عالی اون رشته هستن (مثلاً بارت اهرمان چند دوره در مورد مسیحیت داره، یا نیل دگراس تایسون چند دوره در مورد فیزیک و کیهانشناسی داره) و دورهها رو میشه تصویری دید یا فقط صوتی گوش کرد. من فقط صوتی گوش میکنم چون حجم اینترنت کمتری مصرف میشه.
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اگر میخواید در یه زمینهای خودآموزی بکنید، به نظرم فقط به کتابهای اون زمینه اکتفا نکنید و دورههای گریت کورسز (یا کورسرا) رو هم ببینید. تجربهٔ تلمود به من یاد داد که گاهی یه دوره با مدرس خوب خیلی بهتر آدم رو با مفاهیم اولیه آشنا میکنه، تا کتابهایی که در مورد اون موضوع نوشته شده، علی الخصوص کتابهای ترجمه شده.
اپ اندروید گریت کورسز رو از اینجا میتونید دانلود و نصب کنید:
https://t.me/TheGCourses
بعد از نصب بزنید:
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بعد، از بخش:
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April 29, 2022
A common question I see is from users who are trying to find the PDFs for books like this one. There are several ways to do this. I use an Android smartphone with the Audible app and a Windows 10 laptop.
FIND THE ACCOMPANYING PDF FILE
Android Smartphone with Audible app
-Open the audiobook on the main player screen
-press the kebab menu (three vertical dots) at the upper right corner, then select “Accompanying PDF” near the bottom of the list
- OR select the “Chapters” icon at the bottom of the screen and then selecting the “Accompanying PDF” at the top of the list.
-Either way, you can open the PDF in another app by pressing the icon in the upper right corner (the square with an arrow pointing upward and diagonally to the right)
Laptop/Desktop with Windows 10 and a browser
-Log into your Audible.com account in a browser. (You won’t find it on Amazon.com.)
-Select Library from top menu
-Find the Audiobook in your library
-On the right side, click the View PDF button. Name & Save it.
The Great Courses: Effective Research Methods for Any Project is narrated by Dr. Amanda M. Rosen who was associated with Webster University. Currently, she is the associate director of the Teaching Excellence Center at the U.S. Naval War College.
Dr. Rosen’s narration of the course is well-paced, clear, and engaging. The accompanying PDF file is not a verbatim transcript of the course but, it’s easy to follow along. Skimming through the PDF before listening to the audiobook helped to orient me. While listening to the course, it was helpful but not critical to have the PDF ready to read. The exception was when listening to the statistics lectures in lessons 18 through 21. Then, it was helpful to see the statistical terms I hadn’t thought about in several years.
The course appears to be geared towards upper-level undergraduate students or graduate students. I used this as a review. It’s hard for me to imagine anyone using this course as the sole means of learning to conduct research projects. I used it as a comprehensive review. The statistics lectures were nicely done. While not designed to teach the mathematics or mechanics of statistics, the explanations of why you would use certain statistical functions are very helpful.
The PDF file (copyrighted 2019) contains 255 pages and includes a 4-1/2-page bibliography with 41 entries if you wish to explore topics further. It also contains a 25-question multiple choice quiz followed by the answer key with explanations.
The main element missing in this course is practice. There are no exercises or examples of research, and none are offered through the publisher. So, this course serves as a great review if you’ve been away from formal school for a while or, as a preview if you’ve decided to take a more traditional research methods course online or in person.
YouTube. This course is also available at no cost on YouTube – just search for “Effective Research Methods for Any Project youtube.com”. There are four videos that are just over three hours each for a total time of just over 12 hours. It’s exactly the same as the audiobook. I did NOT see a link to the PDF. Unfortunately, there is absolutely no additional material in the video other than watching Dr. Rosen present the lectures. There are no additional graphics, notes, embedded videos, statistics examples, outlines, or example research reports.
All in all, an excellent comprehensive overview of Research Methods. I prefer the audiobook over the YouTube videos simply for convenience. Rather than being stuck in front of screen, it’s earbuds in, smartphone in my pocket, and good to go!
FIND THE ACCOMPANYING PDF FILE
Android Smartphone with Audible app
-Open the audiobook on the main player screen
-press the kebab menu (three vertical dots) at the upper right corner, then select “Accompanying PDF” near the bottom of the list
- OR select the “Chapters” icon at the bottom of the screen and then selecting the “Accompanying PDF” at the top of the list.
-Either way, you can open the PDF in another app by pressing the icon in the upper right corner (the square with an arrow pointing upward and diagonally to the right)
Laptop/Desktop with Windows 10 and a browser
-Log into your Audible.com account in a browser. (You won’t find it on Amazon.com.)
-Select Library from top menu
-Find the Audiobook in your library
-On the right side, click the View PDF button. Name & Save it.
The Great Courses: Effective Research Methods for Any Project is narrated by Dr. Amanda M. Rosen who was associated with Webster University. Currently, she is the associate director of the Teaching Excellence Center at the U.S. Naval War College.
Dr. Rosen’s narration of the course is well-paced, clear, and engaging. The accompanying PDF file is not a verbatim transcript of the course but, it’s easy to follow along. Skimming through the PDF before listening to the audiobook helped to orient me. While listening to the course, it was helpful but not critical to have the PDF ready to read. The exception was when listening to the statistics lectures in lessons 18 through 21. Then, it was helpful to see the statistical terms I hadn’t thought about in several years.
The course appears to be geared towards upper-level undergraduate students or graduate students. I used this as a review. It’s hard for me to imagine anyone using this course as the sole means of learning to conduct research projects. I used it as a comprehensive review. The statistics lectures were nicely done. While not designed to teach the mathematics or mechanics of statistics, the explanations of why you would use certain statistical functions are very helpful.
The PDF file (copyrighted 2019) contains 255 pages and includes a 4-1/2-page bibliography with 41 entries if you wish to explore topics further. It also contains a 25-question multiple choice quiz followed by the answer key with explanations.
The main element missing in this course is practice. There are no exercises or examples of research, and none are offered through the publisher. So, this course serves as a great review if you’ve been away from formal school for a while or, as a preview if you’ve decided to take a more traditional research methods course online or in person.
YouTube. This course is also available at no cost on YouTube – just search for “Effective Research Methods for Any Project youtube.com”. There are four videos that are just over three hours each for a total time of just over 12 hours. It’s exactly the same as the audiobook. I did NOT see a link to the PDF. Unfortunately, there is absolutely no additional material in the video other than watching Dr. Rosen present the lectures. There are no additional graphics, notes, embedded videos, statistics examples, outlines, or example research reports.
All in all, an excellent comprehensive overview of Research Methods. I prefer the audiobook over the YouTube videos simply for convenience. Rather than being stuck in front of screen, it’s earbuds in, smartphone in my pocket, and good to go!
December 12, 2020
Every day, we come across news outlets or even friends on social media saying "this study says this" and "this study says that", but something I realized a long time ago is that not all research is created equally. I read quite a bit of books about the flaws in scientific research but decided I wanted to take an audio course, and this one was great. As a content creator myself, I feel it's important to know what to look for when I'm citing studies and how I do my own research. If you want to nerd out and take a course for similar reasons, you should check this one out.
August 5, 2021
Lots of great info in here but I recommend going with the video series with the written materials over the audio version. I listened to it and there were a number of defined terms that I wished I was looking at instead of hearing so that I could retain them better.
February 27, 2024
Very well done, and, frankly, superior to a graduate-level course I took on the subject. The only thing keeping it from a 5 is that the subject is still a bit dry which may dissuade some who would otherwise benefit from the material.
July 29, 2019
A good introductory overview (which is the objective it sets out to achieve)
March 5, 2020
Good guidelines and principles to get better in the research field.
April 3, 2020
2019.09.11–2019.09.18
Contents
Rosen AM (2018) (12:09) Effective Research Methods for Any Project
01. Why Research Methods Matter
02. Characteristics of Good Research
03. Doing Research Ethically
04. From Topic of Interest to Research Question
05. What’s Already Known? The Literature Review
06. Generating Hypotheses and Theories
07. Selecting a Research Design
08. Measuring Concepts and Phenomena
09. Choosing Populations, Samples, and Cases
10. The Classic Experiment
11. The Value of Quasi Experiments
12. Designing and Conducting a Survey
13. Understanding Election Polls
14. Research by Case Study
15. Interpretivism and Field Research
16. Applied, Evaluative, and Action Research
17. Gathering and Preparing Data
18. Using Statistics to Interpret Data
19. Statistical Inferences from Data
20. Assessing Correlation and Causation
21. From Bivariate to Multivariate Analysis
22. Foundations of Qualitative Analysis
23. Qualitative Analysis Variations
24. The Art of Presenting Your Findings
Contents
Rosen AM (2018) (12:09) Effective Research Methods for Any Project
01. Why Research Methods Matter
02. Characteristics of Good Research
03. Doing Research Ethically
04. From Topic of Interest to Research Question
05. What’s Already Known? The Literature Review
06. Generating Hypotheses and Theories
07. Selecting a Research Design
08. Measuring Concepts and Phenomena
09. Choosing Populations, Samples, and Cases
10. The Classic Experiment
11. The Value of Quasi Experiments
12. Designing and Conducting a Survey
13. Understanding Election Polls
14. Research by Case Study
15. Interpretivism and Field Research
16. Applied, Evaluative, and Action Research
17. Gathering and Preparing Data
18. Using Statistics to Interpret Data
19. Statistical Inferences from Data
20. Assessing Correlation and Causation
21. From Bivariate to Multivariate Analysis
22. Foundations of Qualitative Analysis
23. Qualitative Analysis Variations
24. The Art of Presenting Your Findings
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