If you are working or aim to work in the research and development field, then consider undertaking an online course to boost your skills.
Whether you are an industry veteran, a newbie, or somewhere in the middle, the industry you are in is likely changing as fast as you can keep up with. That is certainly true of the research and development sector, where innovation and transformation are par for the course.
As a result, it is an absolute necessity that professionals, regardless of which stage of their career they are in, stay aware of the skills, techniques and processes making waves. If you want your career to evolve in step with the space itself, then make use of every educational opportunity that comes your way. Starting with some free and inexpensive online courses.
Coursera
For students or professionals looking to better develop an understanding of research methodologies, Coursera, via the Queen Mary University of London, is running the Research Methodologies programme. The flexible 20-hour course consists of four modules in which participants will study different research methodologies, different sampling approaches and primary and secondary data collection approaches. Students will also look at the role of the internet in market research as well as non-comparative scaling techniques and the course will end with a discussion on different data collection approaches, observation, content analysis, narrative research, phenomenology and the collection of data using ethnography.
