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Effective Research Methods for Any Project
- Narrated by: Amanda M. Rosen
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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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.
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- Falco28
- 05-11-20
Excellent introduction to research methods
I found this an excellent introduction to research methods and wish I had taken time to listen to this before starting my dissertation.
The course is structured to give you a really good grounding in the importance of following a standardized approach to research and explaining in simple terms the different methods that can be applied depending on the nature of the research. It also provides a really interesting background to the development of current research methods with lots of simple examples from real life to help you understand why research is undertaken in a particular way.
It is not aimed at making you an expert in a particular method but it does provide an excellent starting point from which to build upon. It is also generalized and can be related to all types of research projects, not just academic studies.
Initially I was a little reluctant to commit to the book as some reviews claim the narration is too fast and 'shrill' however I did not find this at all so don't let them put you off the book if you are starting out on a research project.
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- PJ
- 02-06-20
Useful content, annoying narration
Good as in introduction to research methods. The narrator’s shrill intonation is grating, however. I would suggest listening to the sample before purchasing.
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- Madalin Neacsu
- 28-08-19
Such a great book narrated so badly.
This book is absolutely amazing in terms of content but I barely can keep up with the narrator. You can hear the narrator running out of breath which makes the experience very uncomfortable, almost traumatic. If I put the audio on 0.75x, sounds like a retard trying to explain to me something intelligent. No matter what, makes me loose focus and loose breath in the same time with the author, thing which did not happen with plenty other books I have listen to. Shame as the content it is very interesting. My dear author / narrator, leave someone with more experience to narrate your book. Someone that is calm but concise. Re-record it and update your customers with a better version. We deserve that.
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- Diogenes
- 29-07-19
Good introductory overview
The course definitely achieved the stated objective of providing an introductory overview
Would love follow up courses that go into more detail
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- Griff
- 20-11-22
Wow. Just wow. My First Audible
I had some doubts about audible learning, but I have long car journeys to london so instead of listening to the same old radio charts I decided to try and use my journeys productively. I'm a 3rd Year undergraduate just starting a minor in Statistical Research and my Major is social sciences so this hit bang on topic wise hence why I picked it. What I didn't realise is how good Amanda is at reading this to you. One way it might be, it still feels like a conversation - you're given space to think, and grapple somewhat complex concepts without being able to see it on paper. I pay £9000 a year for UNI but this 12 hour Aubile explained so much to me. It really made everything taught in lectures make sense. University statistics seemed like an alien planet, each concept another species that I had no idea why I'd be studying it and what for really - just the fact that I needed to know and use certain parts, but this Aubile sets it out so well, it's a breath of fresh air to my mind and resorted all the confusion topic by topic until now, after a month, I am so much more confident in myself and my future in statistics. It's not only helpful for my degree but all degrees and if you do journalism too. There are a few really key points in here that have stuck with me and I cannot recommend it enough to those who are wondering if they should listen to it. If you're here already, reading this review, do it, that's the best 12 hours I have ever invested in anything. It made me really look forward to my long car journeys and each time I was left really calmed, de-stressed and full of understanding as it made more sense. This isn't something to listen to in one sitting tho unless you're taking notes as it's so much information. What a great start to my Audible journey tho. Thank you Amanda M. Rosen!
Edited to counter some particular reviews: I found the criticism to be very harsh. Several reviewers complained about her voice in a really rude way, I'm surprised Audible allows reviews with comparisions to "retard" voices etc. I'm a little deaf so I use proper headphones and her voice and pace is nothing short of excellent and I'm usually used to subtitles. Either way we're all different to voices etc but it is uncalled for to be rude and disrespectful to someone who's made such an effort to bring this content to Audible.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-09-22
A must read for all Masters Dissertations
This filled in so many missing links in my understanding of research. The big picture of what it is and how it should be thought of is delivers though interesting stories. It helped me realise how to define the scope of my project and why small can sometimes be better. Though it covers research methods, it did this generally teacher than in depth. It will help you know what to look at in further depth yourself. I actually listened to this on the drive to and from uni and found it to be a better education than the dissertation module from the uni. It even makes it interesting. It is accessible and everything you’ll need to get started in you research project. The most useful thing I did was listen to this and it helped me get a distinction as well as a research grant and with the confidence to pitch an article published in a journal now. Super grateful for this great audio series!
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- Anna Nym
- 18-06-22
very informative
The course is very well presented and gives insights into statistics, research planning and differences between qualitative and quantitative research. It is, however, very focused on the social sciences.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-11-20
Helpful
In the beginning too enthusiastic, but later got used to it. Helpful, but for my studies I was missing the graphs.
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- Patrick Conway
- 02-11-20
Amanda kept me hooked!
Very useful info on how to conduct research. Told in a nice way too. Thanks!
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- Ms. R. M. Bash-Taqi
- 13-06-20
Energetic narration & pragmatic examples
I listen to this book on audible and found it very easy to understand. I used information from it to design a quick research methods quiz for the Institute for Development YouTube channel – see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9LmUotEMqU. People are finding the quiz quite useful.
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- Arelis Rodriguez
- 08-02-19
T his is the best a nd easy t follow book!
If I would of had this audio book before, I would had finished.! This writer gave the reader the motivation to complete the written project. The writer focused on all the specific topics that needed to be covered, by giving the reader examples and detailed decriptions. I would recommend this book to all my scholarly friends.
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- DeWayne
- 15-04-21
Absolutely Wonderful!
Absolutely wonderful reading. This work should be required reading for all research and doctoral students.
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- BBYH
- 24-02-20
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-05-19
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.
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- Keith Truong
- 02-03-20
One of the best!!
I would rate 4.5 for contents and 5 for presentation but since there's no 4.75 rating, I'd give it a 5!!
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- Joseph
- 06-07-19
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.
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- Marcus Chacos
- 12-06-22
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.
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- David
- 28-12-19
Excellent!
A clear, concise and accurate overview of research methodology. The performance is entertaining and sometimes fun. I warmly recommend it.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-03-22
Interesting topic but does not cover all projects
I choose to listen to this book because I'm doing research on my final year project as an Electrical Engineering student. My project is more towards is more towards simulation based. Some parts of this course are not so relevant for me
I like the first half and the last part where it covers about how to choose a topic, how to form a research question, what makes a quality work, literature review, general methodology, qualitative research and how to present your results
It really helped me and inspired me to work more on my project
However, for me personally, the quantitative and statistical analysis bored me a little but I still learn a lot from it as well
Overall, she is a great lecturer, the example she gave on quantitative research make it easier to understand.
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- Tshepo Masigo
- 06-06-21
Great narratidelivery on research methods.
Thank you Amanda M. Rosen, you have put so much I was doubtful of into perspective.
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