Research Methods Course — The Bright Space Academy

🔬 Module 01: Nature of Research & Epistemology ▾

📄 Intro to Module 01 ●

📖 What Is Research? ○

📖 Ontology, Epistemology, Methodology & Methods ○

📖 Research Paradigms ○

📝 Module 01 Quiz ○

❓ Module 02: From Topic to Research Problem & Questions ▾

📄 Intro to Module 02 ●

📖 From Broad Topic to Problem Statement ○

📖 Research Questions & Objectives (PICO) ○

📖 Hypotheses ○

📝 Module 02 Quiz ○

📚 Module 03: Literature Review & Conceptual Frameworks ▾

📄 Intro to Module 03 ●

📖 Searching and Managing the Literature ○

📖 Critically Reviewing the Evidence ○

📖 Building a Conceptual/Theoretical Framework ○

📝 Module 03 Quiz ○

⚖️ Module 04: Research Ethics, Integrity & IRB ▾

📄 Intro to Module 04 ●

📖 Core Principles and Informed Consent ○

📖 Risk-Benefit Assessment & Data Protection ○

📖 Ethics Committees, Integrity & Misconduct ○

📝 Module 04 Quiz ○

🧪 Module 05: Quantitative Designs I — Experiments & Observational Studies ▾

📄 Intro to Module 05 ●

📖 Experimental Designs ○

📖 Observational Designs ○

📖 Validity and Causal Inference ○

📝 Module 05 Quiz ○

📏 Module 06: Quantitative Designs II — Measurement, Sampling & Validity ▾

📄 Intro to Module 06 ●

📖 Measurement & Variable Types ○

📖 Reliability & Validity ○

📖 Sampling Strategies & Sample Size ○

📝 Module 06 Quiz ○

🗣️ Module 07: Qualitative Designs I — Paradigms & Approaches ▾

📄 Intro to Module 07 ●

📖 Qualitative Paradigms ○

📖 Major Qualitative Designs ○

📖 Choosing a Qualitative Approach ○

📝 Module 07 Quiz ○

🎤 Module 08: Qualitative Designs II — Data Collection & Trustworthiness ▾

📄 Intro to Module 08 ●

📖 Data Collection Methods ○

📖 Sampling and Saturation ○

📖 Trustworthiness ○

📝 Module 08 Quiz ○

🔀 Module 09: Mixed-Methods Research Designs ▾

📄 Intro to Module 09 ●

📖 Why Mixed Methods? ○

📖 Core Mixed-Methods Designs ○

📖 Integration Strategies ○

📝 Module 09 Quiz ○

🗂️ Module 10: Data Collection Planning & Management ▾

📄 Intro to Module 10 ●

📖 Fieldwork Planning ○

📖 Data Collection Tools & Platforms ○

📖 Data Management Plan ○

📝 Module 10 Quiz ○

✍️ Module 11: From Design to Proposal — Writing the Methods Chapter ▾

📄 Intro to Module 11 ●

📖 Proposal Structure ○

📖 Writing the Methods Section ○

📖 Ensuring Coherence ○

📝 Module 11 Quiz ○

🎓 Module 12: Proposal Presentation, Critique & Next Steps ▾

📄 Intro to Module 12 ●

📖 Preparing the Presentation ○

📖 Handling Questions & Critique ○

📖 Planning Forward ○

📝 Module 12 Quiz ○