Research Project: Design, Conduct & Report
- Research Methodology, Qualitative Methodology,
Qualitative Methodology, Ethnography, Ethnomethodology
Course,
Leading to Diploma – Postgraduate – in Research Project
Management, Double-Credit, accumulating to a
Postgraduate Certificate, with 120 additional
Credit-Hours, and a Postgraduate Diploma, with 300
additional Credit-Hours.
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Having problems with your research project?
Do you need help in deciding on, or formulating, a topic
for your research project?
Do you need help with research design?
Do you need help to design the data elicitation
instrument for your research project?
Do you need help to design questionnaires for your
research project?
Do you need help to design interview schedules for your
research project?
Do you need a data analysis tool for your research
project?
Do you need help with the data analysis for your
research project?
Do you need help interpreting the findings of your
research project?
Do you need help with any aspect of research methodology
for your research project?
Do you need help to make sense of your literature review
for your research project?
Do you need help to write up the report of your research
project?
If the answer to any of the above questions is yes,
then, this is the course for you! The course is designed
for individuals and organisations, incorporating
Undergraduate to Doctoral levels. The topics, therefore,
incorporate:
Broad research methodology - qualitative research
methods, quantitative research method;
Data analysis;
Data communication;
Data elicitation or data collection;
Data interpretation;
Deciding on the relevant literature to be reviewed;
Decision on probability levels;
Establishment of research hypotheses;
Experimental design;
Instrument design;
Interview design;
Literature review;
Population selection;
Questionnaire design;
Report writing or research presentation;
Research design;
Research sample;
Sampling frame;
Sampling techniques;
Workplace surveys.
Specific course Contents
include
Research Design, Sources of Information, Secondary Sources of
Information, Primary Sources of Information, Broad Research Area,
Preliminary Readings, Narrowing the Field, Initial Literature Review,
Relevant Primary Sources of Information, Techniques of the Literature
Review, Recording Information from Literature Review, Citations and
their Conventions, Literature Review as the basis for Conceptual
Framework,
Literature Review as Empirical Pointers, Choosing The
Empirical Data Elicitation Methods, Exploring the Qualitative Approaches
to Data Elicitation, Quantitative Approaches to Data Elicitation: Their
Value and Practical Issues, Triangulating’ The Methodology,
Employing Data Elicitation Techniques,
Employing Surveys as a Research Tool,
Cross-Sectional Surveys, Longitudinal Surveys,
Participant Observation as a Qualitative Data Elicitation Tool,
Enacting the Complete Observer Role, Contextualising the Complete
Participant Role,
The Participant-Observer Role, Being an
Observer-Participant Role, The Practicality of the
‘Complete Participant as Observer’ Role,
Conversation Analysis, Conversation Analysis as
Qualitative Methodological Technique, Quantifying
Conversation Analysis, Combining Qualitative and
Quantitative Approaches in Conversation Analysis,
Documentary Analysis, Documentary Analysis as
Qualitative Methodological Technique, Quantifying
Documentary Analysis, Combining Qualitative and
Quantitative Approaches in Documentary Analysis.
Focus Groups,
Optimising Focus Group Size, Constituting Focus Groups, Operationalising
Focus Groups, Quantifying Focus Group Responses, Analysing Focus Group
Output, Validating Focus Groups in Ethnographic Research, Interviews and
Questionnaires as Data Elicitation Techniques in Qualitative and
Quantitative Research Methodologies, Distinguishing between Interviews
and Questionnaires, Positive Issues associated with the use of
Questionnaires, Negative Issues associated with the use of
Questionnaires, Positive Issues associated with the use of Interviews,
Negative Issues associated with the use of Interviews, Using SPSS Package, Using Excel Package, Data Interpretation,
Making Sense of The Information, Identifying ‘Trends’ & ‘Patterns’ in Information, Arriving At Conclusions, Reporting The Findings, Reporting Styles, Using The Evidence, Use of Visual Representations, Generating Graphs & Charts From Tables, Managing Research Projects, Project Planning, Generating Project Roles, Realistic Project Costing, Monitoring & Continuous Evaluation, The Interim Reports, Writing a Research, Proposal, Establishing Research Objectives, Identifying & Defining The Research Problem, The Synopsis, Ethical Concerns in the Formulation & Conduct of Research.

Doctor of Philosophy {(PhD) {University College
London (UCL) - University of London)};
MEd Management (University of Bath);
Postgraduate (Advanced) Diploma Science Teacher
Ed. (University of Bristol);
Postgraduate Certificate in Information Systems
(University of West London, formerly Thames Valley University);
Diploma in Doctoral Research Supervision,
(University of Wolverhampton);
Teaching Certificate;
Fellow of the Institute of Management
Specialists;
Human Resources Specialist, of the Institute of
Management Specialists;
Member of the Asian Academy of Management (MAAM);
Member of the International Society of Gesture
Studies (MISGS);
Member of the Standing Council for Organisational
Symbolism (MSCOS);
Member of ResearchGate;
Executive Member of Academy of Management (AOM).
There, his contribution incorporates the judging of
competitions, review of journal articles, and guiding the
development of conference papers. He also contributes to the
Disciplines of:
Human Resources;
Organization and Management Theory;
Organization Development and Change;
Research Methods;
Conflict Management;
Organizational Behavior;
Management Consulting;
Gender & Diversity in Organizations; and
Critical Management Studies.
Professor Dr. Crawford has been an Academic in
the following UK Universities:
University of London (Royal Holloway), as
Research Tutor;
University of Greenwich (Business School), as
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), in Organisational
Behaviour and Human Resource Management;
University of Wolverhampton, (Wolverhampton
Business School), as Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), in
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management;
London Southbank University (Business School), as
Lecturer and Unit Leader.
His responsibilities in these roles included:
Doctoral Research Supervisor;
Admissions Tutor;
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Dissertation
Supervisor;
Programme Leader;
Personal Tutor.
He was formerly an
Expatriate at:
Ministry of
Education, Sokoto, Nigeria;
Ministry of
Science and Technical Education, Sokoto, Nigeria;
University of
Sokoto, Nigeria;
College of
Education, Sokoto, Nigeria; and
Former
Editor-In-Chief of ‘Sokoto Journal of Education’.
Data Analysts;
Data-Set Developers;
Data-Set Utilisers;
Doctoral Students;
Ethnographic
Researchers;
Executives;
Managers;
Market Researchers;
Postgraduate
Research Students;
Postgraduate
Research Supervisors;
Quantitative
Researchers;
Research Analysts;
Research Assistants;
Research
Commissioners;
Research Project
Managers;
Research Team Leaders;
Research Tutors;
Researchers;
Sales
and Marketing Managers;
Supervisors;
Team
Leaders, Generally;
Undergraduate
Dissertation Supervisors;
All
others who are desirous of undertaking postgraduate level training
in Research Methodology - generally - but more specifically:
Ethnographic Research;
Qualitative Research;
Quantitative Research;
Research Triangulation;
Research Design,
Research Project Management,
Questionnaire Design,
Population and Sampling Frame Choice,
Sampling Design,
Questionnaire Design;
Interview Formulation;
Data
Elicitation;
Data
Analysis;
Date
Interpretation;
Research Report Writing.
By the conclusion
of the specified learning and development
activities, delegates will be able to:
Design a research
project, taking account of important issues;
Choose sources of
information appropriate for the type of research being conducted;
Assess the value of
secondary sources of information as a prelude to the conduct of
primary research;
Choose the methodology
that best suits the type of investigation being conducted &
appropriate to the research objectives;
Choose the most
appropriate data elicitation techniques, in relation to the sampling
frame, sampling unit, sample size & time span, among other factors;
Advise others of the
situations in which participant observation, conversation analysis,
documentary analysis, focus groups, interviews & questionnaires,
respectively, are appropriate;
Design interviews &
questionnaires that will elicit information appropriate to the
research objectives;
Design structured &
unstructured questions, determining the conditions under which they
should be used;
Design questionnaires &
interview schedules, with a mixture of open-ended & closed-ended
questions, avoiding forced-choice in the latter;
Employ appropriate data
analysis techniques, based on the type & volume of data available;
Use SPSS and, or, Excel
software packages in analysing data;
Identifying ‘trends’ &
‘patterns’ in information, in an effort to arrive at conclusions;
Produce effective
reports, adhering to conventional styles, presenting evidence from
the data, & exploiting visual representations;
Make research
proposals, taking pertinent factors into account;
Manage research
projects, from inception to reporting;
Identify appropriate
roles in research project management & produce realistic costing;
and
Design a research
project that incorporates a high ethical standard.
Part 1:
Research Design: Important Considerations
Part 2:
Employing Data Elicitation Techniques (1)
Part 3:
Employing Data Elicitation Techniques (2)
Part 4:
Sampling as an Important Element of Research Design
Part 6:
Interview and Questionnaire Design and Administration (2)
Part 7:
Data Analysis and Interpretation
Part 8:
Presenting the Research Findings
Part 9:
Research Project Management
Part 10:
Writing a Research Proposal
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