Diploma – Postgraduate – in Postgraduate Research Methodology

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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.

Course Coordinator Graphic2, below which are his name, qualifications and affiliations, who is also the Director of HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute, A Postgraduate-Only Institution (https://www.hrodc.com).

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’.

For Whom This Course is Designed Graphics, below which are the list of professionals for whom HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute, A Postgraduate-Only Institution (https://www.hrodc.com) has designed this Postgraduate Course

       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.  

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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.

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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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