The course aims to develop research skills. It takes participants through the process of planning and conducting research as well as analysing qualitative and quantitative research data.

Course objectives:

·     to make students reflect upon several aspects of academic research;

·     to acquaint them with different types and methods of academic research as well as their rationale;

·     to practice the comparing and contrasting of previous research findings when writing a literature review;

·     to provide students with the opportunity to plan and partly conduct their own research.

Expected outcomes:

Having completed the course participants are expected to be able to

·     plan and conduct academic research;

·     form an opinion of the quality of a piece of academic research.