Research Skills Courses and Certifications

Conduct a Literature Review

Learn to conduct literature reviews: formulate research questions, select and critically analyze scholarly sources, and build a clear, evidence-based academic argument.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Design Smart Surveys with Skip Logic

Learn to choose question types from multiple-choice to open-ended, write clear unbiased phrasing, and implement conditional skip logic that routes respondents past irrelevant sections.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Research Sources

Evaluate the credibility of research sources: use Boolean searches and library databases, and judge evidence drawn from interviews, surveys, and observations for academic papers.

• Coursera
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Qualitative Methods and Ethics in Psychology

Learn classical and contextual qualitative methods in psychology — repertory grid, content and thematic analysis, grounded theory, IPA, discourse analysis — plus research ethics for human and animal studies.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Data Gathering and Writing a Systematic Review

Learn to define review questions, search databases, assess study quality, synthesize quantitative and qualitative evidence, and write and disseminate systematic reviews.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Source Credible Data Fast & Smart

Evaluate sources for authority, bias, accuracy and purpose, and build precise queries with operators like site:, filetype: and intitle: to locate reports and public records.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Criminal Justice 306: Research Methods in Criminal Justice

Learn how to plan, design, conduct, and analyze criminal justice research using ethical, experimental, qualitative, and statistical methods.

• Study.com
• 16 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Plan and Write Your Research Project

Plan and write a dissertation by refining research questions, selecting qualitative or quantitative methods, scheduling milestones, and structuring coherent chapters for submission.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Create Quick Surveys

Design and launch a five-question customer survey: choose question types, write clear wording, capture demographics, and know when to use qualitative versus quantitative research.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Student Success Skills Lesson Plans

Use ready-made lesson plans, games, and activities to help students build study and research skills.

• Study.com
• 14 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Research Methods in Special Education

Research methods for special education instructors, from research planning and study design through data collection, analysis, and ethical practice.

• Study.com
• 14 hours 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Research Methods in Psychology: Certificate Program

A broad introduction to designing, conducting, and evaluating psychological research using ethical, qualitative, quasi-experimental, and experimental methods.

• Study.com
• 16 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Analyze Qualitative Data

Learn to analyze qualitative data by organizing and transcribing datasets, developing codes, categorizing them, and identifying meaningful themes for interpretation.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

UExcel Research Methods in Psychology: Study Guide & Test Prep

Study guide and test prep for the UExcel Research Methods in Psychology exam, covering ethical research, study design, data collection, validity, and statistics.

• Study.com
• 18 hours 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Research Methods in Psychology for Teachers: Professional Development

Learn how to design, conduct, and evaluate psychological research, from ethical principles and data collection to validity and statistical analysis.

• Study.com
• 16 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course