Research Skills Courses

Methods and Statistics in Social Science - Final Research Project

71 ratings at Coursera

Run a full social science study with fellow learners: formulate a hypothesis and design, build measurement and manipulation instruments, collect data, analyze it statistically, and report results.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Try RRI! A guide for Responsible Research and Innovation

Apply Responsible Research and Innovation to your own work: test three reflection tools, use Social Labs for group practice, and examine NewHoRRIzon pilot cases.

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

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

2 ratings at OpenLearn

In this free course, Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth, you will build on your understanding of how to evaluate research by thinking about a fundamental part of the ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Extending and developing your thinking skills

7 ratings at OpenLearn

Diagrams, mind-maps, tables, graphs, time lines, flow charts, sequence diagrams, decision trees: all can be used to organise thought. This free course, Extending and developing your thinking ...

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The power of infographics in research dissemination

13 ratings at OpenLearn

Infographics are becoming an essential tool in data representation and research communication. In this free course, The power of infographics in research dissemination, you will explore when and ...

• OpenLearn
• 7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introducing music research

4 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore musicology through inclusion, technology, performance, reception, and community, from feminist music studies to grime and soundscapes.

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

9 ratings at OpenLearn

Learn to design, conduct, analyze, and present ethical research that supports policy proposals and advocacy aimed at influencing laws, regulations, and decision makers.

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Developing a research question in International Relations

9 ratings at OpenLearn

Learn to formulate focused, manageable research questions for International Relations using different approaches and question types.

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Negotiation skills: Negotiate and resolve conflict

851 ratings at Coursera

In our current globalised work environment, how can you manage the power and politics that persistently influence organisational decision-making?

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Excel Skills for Business Forecasting

331 ratings at Coursera

Build business forecasts in Excel: decompose time series data, fit causal regression models for time series and cross-sectional data, and apply structured judgmental forecasting methods.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Generative AI for Educators: AI Literacy & Prompting Skills

Build AI literacy for the classroom: distinguish AI models, tools and types, craft effective prompts, and critically evaluate AI outputs for lesson planning and assessment design.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Educate Skills for Startups

Validate new startup ideas and turn them into ventures through pitching, marketing, sales, IP, business structuring, funding and negotiation.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Community Engagement in Research and Population Health

10 ratings at Coursera

Examine why the US health system falls short on the triple aim, use population health data and evidence-based interventions, and engage communities through participatory research.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

AI Skills for Engineers: Data Engineering and Data Pipelines

3 ratings

Good data is central to effective AI applications. This course teaches the basics of data for AI, covering what data is needed, how to extract data from existing databases and basic data skills includ

• edX
• 6 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Ethical AI for Research and Innovation

Integrate Ethical AI into qualitative and quantitative research by evaluating bias and hallucinations, coding interviews, cleaning data, and performing statistical analysis responsibly.

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