Belgium: Research Methodology Training for Humanitarians in Brussels, Belgium

Course Outline

1. Research Problems and Questions and How They Relate to Debates in Research Methods

• Introduction
• The nature of research
• What kind of problems might need a research study?

• What are the key issues in research methods we need to understand?

• Putting the Problem into Context: Identifying and Critically Reviewing Relevant Literature

• How does literature relate to research?

• What kinds of literature should we search for?

• Effective literature searching

• Critical analysis of literature

• Using Harvard referencing style

3. Choosing Research Approaches and Strategies

• Identify differing research paradigms
• Key differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods and how and why they may be mixed
• Criteria of validity and reliability in the context of research
• Your choice of research strategy or design

4. Ethics in Research

• How ethical issues arise in research at every stage
• Strategies to ensure ethical issues in research are addressed appropriately

5. Choosing Samples from Populations

• How and why sampling relates to research
• A range of probability and non-probability sampling techniques
• Selecting appropriate techniques for different research studies
• Assessing representativeness of samples and generalizability from samples

6. Quantitative Research Methods: Collecting and Analyzing Quantitative Data

• Anticipating how the research design is affected by data collection and analysis tools
• Recognizing different types of data for analysis
• Coding and entering data for computer analysis
• Choosing appropriate ways to present data through charts, tables and descriptive statistics
• Selecting appropriate statistical tools for the research variables

7. Questionnaire Design and Testing

• Difficulties associated with questionnaire design
• Choosing from a range of question formats
• How to design, pilot and administer questionnaires

8. Using Secondary Data

• What to look for as secondary data and where to find it
• The contribution of secondary data to research
• The disadvantages of using secondary data in research and how to overcome them

9. Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting and Analyzing Qualitative Data

• Key issues in qualitative data analysis
• How qualitative data can be prepared for analysis
• Computer based methods for qualitative data analysis

10. Using MS Excel for Data Analysis

• Introduction
• General Issues with the MS Excel Analysis ToolPak
• Results of Analyses
• Requesting Many Analyses
• Working with Many Columns

11.Practical Issues in Conducting Interviews, Focus Groups, Participant Observation

• Practical considerations relating to participant observation
• Practical issues relating to interviews
• Practical issues relating to focus groups

12. Forecasting Trends

• Why forecasting is not widely covered in the research methods literature
• Existing methodologies for forecasting
• Basic forecasting tools
• Measures commonly used to evaluate forecasts
• Exploring the value of forecasting methods in business practice

13. Presenting Research Reports

• Your personal approach to writing a report
• Producing an oral presentation of key findings

Program Dates: 22-26 May, 2018

Registration Closes on: 20 March, 2018

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