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Self-paced research skill courses

Structured courses that build the exact skills your research demands. Each course below shows its full module outline — enquire to enrol or join the waitlist for the next cohort.

Foundational

Research Methodology

Design a rigorous, defensible study end to end.

  • Research philosophy & approach
  • Problem, questions & objectives
  • Research design
  • Sampling & data collection
  • Ethics & rigour
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Hands-on

SPSS

Run and interpret core analyses in SPSS.

  • Data setup & cleaning
  • Descriptive statistics
  • t-tests & ANOVA
  • Correlation & regression
  • Reporting results (APA)
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Intermediate

SmartPLS

Build and assess PLS-SEM models.

  • PLS-SEM basics
  • Measurement model
  • Structural model
  • Mediation & moderation
  • Reporting PLS results
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Intermediate

AMOS

Run CFA and SEM in AMOS.

  • CFA fundamentals
  • Model fit indices
  • Path analysis
  • Full SEM
  • Interpretation & write-up
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Intermediate

R

Analyse data reproducibly in R.

  • R & RStudio basics
  • Data wrangling (tidyverse)
  • Statistical tests
  • Regression & models
  • ggplot2 visualisation
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Intermediate

Python

Use Python for research data analysis.

  • Python & pandas
  • Data cleaning
  • Statistics with SciPy
  • Intro to ML
  • Visualisation
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Foundational

Research Design

Choose and justify the right design.

  • Quantitative designs
  • Qualitative designs
  • Mixed methods
  • Validity & reliability
  • Design trade-offs
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All levels

Academic Writing

Write clear, publishable academic prose.

  • Structure & argument
  • Paragraph & flow
  • Citations & voice
  • Editing & clarity
  • Avoiding common errors
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All levels

AI for Researchers

Use AI ethically to accelerate research.

  • Prompting for research
  • Literature scanning
  • Drafting & editing support
  • Analysis assistance
  • Ethics & limitations
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Advanced

Scopus Publication

Target and submit to indexed journals.

  • Journal selection
  • Structuring a paper
  • Responding to reviewers
  • Similarity & ethics
  • Submission workflow
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Intermediate

Systematic Literature Review

Run a reproducible SLR.

  • Protocol & questions
  • Search strategy
  • Screening & PRISMA
  • Data extraction
  • Synthesis & reporting
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Intermediate

Qualitative Research

Collect and analyse qualitative data.

  • Qualitative designs
  • Interviews & focus groups
  • Coding
  • Thematic analysis
  • NVivo basics
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Prefer 1:1 mentoring?

Courses teach the method; mentoring applies it to your research. Book a free consult to combine both.

Ethical, compliant guidance

We provide academic support, mentoring, analysis, editing and structuring — not authorship. Your work stays compliant with university policies.