Academic Research Foundations: Quantitative

Course details

Quantitative research is a crucial part of academic study and a fundamental scholarly research methodology. In this course, educator Rolin Moe explores the foundations of this methodology to help you confidently tackle your own quantitative research study. Rolin covers the characteristics of quantitative research, and explains how to approach different parts of the research process, such as creating a solid research question and developing a literature review. He goes over the elements of a study, explains how to collect and analyze data, and shows how to present your data in written and numeric form. Once you wrap up this course, you'll be familiar with the framework of a quantitative research study and prepared to start drafting your own.

Learning objectives
Reviewing the types of research design
Generalizing your research
Writing research questions
Creating research objectives
Developing a literature review
Anonymity and confidentiality in research studies
Narrowing your idea to a research topic
Developing a problem statement
Outlining your research proposal
Presenting your data in written form and numeric form
Writing your abstract and final summary

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What is social science research

1. Characteristics of Quantitative Research

03 - Research instrument structure
04 - Types of research design
05 - Generalize your research
06 - Replicate research

2. Research Basics

07 - Independent and dependent variables
08 - Elements of a research question
09 - How to write a research question
10 - Create research objectives
11 - Research frameworks and hypotheses
12 - Understand the null hypothesis
13 - Deductive and inductive reasoning
14 - Purpose of a literature review
15 - How to develop a literature review
16 - Anonymity and confidentiality in research studies
17 - Objectivity and subjectivity in your study

3. Research Topic

18 - Narrow your idea to a research topic
19 - Broaden your idea to a research topic
20 - How to develop a problem statement
21 - Outline your research proposal

4. Quantitative Methodology

22 - Population sampling
23 - How to use preexisting data
24 - Develop questionnaire and survey instruments

5. Results

25 - Understand research significance
26 - How to present your data in written form
27 - How to present your data in numeric form

6. Discussion

28 - Explain your research results
29 - Limitations, recommendations, and future research
30 - Write your abstract and final summary

7. Concerns and Considerations

31 - Research ethics
32 - Working with institutional review boards

Conclusion

33 - Next steps