Summary and Schedule

Learning Objectives

After following this lesson, learners will be able to:

• Objective 1 Explain the fundamental concepts of research, including its purpose, types, and key terminology, by the end of the lesson.

• Objective 2 Identify and describe the key steps in the research process, ~such as problem formulation, literature review, methodology selection, data collection, analysis, and reporting~, with at least 80% accuracy in a structured assessment.

• Objective 3 Develop a basic research proposal on a given topic by outlining a research question, methodology, and expected outcomes within a structured framework by the end of the training session.

Lesson Prerequisites

Learners should have:

1. Basic Computer Literacy –

• Ability to navigate files, install software, and use a web browser.

This is a new lesson built with The Carpentries Workbench.

	Setup Instructions	Download files required for the lesson
Duration: 00h 00m	1. Using Markdown	How do you write a lesson using Markdown and sandpaper?
Duration: 00h 12m	2. Introduction to research: What is research?	What makes research different from everyday opinions? 2. What does it mean for research to be “replicable”? 3. Why is critical thinking important in research?
Duration: 00h 26m	3. The research process: Steps involved in conducting research	What are the steps in a research process?
Duration: 00h 38m	4. Types of Research I: Basic, Applied; Quantitative, Qualitative	What is the difference between basic and applied research? 2. When would you use qualitative instead of quantitative research? 3. Can a study be both qualitative and quantitative? 4. How do different research types affect the kind of data you collect?
Duration: 00h 50m	5. Strengths, limitations, and applications in various disciplines	What are the strengths and limitations of these research type?
Duration: 01h 02m	Finish

The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.

FIXME: Setup instructions live in this document. Please specify the tools and the data sets the Learner needs to have installed.

Data Sets

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Download the data zip file and unzip it to your Desktop

Software Setup

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Details

Setup for different systems can be presented in dropdown menus via a spoiler tag. They will join to this discussion block, so you can give a general overview of the software used in this lesson here and fill out the individual operating systems (and potentially add more, e.g. online setup) in the solutions blocks.

Windows

Use PuTTY

MacOS

Use Terminal.app

Linux

Use Terminal