Researching Certificate

Researching Certificate

Course Details

Lightning Skill

Lightning Skills are short one or two module video lessons (around 5 to 15 minutes long) designed to give you a general overview of the topic with hints and tips in the subject area.

It also includes a worksheet for you to review what you have learnt in the course, and a final test. On passing the test, you will receive your certificate.

Whatever your industry, good research skills are essential if you want to uncover reliable information and form your own opinion on a topic.

In this course, you will learn the basic steps that you need to take when researching a question or general area of interest.

You Will Learn:

• Why it is important to clarify your research question early on
• The difference between primary and secondary sources
• How to find reliable, well-informed sources of information
• How to take notes that will help you organise your thoughts
• How to avoid plagiarism

Benefits of Taking This Course:

• If you need to put together a report or white paper at work and need to develop your knowledge of a topic, this course will help you
• If you are a student or embarking on any kind of further learning, this course will help you discern reliable sources from unreliable sources
• It will improve your critical thinking skills, which, in turn, will help you appraise information that you come across in both your personal life and your professional life
• If you are a parent, this course will help you support your children in completing research-based homework projects.

Course Modules/Lessons

• Module 01: Researching