Research Skills Courses

Lesson | Business English Skills: How to Write Effective Openings and Closings to Emails

477 ratings at Coursera

Learn to craft impactful email openings and closings in business English, enhancing your professional communication skills and leaving a lasting impression on recipients.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Lesson | Business English Skills: Introducing Yourself in Business Settings

202 ratings at Coursera

Master the art of professional self-introduction in English, covering key details like name, job, company, and city. Learn to engage with new acquaintances effectively in business settings.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Market Research and Consumer Behavior

4749 ratings at Coursera

Explore consumer decision-making and market research techniques to develop effective marketing strategies. Learn to analyze consumer behavior, conduct research, and interpret data for actionable insights.

• Coursera
• 6 hours 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

English: skills for learning

133 ratings at OpenLearn

Develop the English reading and writing skills needed for university success.

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Essay and report writing skills

87 ratings at OpenLearn

Writing reports and assignments can be a daunting prospect. Learn how to interpret questions and how to plan, structure and write your assignment or report. This free course, Essay and report ...

• OpenLearn
• 15 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

34 ratings at OpenLearn

Learn essential cyber security skills to protect your digital life, covering threats, authentication, malware, networking, cryptography, and risk management.

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

30 ratings at OpenLearn

Develop confidence and skills for life online, covering digital identity, well-being, safety, information management, and critical thinking. Create a personalized digital skills plan for study, work, and everyday life.

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

23 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world, will develop your confidence and skills for life online, whether study, work or everyday life. It explores a range of digital skills...

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

18 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST), will help you to understand online security and start to protect your digital life, whether at home or work. You...

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

The power of infographics in research dissemination

13 ratings at OpenLearn

Infographics are becoming an essential tool in data representation and research communication. In this free course, The power of infographics in research dissemination, you will explore when and ...

• OpenLearn
• 7 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Understanding different research perspectives

12 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Understanding different research perspectives, explores the development of the research process looking at the different perspectives from which an issue or phenomenon can be ...

• OpenLearn
• 9 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research

8 ratings at OpenLearn

This is the fourth of four courses which comprise the course Learning to teach. Undertaking classroom research is seen as an effective form of CPD. This free course, An introduction to classroom ...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Extending and developing your thinking skills

7 ratings at OpenLearn

Diagrams, mind-maps, tables, graphs, time lines, flow charts, sequence diagrams, decision trees: all can be used to organise thought. This free course, Extending and developing your thinking ...

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

4 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course will prepare you for the challenges of doing research in an increasingly digital world. It introduces the methods of digital humanities and explains how research methods in the ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Student Partner in Educational Research

3 ratings at OpenLearn

The Student as Partners in Educational Research is an ongoing initiative sponsored by eSTEeM: The OU Centre for STEM Pedagogy whereby OU undergraduate or postgraduate students are supported to ...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate