Hone Your Research Skills
Research is the backbone of innovation. It helps us answer important questions that lead to improvements in all sorts of fields - health, transport, nutrition, sport, manufacturing, communications, etc.
People who are skilled at undertaking research and reporting on their findings are highly desirable to these different industries.
This is a comprehensive course for people who would like to nurture their research skills.
Learn important transferable skills for different industries
Take this course to:
- Discover how to set about research.
- Learn about different types of experiments and data collection methods.
- Understand statistics and data analysis.
- Determine how to write research reports.
The flexibility within the research modules allows you to work through a succession of research projects and use them to explore areas of interest to you.
Research and development underpins innovation
Every enterprise, business, public or charity alike, is faced with a world of uncertainty; where the only certainty is change!
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Change is being driven by an ever increasing global population; greater and connectivity between everyone through the internet, global trade and travel.
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Change can be either good or bad; and all too often it is a bit of both.
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Research leads to new knowledge; and that knowledge underpins new developments which bring about change.
If research and development can be made better, changes can be more effective -and all of this adds up to career and business opportunities.
This course develops your capabilities for research and development.
For the receptive student, it will help you to think outside of the box, see opportunities and become more successful in business or employment.
Modules
Note that each module in the Advanced Certificate in Research & Development is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.
Opportunities for Research & Development Today
Today's world is one of rapid change. There are new technologies and changing marketplaces driven by scientific discovery, politics, and unprecedented connectivity between people.
If you develop an understanding of management, business, technology and research - and build the knowhow to apply these skills to any industry - opportunities will begin to reveal themselves.
When you know how to research and develop products or services, you are well placed to seize on opportunities as they reveal themselves.
By selecting and researching the best opportunities, your prospects for success in developing any new product or service will be greatly enhanced.
There has never been a better time to work in R & D.
The knowledge you gain, and the awareness which you start developing in this course, will set you up to work in any industry - from health or science, to business or manufacturing.
This course is designed to set you on just such a path.
Who Should Study This Course?
This course is suitable for different people including:
- Educators
- Researchers
- Writers
- Scientists
- Students
- Product developers
- Innovators
- Entrepreneurs
- People wishing to move into research & development type roles
Study this advanced certificate to develop valuable research and development skills.
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