This week’s topics
The Research Process
- Formulating research problems and questions
- Conducting literature searches
- Research design and planning
- Stages of research execution
- How to Design a Research Project
- The research to writing process
- Planning your search strategy 2025
What you will be able to do
- 2.2 Explain the research process.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the research process.
Study materials
Videos
- How to Design a Research Project · YouTube · Galton College · 11 min · for registered students
- The research to writing process · YouTube · Academic Skills, The University of Melbourne · 9 min · for registered students
- Planning your search strategy 2025 · YouTube · University of Staffordshire Student Life · 24 min · for registered students
- How To Write A Literature Review | Research Project Tutorial · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 16 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Principles of Sociological Inquiry, ch. 4: Beginning a Research Project · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 37–50 · for registered students
- Introduction to Sociology 3e, 2.2: Research Methods · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 40–52 · for registered students
- Writing Guide, 12.1: Introducing Research and Research Evidence · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 390–391 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
