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Research MethodsAcceleration
A 12-week online program. You start from the basics and finish with your own research proposal, with feedback on your work at every step.
At a glance
Theory, practice and a supervisor
Structured classes in research methods, weekly practice with feedback, and a supervised path to a research project.
12weeks
Four parts, each ending with a piece of work you hand in and get feedback on.
48
hours of live online classes
6–8
hours of your own study each week
Who can join
Undergraduate and postgraduate students, and graduates
Experience needed
None. Bring a topic you are curious about.
What you need
A laptop, reliable internet and headphones
Why it helps
Research experience helps with higher study abroad, scholarships, your thesis and your CV.
How a week works
Live classes, then practice
Classes are planned for weekend evenings, Bangladesh time. The exact schedule is shared before each batch starts.
Practice during the week
Plan 6–8 hours for reading, research practice and revising your work, spread over the weekdays.
Hand in and get feedback
You submit work after the teaching weekend and get written feedback against clear criteria.
Improve and resubmit
Every part follows the same rhythm: practise, get feedback, revise. That is how research skills grow.
Syllabus
12 weeks, four parts
Each part builds on the one before. Tap a part to see everything you study, practise and hand in.
By the end you can
- Turn a broad interest into a specific question you can actually answer.
- Tell a research claim apart from an opinion, and know what evidence fits.
- Spot consent, privacy, plagiarism and authorship risks before you start.
Research foundations
- What research is for: questions, evidence and uncertainty
- Basic, applied, exploratory and explanatory research
- From a real-world problem to a focused topic
Questions and ethics
- Who, where and what your question covers
- Is it doable? Sources, access and realistic limits
- Consent, confidentiality, citation, responsible AI use and honest reporting
You practise
- Turn a weak question into a focused one
- Critique a claim and say what it does not prove
- Find the ethics risks in a sample study
You hand inA research-question brief: context, question, why it matters, scope and an ethics checklist.
Reviewed for
By the end you can
- Run a literature search that someone else could repeat.
- Judge whether a source is credible, and know that peer review is not a guarantee.
- Organise references and cite them without copying the original wording.
Finding evidence
- Keywords, synonyms, Boolean operators and search strings
- Choosing databases, date and language limits, inclusion rules
- Following citations backwards and forwards, and recording your decisions
Managing sources
- Credibility, retractions and signs of predatory journals
- Setting up a reference library: details, tags and duplicates
- Citation styles, paraphrasing, quoting and annotated reading lists
You practise
- Run two search strategies and compare the results
- Keep a search log and screen a small set of sources
- Build an annotated bibliography in a free tool such as Zotero
You hand inA search log and an annotated reading list, with your search strings, reasons for including each source and checked references.
Reviewed for
By the end you can
- Read a paper for its question, design, evidence and limits.
- Compare studies without treating all evidence as equally strong.
- Argue for a real research gap, instead of claiming nobody has studied it.
Reading critically
- How a paper is built: abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion
- Sampling, measurement, confounding and threats to validity
- What a result supports, what it does not, and how uncertainty is reported
Comparing and finding gaps
- A literature matrix: questions, methods, findings, limits
- Where studies agree, disagree or differ in context
- Evidence gaps, scope and a justified next step
You practise
- Annotate a paper, separating findings from interpretation
- Compare two contrasting studies with one template
- Write a gap statement and get peer feedback on it
You hand inA literature matrix and a short, cited argument for your research gap and what your study could add.
Reviewed for
By the end you can
- Choose a design that fits your question, not just a tool you like.
- Describe your sample, measurements, data access and analysis plan.
- Write a realistic research proposal, be open about its limits, and improve it after feedback.
Weeks 7–8 · Design and methods
- Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods: uses and trade-offs
- Observational, experimental and case-study designs
- Defining what you measure, sampling, recruitment and bias
Weeks 9–10 · Data and analysis
- Questionnaire and interview-guide basics, and piloting
- Using existing data: access, permission, quality and safe handling
- Matching descriptive, statistical or thematic analysis to your question
Weeks 11–12 · Your final proposal
- Timeline, resources, risks, ethics and scope
- Proposal structure: background, question, methods, analysis, limits
- Explaining your choices, getting feedback and revising
You practise
- Compare two designs for the same question and justify your choice
- Make a sampling and data plan, and test a questionnaire on sample data
- Present a draft proposal and record how you revised it
You hand inYour final research proposal: background, literature, methods, ethics, data and analysis plan, timeline and revision notes.
Reviewed for
No real participants are recruited and no personal data is collected during the program without separate ethics and privacy approval.
What you leave with
Four pieces of work, one proposal
Each hand-in feeds the next. Together they become a research proposal you can explain and defend.
- 1Research-question brief
- 2Search log and reading list
- 3Literature matrix and gap
- 4Full research proposal
Finishing the program
A certificate you earn
Completion is earned, not assumed. You receive a certificate only when you meet the stated requirements, and anyone can verify it online.
- Work through all four parts
- Submit original work of your own
- Respond to feedback and revise
- Pass the final assessment of your proposal
- Paying or attending alone does not earn a certificate.
After the basics
Join a supervised research project
Once you finish the foundations, you can ask to join one of 49 research topics in a small team with a supervisor.
Fees and next batch
Fees, payment options and the start date of the next batch will be announced soon. Join the free waitlist and you will hear first.