eLearnAfrica
Being a Digital Researcher: Digital Skills for Effective Research
University of Hull
  • Start Date: 25 Apr, 2022
  • 3 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Develop the digital skills you need to ensure your research is efficient, impactful, and accessible, no matter what your field.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Discover the different and diverse forms of scholarly communication


Good research is only effective and impactful if it is shared and used. Researchers need to understand how research is validated, published and shared with diverse audiences. This includes communicating with other scholars, the public and businesses.


You’ll be taught about the different aspects of scholarly communication: research, data collection and analysis; authoring; peer-review, publication and discovery and dissemination. This includes aspects of copyright, licensing and intellectual property.


Use networking to create opportunities for collaboration with other scholars


Academics depend on one another to develop and share research successfully. Research benefits from different bodies of work, ideas, and discoveries, as well as an audience to provide reviews and feedback.


This four-week course from the University of Hull will introduce you to digital research skills and concepts, and help you build your online identity as a researcher to gain access to knowledge, new audiences, and potential collaborators.


Delve into research ethics and data management


Researchers have a responsibility to ensure that their data is well preserved, organised, accessible, and sharable, to allow for dissemination and knowledge transfer.


Your educators will guide you in the process of data management to show you how to successfully manage and store your research data to ensure its longevity.


Boost your digital research skills with the University of Hull


The educators at the University of Hull are experts in research and learning, and have been running this course successfully for students both online and on campus.


With the combined knowledge of the university’s specialists at your fingertips, you’ll be equipped with the strategies and techniques you need to be a successful digital researcher.


This course is designed for anyone engaged in academic research with a digital component, and will be particularly beneficial for postgraduate students and staff undertaking research in a higher education setting.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

University of Hull

This university is part of the partnership between eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn.

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

You may be able to download course materials after enrolling in this course. If not, all of the necessary course materials provided by the course instructor will be available on the provider's course page.
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