What to look for & How to Analyse it

This short course will give you key ideas and pointers to help you choose, read and absorb relevant information more effectively and efficiently. It provides sufficient analytical knowledge to help you sort the good research from the dross.

Understanding the research papers you’ll find and come across is vital in order to work out if what they show is important for your own work. This course teaches:

• How to choose what you should read and discard the non-essential
• How ‘deeply’ you should read  a paper or book – sometimes the summary is sufficient
• How to read an article or paper to gain the most information and knowledge
• What questions to ask yourself to aid your understanding
• How to analyse and structure your thoughts about the results and conclusions, and

The seven potential pitfalls to look for in methodology and interpretation