Building research skills with Sage Campus
Guest post by Sage Campus team
This post originally appeared on Sage Campus blog here.
Sage Campus offers online courses on all the key research methods and skills learners needed to succeed in academia. To help them navigate through our content, we've developed subject maps, with recommended modules across our courses.
Research methods and skills can make all the difference to student success, yet they are not always taught explicitly in the classroom. Sage Campus helps close that gap with scaffolded learning that builds confidence step by step, equipping learners with the practical skills they need to thrive in their studies and beyond.
To make it even easier for learners to find the support most relevant to them, we’ve created subject maps that spotlight the skills they need most. Each map signposts key modules across our courses, helping learners quickly identify the right content for their goals and fit skill development around their academic workload.
Subject maps
Critical thinker – An essential skill, especially in the age of AI, learners will become adept in problem solving, identifying bias, and evaluating information effectively, as well as building robust arguments.
Using generative AI in study and research - Learners will develop essential skills in using generative AI for study and research, ensuring they do so effectively and ethically while maintaining a critical thinking approach.
Data literacy - Sage Campus courses cover many different data literacy topics and can be used to help students with everything from core numeracy skills through to more advanced data proficiency.
Research ethics – Learners will gain confidence in navigating the ethical approval process, applying ethical thinking to research design, and conducting culturally responsive research. These courses also encourage reflection on personal identity in the research process, promote ethical conduct throughout the research lifecycle, and provide guidance on understanding institutional ethics guidelines and review procedures.
Digital humanities - Learners will become adept at working with archive material, text mining and analysis, analyzing archive texts and cleaning data.
Data management - Sage Campus courses enable students and early researchers to master effective data collection, storage and usage. Learners will also develop their proficiency in formulating data management plans and become skilled in data organization.
Online research methods - These courses will enable students and early researchers to improve confidence in planning online research, collecting and analyzing online data and evaluating their online data sources and information. Learners will also develop their proficiency in collecting social media data and consider the ethical aspects of doing online research.
Using digital resources with confidence - These courses enable students and early researchers to improve confidence in handling digital sources, building an effective search strategy and assessing the relevance of information they discover. Learners will also develop their proficiency in assessing sources for bias and master effective data collection.
If you’d like to find out how Sage Campus can support your patrons with the skills they need to succeed, you can request a free trial to explore all our content.