Research data management (RDM) will be helpful for you to consider, no matter the stage of your research project. Generally speaking, however, the earlier you reflect on data management and …
Copyright is a right given to creators of a wide range of works in material form. If you are engaging in research and scholarly communication, you should be aware of …
This article is designed to briefly introduce you to data analysis software. Some of these tools are free to use, others may be developed open-source and others are proprietary commercial …
All the information that you share online contributes to your digital identity. Your identity is made of what you consciously share on the internet, however, it may also include things …
Knowledge exchange is a broad concept, based upon the transfer of knowledge and ideas from a knowledge source to knowledge users. Building upon the concepts covered in this course so …
In this activity, we consider the tools and technologies required to facilitate Internet-mediated Research or IMR for short. According to the British Psychological Society (2021) IMR covers: a wide range …
The ability to assess the impact of research publications is a growing area of importance with applications in securing funding and career development. Bibliometrics provides a quantitative analysis of the …
Research does not necessarily require the creation or collection of new data. There are numerous existing sources that may be beneficially for research. This article considers some of the different …
Online interviews and focus groups can be a great way to facilitate social research. Conducing your research online can also have advantages in that it may be used to preserve …
The Open Access movement dates back to the early ’00s, although discipline-specific initiatives began earlier. One of the first formal declarations of the movement’s principles was the Budapest Open Access …
As already discussed in the previous activity, there is a major push to provide public access to academic research. This is almost a moral objective, given the substantial amount of …
Social social media services allow you to network with people who share interests, professions, hobbies, backgrounds or real-life connections. These services are based online and often have mobile apps to …
What is FigShare? Figshare is an online open access repository where researchers can preserve and share their research outputs in a citable, shareable and discoverable manner. The outputs that can …
What is Academia.edu? Academia.edu is an American for-profit social networking website for academics, focused on searching for research. Academia aims to be a disruptive influence on the sector, pushing open …
What is ResearchGate? ResearchGate is a European commercial social networking site for scientists and researchers to share papers, ask and answer questions, and find collaborators. Unlike the traditional networks, members …