Data Science of Data Collection: Free Course and Course Series!

“Understanding Research Forms, Surveys and Instruments” is a 6-course online tutorial series aimed at graduate students and new researchers so they learn how to collect data properly, and do not make mistakes that can cost them their degree or job promotion!

“Understanding Research Forms, Surveys and Instruments” is a 6-course online tutorial series aimed at graduate students and new researchers so they learn how to collect data properly, and do not make mistakes that can cost them their degree or job promotion!

This course is based on a week-long, in-person workshop I delivered to a quality assurance/quality improvement (QA/QI) department in healthcare that wanted to get better at conducting research with the data in their system.

Course Information

Course 1 of the bundle is FREE, and includes:

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43 lessons

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9 chapters covering 1 complete scenario

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5 case studies based on the scenario

0.5 hours of video content

7 chapter quizzes with a final exams

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Course 1 provides comprehensive didactic information, and Courses 2 through 6 include practical instructions and downloadable examples.

Audience for Course Series in “Understanding Research Forms, Surveys and Instruments”

  • Graduate students collecting data for their theses or dissertations
  • Academic researchers and data scientists who want to improve their data measurement and research data collection skills, and their knowledge of the data science of data collection
  • Qualitative researchers who want to learn how to collect quantitative data
  • Anyone who wants to improve their data science and data collection skills

Features of “Understanding Research Forms, Surveys and Instruments”

  • Course access is permanent, and you complete courses at your own pace.
  • Courses consist of several chapters, including an introduction and a conclusion
  • Activities in the courses include examining downloadable files, and following along with video demonstrations and slide presentations.
  • Quizzes, surveys, links, and downloadable resources are interspersed throughout the other activities to increase deeper learning.
  • All video and presentation slides and scripts are downloadable for easy study.
  • Each chapter ends with a quiz with discussions enabled, so learners can discuss material in the chapter.
  • Each course in the series ends with a final test to improve knowledge retention.
  • Each course provides a unique, customized course certificate.

Revised May 8, 2024 – added course information and revised banners.

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