Best Practices for Applied Quantitative Research in Complex Contexts

Learning outcomes

•  Is this course for me?

  This course is intended for all individuals who are planning to collect quantitative data in fragile and complex settings, including hard-to-reach settings. Although academics or students looking to do field work may also find this course useful, the content is primarily tailored to suit the needs of humanitarians who may not call themselves researchers but who have some research-related tasks in their job descriptions.
   

• What will I learn?

  • - Understand common quantitative research methodologies and sampling strategies and describe how they are adapted for operationalization in complex crisis contexts.
  • - Summarize best practices, key bottlenecks, and mitigation strategies for planning and implementing primary quantitative research in complex crisis contexts.
  • - Apply quantitative research methodologies and sampling strategies in real life cases.
  • - Explain key cross-cutting lessons learned for the implementation of quantitative field research and the implications they can have for the desired research outcomes.
  • - Apply best practices related to designing quantitative field research, enumerator training, piloting, feedback, and data cleaning mechanisms in scenario-based learning settings.
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• How long will it take?

  It should take approximately 15 hours to complete.

   

• How much does it cost?

  This course is free.

   

• Will I get a certificate?

  Yes – you will be able to download a certificate after completing all modules and passing the post-test.

   

• How do I start?

  Scroll to the top and click the “I agree - Join course” button to begin. You can return anytime to continue where you left off.