{"id":379,"date":"2018-11-05T21:51:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T21:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/irmp102\/?page_id=379"},"modified":"2018-11-05T21:51:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T21:51:33","slug":"course-aims","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/irmp102\/course-guide\/course-aims\/","title":{"rendered":"Course aims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<p>At the end of this course you will be able to describe different types of research methods and choose them appropriately when conducting your own research.\n<\/p>\n<p>This course is comprised of two units:\n<\/p>\n<p>Unit 1: Non-Experimental Research Methods\n<\/p>\n<p>Unit 2: Experimental Research Methods\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"aims\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/irmp102\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_objectives.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Aims<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><b>Research Methods<\/b> is a free micro course designed for anyone who wants to learn more about research methods in psychology, it is the 2nd of 3 micro courses. 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