研究方法小组

The 研究方法小组 is a cross-disciplinary community of researchers consisting of a committee of methodologists and members who are experts or interested in social science research methods and designs.  The mission of the group is to enhance the researchers’ research method knowledge and skills and improve the quality of studies conducted across the university. 

The 研究方法小组 supports researchers (students and faculty) by offering supplemental resources such as live and recorded webinars, 短时学习视频, 设计讨论渠道, and office hours as further explained below.   You may access the resources by joining the 研究方法小组 (RMG) at Teams. 

• Live and recorded design webinars. View the upcoming webinars on the 事件日历. 
  • Interactive webinars focus on qualitative and quantitative designs and help you develop a deeper understanding of the designs.
• 办公时间. Make a method and design office hours appointment via 这个链接. 
  • 办公时间 are for implementing research methods and design provide an opportunity to discuss your questions in a one-to-one session with one of RMG’s methodologists.  The office hours are useful if you need to talk through general research issues, such as 'how do I record my interview?' or 'now that I have my data, how do I analyze it?' or even 'what are qualitative or quantitative data analysis programs?或者有 方法的问题 and are looking to talk through a methodological issue. 
• Interaction with the methodologists. Ask questions from methodologists via the Design Discussion Channels on the RMG Teams
  • Opportunity to asynchronously discuss your design issue with an RMG methodologist.   
• 短时学习视频. 回顾视频 which focus on topics such as how to use qualitative data analysis software and SPSS for running various statistical analyses, or how to conduct multiple interviews for a phenomenology design. The videos are available on the RMG Teams.
  • Watch the brief videos for quick clarifications.
• Access to qualitative and quantitative resources.   
  • List of references, websites, and tools.