This course is about the Research for Impact approach - a set of principles and practices that will help you to make your research more impactful. Traditionally, the goals and outcomes of research projects were to contribute knowledge and communicate this knowledge through academic publications and journal articles. But If we truly want our research to have an impact, we need to do research differently. Research that influences change in policy, practice, behaviour, and attitudes. On this six-week journey, Jesse DeMaria-Kinney and Mark New share their experience of the Adaptation at Scale for Semi-arid Regions (ASSAR) Project, where they developed and refined the Research for Impact approach. They are joined by researchers and practitioners who followed this approach in their research. Together you will explore the five elements of the Research for Impact approach, i.e. Theory of Change; Stakeholder Engagement and Strategic Partnerships, Strategic Communication, Capacity Development; and Influencing. You will also get opportunities to hear from researchers and practitioners on the ground who followed this approach and hopefully become inspired and equipped to incorporate these principles into your own research projects. The course is free to enroll and take. You will be offered the option of purchasing a certificate of completion, which you become eligible for if you successfully complete the course requirements. This can be an excellent way of staying motivated! Financial Aid is also available.
Very insightful course. It came at a time I'm thinking of establishing a concept to impact change. Each module was as though the speakers read my mind. Thank you for the opportunity.
Great experience in my career "to learn in a short period". Changed my idea of research for a great level. Thanks so much much Coursera, Oxfam and University of Capetown.
This course is absolutely worth it, I loved every part of it and it has changed my life.
You will learn how to do an impact research design and follow the steps to make a change. A good perspective for researchers
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It is really helpful for upcoming researchers and practitioners! It changes the view to see an research.
It is really a god course and lots of detailed inputs for researchers.
This course was really Insightful and it has changed my entire approach to Research. Am so happy I took the course. Thank you Jesse and Mark and all the tutors.
This course has been super helpful in broading my knowledge in research with people.
The approaches taught in the course offer pragmatic application in both upstream and downstream works. Highly recommended.
This was a very productive course for me I would do it again if it had a higher level
Thank you very much for a very comprehensive topics you have shared.. I have learned a lot. God bless
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It is really helpful for upcoming researchers and practitioners! It changes the view to see an research.
Its highly recommended and relevant course for all disciplines. Researchers would be able to learn this specific skill how to carry out research for purpose and use. Great Learning would like to be in touch for further learning and dissemination . Appreciation !!!!
Very interesting course, I thoroughly enjoyed it, would recommend. It's especially important because I agree that research cannot just be done on or about people but to be for the people and that works best with the people!
The approaches taught in the course offer pragmatic application in both upstream and downstream works. Highly recommended.
This course changed my understanding and approach to academic research. It would be great to incorporate this module in research curricula to ensure students and researchers conduct impactful research not just one to add to credentials. Great!
I fully recommend the course to anyone interested in the topic. High standards of lectures and materials. Really useful complementary readgings. A couple of the course themes could be in more depth, but the majority are really good!
I found this course the most important one among those I took so far on coursera. It completely changed my understanding and perspective on the purpose and process of conducting research for societal change. Thanks for the opportunity.
The course will be very helpful for even for a field knowledge provider like me to design my strategies, planning different advocacy communications, and helping to design questionnaires to collect data from the field.
I don't have money to pay for issue of certificate.I have completed Research for impact course successfully.I am sponsored by Kommuri Pratap Reddy Institute of Technology.Kindly issue e-certificate.
A great way to practice research for impact. The activities are really helpful to apply what you have learned in the course.
Very informative & I enjoyed the peer evaluations because it offered more learning opportunities.
I found it very interesting and useful. It has helped me lot to enhance my knowledge.
Thank you.
This course is absolutely worth it, I loved every part of it and it has changed my life.
This course is very interesting and I am going to use this approch in my research.
This course helped me a lot and bring a more wider aspects to me.
This is was the greatest course design I have ever attended online. Very interactive and quizzes were quite engaging - that was wonderful, as learning takes place when one is engaged through thought provoking questions like the ones in this course. Well done to Oxfam and UCT, and all lecturers and researchers that were involved. Kudos!
A very transformative course full of skills to enable researchers and practitioners conduct research that creates impact. The skills I have acquired through this course are essential for my career progress as Im now confident of conducting a research that gives greater impact. Thanks to University of Cape Town , Oxfam and Coursera Team
Thoughout the course all topics were interesting, seing the different perspectives of the participants and how intercultural a research for impact project could be is also encouraging to have an open mind in terms of opinions, positions and experinces.
The course provided detailed interlinked processes (Planning/monitoring; stakeholder engagement, strategic partnerships, strategic communication , Capacity Development and Influencing) that play a crucial role in promoting impact of research.
It was easy to follow and all the instructors seem to have a passion for research. I am now convinced that this is the future of research the field is evolving and new ideas and practices are becoming more prominent.