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There are 9 modules in this course
This course combines qualitative and quantitative primary research methods used in modern market research studies. You will develop end-to-end primary research capabilities—designing qualitative and quantitative instruments, and running moderated interviews and surveys to produce defensible insights that inform product and marketing decisions. This course teaches you how to draft professional discussion guides, moderator scripts, and complex branching surveys. You will master advanced methodologies like conjoint experiments and learn to select sampling strategies—both probability and non-probability—with appropriate statistical power to ensure data validity. Operational labs cover survey platform workflows, including automations, data exports, skip-logic, and response validation.
Responsible AI use-cases are deeply embedded: you will practice using LLM-assisted moderator prompts and transcript synthesis while applying hallucination checks and ethical guardrails. Furthermore, you will apply GDPR-compliant consent templates and data-handling procedures to ensure your studies respect privacy and meet international legal requirements. By building comprehensive study plans and conducting pilot fieldwork, you will learn to move seamlessly from instrument design to robust statistical analysis and stakeholder-ready interpretation. You will conclude the course by completing a Survey Design and Execution Lab, delivering a portfolio-ready project that showcases your ability to manage the entire primary research lifecycle.
Who this is for: Aspiring market researchers, business analysts, product managers, and professionals looking to develop advanced research skills with no prior experience required.
The Qualitative Research Interviews module helps aspiring analysts uncover the "why" behind customer behavior. You'll move beyond theory to conduct high-quality interviews that yield actionable insights. Learn to distinguish between interviews, focus groups, and ethnographic studies, understanding when to use each to clarify problems before larger projects. The curriculum focuses on the discussion guide. Through hands-on practice, you'll apply a professional framework to structure interviews, craft powerful open-ended questions, and align guides with research objectives. By the end, you'll confidently design complete guides to gather rich narrative data that drives strategic business decisions.
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2 videos4 readings4 assignments
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2 videos•Total 11 minutes
Methods in Action: A Visual Comparison•6 minutes
The Art of the Open-Ended Question•5 minutes
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
A Glossary of Qualitative Methods•5 minutes
Career Focus: Specializing in Qualitative Research•5 minutes
The Anatomy of a Discussion Guide•5 minutes
Career Focus: Building Your Research Portfolio•5 minutes
This module teaches you to integrate AI into research workflows, from design to analysis. You'll balance open-ended questions with AI-driven prompts that respond to real-time participant sentiment, probing deeper into the "why" behind feedback. Designed for analysts and data professionals, this module moves beyond traditional methods to uncover nuanced insights. By the end, you'll master real-time sentiment analysis to drive flexible engagement. You'll also gain expertise in thematic coding and data synthesis, transforming raw emotional cues into structured, actionable business strategies that elevate your qualitative research capabilities.
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4 videos4 readings4 assignments
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4 videos•Total 29 minutes
Traditional Focus Groups Fall Short•8 minutes
Walkthrough: Building Your Discussion Guide•7 minutes
The Thematic Analysis Process: A Step-by-Step Guide•8 minutes
Refining AI-Generated Themes in Practice•6 minutes
4 readings•Total 29 minutes
Foundations and Anatomy of the AI-Enhanced Discussion Guide•8 minutes
AI-Enhanced Research Skills for Career Growth•7 minutes
The Power of Thematic Analysis•7 minutes
Leveraging AI for Initial Coding•7 minutes
4 assignments•Total 85 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Design Your AI-Enhanced Focus Group Guide•20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Principles of AI-Enhanced Guides•10 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Thematic Analysis of a Sample Transcript•25 minutes
AI-Enhanced Focus Group Design and Thematic Analysis•30 minutes
Primary Research and GDPR Compliance
Module 3•2 hours to complete
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This module builds foundational skills for conducting professional, ethical, and effective primary research. You'll master the five essential stages—from defining a research problem to reporting findings—while focusing on critical legal and ethical compliance. Learn the core principles of GDPR and gain hands-on experience with standardized consent forms to ensure data capture is transparent and legally sound. Through case studies like P&G and New Coke, this module bridges theory and practice. You'll design research outlines and compliant consent flows, gaining the tools to drive informed business decisions while building audience trust.
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4 videos3 readings5 assignments
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4 videos•Total 21 minutes
The Five Stages of Primary Research•6 minutes
From Blueprint to Plan: A Walkthrough•6 minutes
The Value of Trust: P and G's Ethical Approach•4 minutes
Building a GDPR-Compliant Consent Form•5 minutes
3 readings•Total 20 minutes
Anatomy of a Failure: The "New Coke" Story•7 minutes
The Research Plan Blueprint•7 minutes
GDPR Essentials for Researchers•6 minutes
5 assignments•Total 75 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Structuring a Flawed Research Plan•15 minutes
Knowledge Check: Understanding the Research Framework Quiz•5 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Draft Your First Consent Form•15 minutes
Knowledge Check: GDPR and Compliant Data Collection Quiz•5 minutes
Research and Compliance Mini-Project•35 minutes
Measure Research Impact: Eye-Tracking to ROI
Module 4•2 hours to complete
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This module provides a foundational toolkit for measuring and communicating the business value of research. You'll learn to translate visual attention data into actionable heat-maps using eye-tracking and conduct rigorous ROI analysis to prove financial impact. These skills are essential for justifying budgets and demonstrating strategic importance. Designed for aspiring researchers and analysts, this module bridges the gap between conducting research and proving its value. Through simulated environments, you'll apply eye-tracking technology to reveal user attention.
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3 videos4 readings5 assignments
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3 videos•Total 19 minutes
What Is Eye-Tracking and How Do Heat-Maps Work?•8 minutes
ROI in FinTech: The Value of UX Research•5 minutes
How to Calculate Research ROI: A Step-by-Step Guide•7 minutes
4 readings•Total 29 minutes
Beyond Clicks: The Business Value of Visual Data•8 minutes
A Guide to Advancing Your Career in Research•6 minutes
A Framework to Calculate the ROI•7 minutes
Becoming a Research Leader: Quantifying Your Impact•8 minutes
5 assignments•Total 80 minutes
Hands-On Learning: How to Generate a Heat-Map from Gaze Data•15 minutes
Knowledge Check: Interpreting Heat-Maps•5 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Calculating the ROI of Your Eye-Tracking Study•25 minutes
Knowledge Check: Interpreting Heat-Maps for ROI Analysis•5 minutes
One-Page Impact Brief: Analyzing a Homepage Redesign•30 minutes
Survey Samples: Size and Methods
Module 5•2 hours to complete
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The Survey Samples: Size and Methods module builds essential quantitative skills for professionals designing statistically sound studies. You'll move from guesswork to confident research design by learning the differences between probability and non-probability sampling and selecting the proper method for any objective. The module emphasizes practical application, guiding you through calculating valid sample sizes using confidence levels and margins of error. With hands-on practice using a sample size calculator, you'll ensure reliable, defensible results. By the end, you'll be able to justify methodological choices and design surveys that deliver trustworthy, decision-ready insights while balancing business constraints like speed and cost.
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3 videos4 readings4 assignments
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3 videos•Total 20 minutes
The Two Worlds of Sampling•8 minutes
A Visual Guide to Choosing a Sampling Method•6 minutes
How to Master the Sample Size Calculator?•7 minutes
4 readings•Total 22 minutes
A Closer Look at Sampling Techniques•7 minutes
Career Focus: Your Skills in Quantitative Research•5 minutes
The 3 Ingredients of a Valid Sample Size•5 minutes
Career Focus: Building Your Statistical Design Portfolio•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 65 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Select and Justify the Method•15 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Calculate the Sample Size for a Campaign•15 minutes
Research Design Brief•30 minutes
Design and Analyze Impactful Market Surveys
Module 6•3 hours to complete
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This module helps professionals move beyond basic questionnaires to create sophisticated, user-centric surveys. You'll master two critical skill sets: designing efficient survey instruments with branching logic to maximize engagement, and applying rigorous statistical analysis to uncover hidden data stories. Through case studies and hands-on activities, you'll architect survey flows, formulate unambiguous questions, and conduct pilot tests. You'll then use in-browser tools to perform chi-square tests and interpret p-values. By the end, you'll build professional-grade surveys and translate quantitative findings into compelling narratives that drive strategic business decisions and competitive advantage.
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5 videos5 readings5 assignments
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5 videos•Total 31 minutes
The Amazon Model: Winning with Customer Feedback•7 minutes
Anatomy of a High-Completion Survey•5 minutes
How to Architect and Build with Branching Logic•6 minutes
When Polls Miss the Mark: The Stakes of Statistical Analysis•5 minutes
How to Run and Interpret a Chi-Square Test•8 minutes
5 readings•Total 38 minutes
Foundations of Effective Survey Design: Logic and Clear Questions•8 minutes
A Practical Guide to Piloting Your Survey•8 minutes
Career Spotlight: The Survey Design Specialist•7 minutes
A Guide to the Chi-Square Test and p-Values•8 minutes
From p-Value to Presentation: Telling a Data Story•7 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Design a Survey Instrument with Branching Logic•15 minutes
Knowledge Check: Refining a Flawed Survey•5 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Analyze Survey Data Using a Chi-Square Test•15 minutes
This module builds specialized skills in sophisticated survey methodology and automation. You'll master conjoint analysis to quantify customer preferences and understand product trade-offs. Through hands-on simulations, you'll design choice-based studies, optimize for statistical efficiency, and interpret results to guide pricing and design. The module also addresses manual bottlenecks by teaching no-code workflow automation. You'll use browser-based tools to connect survey platforms to data storage, triggering real-time notifications. By combining advanced analytics with smart automation, you'll enhance efficiency, reduce error, and enable your organization to act on deep insights faster, becoming a more strategic analyst.
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5 videos2 readings4 assignments
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5 videos•Total 41 minutes
Why Ask "Which?" Not "How Much?"•5 minutes
How to Build and Optimize Your Study Design•10 minutes
The High Cost of Manual Data Work•6 minutes
From Map to Action: Building Your First Automated Workflow•10 minutes
The Research Automation Skills Guide•11 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
The Building Blocks of Conjoint Analysis•10 minutes
The Anatomy of an Automated Workflow•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 75 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Design a Conjoint Study for a New Smartphone•20 minutes
Knowledge Check: Conjoint Concepts•5 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Automate a Customer Feedback Loop•20 minutes
The Integrated Research Plan•30 minutes
Design Smart Surveys with Skip Logic
Module 8•2 hours to complete
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This module builds essential capabilities for market research professionals. You'll develop a strong understanding of question types—from multiple-choice to open-ended—and master conditional skip logic to create efficient, user-friendly experiences. Through case studies from the Pew Research Center and Spotify, you'll build the skills to maximize completion rates and data quality. The curriculum is immediately applicable, teaching you to construct clear, unbiased questions aligned with research objectives. By the end, you'll design dynamic survey paths that route respondents past irrelevant sections. This module provides a direct pathway to mastering research operations, survey programming, and data analysis to produce trustworthy, actionable insights.
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4 videos3 readings5 assignments
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4 videos•Total 22 minutes
The "What" of Survey Questions•5 minutes
How to Craft Clear and Unbiased Questions•6 minutes
Why a Smart Survey is a Better Survey?•5 minutes
How to Map and Build a Skip Logic Path•6 minutes
3 readings•Total 16 minutes
A Guide to Survey Question Formats•6 minutes
Career Resource: Becoming a Survey Design Expert•5 minutes
Career Resource: Advancing with Survey Programming•5 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
Hands-On Learning: Question Type Selection Challenge•15 minutes
This project module provides hands-on experience in executing a complete, professional-grade market research project. You will step into the role of a UX researcher to design and launch a branching survey to validate a new product feature. The module equips you with the skills to define research goals, develop a sampling plan, and ensure GDPR-compliant data collection. You will perform data cleaning, conduct statistical checks, and create visualizations to support your findings. The project culminates in an analysis report with actionable recommendations, providing end-to-end experience in survey design, data collection, and analysis.
What's included
2 readings1 assignment
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2 readings•Total 7 minutes
Why This Project Matters•3 minutes
Project Requirements•4 minutes
1 assignment•Total 120 minutes
Project: Survey Design and Execution Lab•120 minutes
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