FAQs

• How the research process works 
• How researchers work with funding, ethics, and data 
• Different ways to be involved as a citizen researcher  
• The skills and qualities you need to be a citizen researcher 
• How to decide if you want to join or stay with a research team or project.

This course has seven learning modules. It's best to complete them in order.  

Seven Learning Modules:

Each module includes:

• Readings
• Videos (with captions and transcripts)
• Self-reflection questions
• Quizzes.

Certificates of achievement in a specific area of study of professional development are sometimes called micro-credentials. They are provided electronically, as a digital badge. The digital badge is a record of your achievement that you can share with others as evidence about what you have learned. You might like to share them with peers, employers, or researchers. 

When you finish, you can earn a digital badge from Griffith University called the Citizen Research Essentials: A Short Course badge.

To earn your badge:

• Complete all seven modules
• Score 80% or higher on each quiz
• You can retake quizzes as many times as you need.

You can still do this module for your interest without doing the quizzes, but you will not receive the digital badge.

Please note that you will not be able to use the digital badge as credit for any other education course that you may be interested in at Griffith University.

To learn more about Griffith Credentials visit:  https://www.griffith.edu.au/apply/griffith-credentials

We expect each module will take you 1 to 2 hours to work through.  If you prefer to work in shorter sessions, we have indicated some opportunities for breaks throughout each of the modules.