Introducing research in law and beyond
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# Learning outcomes

After studying this free course, you should be able to:

- understand how to prepare to undertake a piece of research
- understand how to get started with a piece of research
- how to generate research ideas, research questions and research aims and objectives
- explain the importance of a literature review
- understand how and why to critically evaluate the literature in the chosen field of research
- understand the role of the literature review and referencing.

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