Research Support for Postgrads
Get the support you need to succeed.
At Research4You we empower our clients to overcome their postgraduate research challenges through dedicated, hands on support. We have customised our practical training to provide an immediate return on investment by equipping clients with practical tools and actionable transferable skills.
We offer customised, strategic support that helps clients overcome research challenges, develop transferable skills and succeed in their academic endeavours. We believe in building on what you already know, developing and finding your voice in the process and writing a thesis you can be proud of.
We are thrilled at the prospect of working with you!
Our expertise has been developed over 20+ years of conducting and teaching research and writing skills to hundreds of postgraduate students who work and study full time as well as our own personal experience of completing postgraduate studies.
Our goal is to help working postgraduate students develop transferable research skills and complete research projects that maximize their impact within and beyond their academic careers.
Together we can conceptualize great research projects, execute projects with skill and integrity and help positively impact the world.
We Offer The Following Consulting Services:
Develop a worthy research topic: We can help you identify and refine a worthy research topic that will make a contribution to your field of study, solves a practical and theoretical research problem and is manageable within your institutional timeframes.
Proposal writing: Provide guidance and training as you develop and write your proposal within institutional guidelines. We will help you develop your research questions, objectives and problem statement as well as help you motivate your methodological choices.
Literature reviews and Systematic Reviews: Provide guidance and training as you develop your literature review strategy, including searching, selecting, evaluating literature and developing a coherent synthesis. Help you to present your literature findings in a coherent and logical way.
Methodology: Help you to develop a strong methodological foundation for your study, including addressing reasoning, philosophical assumptions, paradigms, designs and methods.
Data collection:Guide you through the ethical approval process, providing training on data collection methods and help you understand and solve problems as they arise during the data collection process.
Qualitative data analysis: Provide you with the necessary guidance and training to analyse your qualitative data in line with good and standard practice. Act as co-coder of your analysis to ensure the rigour and trustworthiness of your analysis process.
Discussion and conclusion: Assist you to interpret your findings and present your findings in relation to your research questions.
Academic coaching and content review: Provide you with coaching and an in-depth review of your writing and argument. Provide guidance on how to improve your writing, improve the logical flow of your work and offer comments and suggestions to align your research questions with your writing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What services do you offer?
We offer academic and research consultations and training. We help postgrads to develop their research skills in specific areas, support the data collection and analysis processes and guide postgrads to complete their theses or dissertations. We have developed a research training dashboard with a collection of skills training tutorials, master classes and courses to help guide you through the research process. Check out what we have on offer here or schedule a meeting with Dr Sandra Steyn to discuss your custom needs here.
Will you write my dissertation/ thesis for me?
No. We don't offer that service at all. We want you to develop as an ethical professional. Therefore, we help you develop transferable research skills so you can be a successful postgraduate student at your higher education institution and in your broader community. We will share resources with you, show you how to execute the different parts of the research process and consult with you about what that would look like in your own research project.
What can I expect from a consultation or coaching session?
We provide custom solutions and support to each client. Depending on which option you chosen, you will spend 30-minutes or 60-minutes in a virtual consultation or training session. The focus of your session/s will depend on your individual needs. Therefore, sending all the relevant documentation before your session is essential. Your session will discuss your requirements, identify challenges, and develop an action plan to overcome these challenges. You will receive a detailed research action plan to guide the discussion. We will allow for a 15-minute follow-up call after your session should you have any additional questions about the way forward at no extra charge.
Why should I join the research community?
We have created a dedicated research community for you to share your experiences, ask questions and engage with other like-minded individuals. All of the courses, trainings and masterclasses will direct you to the community to post questions and assignments.
