1. Getting started -- Types of research -- Sources of information -- Academia and accounts -- 2. Data and designs -- Research design -- Data collection -- Data from people -- 3. Statistics in research -- Basic statistics: data organisation -- Normal distribution and estimation -- Testing hypotheses -- More hypothesis testing -- 4. Research writing -- Scientific writing -- Referencing -- Standard Report Formats -- 5. Broader issues in research -- Research issues -- The history and philosophy of research -- Research and South Africa's needs -- Case studies.