Online Tutor Katherine

I have been teaching research methods and supporting both undergraduates and postgraduates with research-based dissertations and academic writing since 2004. Much of this support has been conducted on-line over the last five years.

I have extensive experience of helping students construct coherent essays which demonstrate logical argument and critical thinking. A significant proportion of my on-line students have not been native English-speakers, and I have been able to help them hone and refine their writing.
Over the last 20 years, I have developed considerable expertise in helping students make sense of research terminology and principles; I always strive to make the subject accessible and I have always had good feedback from students, many of whom are required to pass research methods modules despite a lack of any particular interest in the subject itself.
My teaching is underpinned by 20 years' experience of conducting research, including: questionnaire construction and testing; a range of qualitative approaches - case study, discourse analysis, thematic enquiry; quantitative research involving the use of statistics at a basic level; mixed-methods research; and evaluation methods, including realist evaluation. I have also been able to help students to prepare papers for publication.