Digital Skills and Research Methods

Digital Skills and
Research Methods

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Research topic..............................................................................................................................1
Primary Research.........................................................................................................................1
Secondary Research.....................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Digital Skills and Research Methods refer to making the use of different types of skills
and techniques and research methods for gathering, analysing and interpreting the given data
effectively and efficiently (Correa, 2016). By making their use a person can easily use the data to
conclude on the different types of findings. Thus in this way it is a useful method for the analysis
of information. The topic on which this research report is based on is Impact of Virtual Learning
Environment(VLE)- Moodle on the learning experience of the different students at the
University of Wales Trinity Saint David London Campus. This research is required to be carried
out due to the reason that the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the students
shifting to the digital mode of obtaining education. In this research report, detailed analysis of
primary and secondary methods for the purpose of conducting research will be used. In Primary
method, Questionnaire will be used so that relevant data can be obtained and interpreted through
the use of graphs. Also, the use of secondary data on the given topic will be made so that the
conclusion from the research can be obtained effectively and efficiently.
MAIN BODY
Research topic
The research topic is Impact of Virtual Learning Environment(VLE)- Moodle on the
learning experience of the different students at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David
London Campus. This research topic explores the way the digital learning puts an impact on the
students. Also it explores the importance of digital learning during the time of the COVID-19
pandemic for the students in getting access to education properly (Iordache, Mariën and Baelden,
2017). Thus it is a very useful topic on which the research has to be made, information has to be
gathered and analysed and the findings have to be interpreted.
Primary Research
Primary Research refers to Research Methodology which is used by the researchers for
the collection of research data directly (Khan and Bhatti, 2020). In it methods like
Questionnaires, Survey etc. are used so that the data can be directly gathered from the
respondents. By making its use the analysis and interpretation of data can be done effectively and
efficiently.
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For the collection of data on the above-mentioned research topic the use of Questionnaire
will be made so that the data can be collected properly for performing the required analysis and
interpretation helping in deriving the conclusion on the results (Livingstone and et.al., 2017).
Questionnaire-
Number of Questions- 5
Number of Respondents- 20
Question 1-
Are you aware of the Virtual Learning Environment(VLE) which is available on Moodle?
Answer- Yes- 12 respondents
No- 8 respondents
Interpretation- From the above graph, it can be interpreted that 12 respondents out of 20 are
aware about VLE which is available on the Moodle for their different subjects. The remaining 8
respondents are not aware about the VLE. Thus in this way it can be said that the majority of
the students are aware about the VLE. Only a small number of students are not aware about
VLE. Therefore, it can be said that this platform has been quite popular among the students who
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