The purpose of this report is to document the objectives, content and implementation process of the Research Methods and Tools 2 (RMT2) course. The course is worth 4 ECTS, which is equivalent to about 100 hours of learning, including online and in-person sessions and self-directed work. RMT2 aims to encourage ESRs to critically engage with comparative research methodologies and tools, integrating them into their research projects where appropriate. The course also reflects on the transferability of research findings outside academic context, as in the secondments. Following feedback from other courses, the lectures were limited in number and duration and more space was given to interactive activities. Also, we used the Miro platform to provide ESRs with a curated thematic overview of comparative research methods and tools, with videos and other materials. In this way, they could watch the videos and study the materials in advance, leaving more space for online interaction and dialogue during the sessions.
Gerard van Bortel (Tue,) studied this question.