This self-study course will cover the crucial role research plays in business. You’ll develop skills to critically analyse literature, develop effective research designs and methodology, and learn to evaluate research by applying your knowledge to short learning activities. This course is ideal for you if: - you want to improve your research skills within a business context- you're interested in enrolling on a Higher National in Business and want to understand what sort of content you’d be learning - you're already enrolled on a Higher National in Business and you’re looking for online resources to support your studies. HN Online provides learning content and self-assessment activities aligned to the BTEC Higher National specification. To obtain a BTEC Higher National qualification, formal assessment through an approved centre is required. Contact us at hnonline@pearson.com for more information or visit highernationals.com to find out more about where a BTEC Higher National qualification could take you.