AI-Powered Market Research and Survey Design
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AI-Powered Market Research and Survey Design
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Execute qualitative interviews and AI-powered focus groups to synthesize deep user insights from complex information.
Design sophisticated surveys utilizing advanced branching logic and skip patterns to optimize high-quality data collection.
Analyze research data using statistical techniques and eye-tracking heat maps to generate technology-driven insights.
Evaluate data collection processes to ensure full GDPR compliance and adherence to global privacy and ethical standards.
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April 2026
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There are 9 modules in this course
This course combines qualitative and quantitative primary research methods used in modern market research studies. You will develop end-to-end primary research capabilities—designing qualitative and quantitative instruments, and running moderated interviews and surveys to produce defensible insights that inform product and marketing decisions. This course teaches you how to draft professional discussion guides, moderator scripts, and complex branching surveys. You will master advanced methodologies like conjoint experiments and learn to select sampling strategies—both probability and non-probability—with appropriate statistical power to ensure data validity. Operational labs cover survey platform workflows, including automations, data exports, skip-logic, and response validation.
Responsible AI use-cases are deeply embedded: you will practice using LLM-assisted moderator prompts and transcript synthesis while applying hallucination checks and ethical guardrails. Furthermore, you will apply GDPR-compliant consent templates and data-handling procedures to ensure your studies respect privacy and meet international legal requirements. By building comprehensive study plans and conducting pilot fieldwork, you will learn to move seamlessly from instrument design to robust statistical analysis and stakeholder-ready interpretation. You will conclude the course by completing a Survey Design and Execution Lab, delivering a portfolio-ready project that showcases your ability to manage the entire primary research lifecycle. Who this is for: Aspiring market researchers, business analysts, product managers, and professionals looking to develop advanced research skills with no prior experience required.
The Qualitative Research Interviews module helps aspiring analysts uncover the "why" behind customer behavior. You'll move beyond theory to conduct high-quality interviews that yield actionable insights. Learn to distinguish between interviews, focus groups, and ethnographic studies, understanding when to use each to clarify problems before larger projects. The curriculum focuses on the discussion guide. Through hands-on practice, you'll apply a professional framework to structure interviews, craft powerful open-ended questions, and align guides with research objectives. By the end, you'll confidently design complete guides to gather rich narrative data that drives strategic business decisions.
What's included
2 videos4 readings4 assignments
2 videos•Total 11 minutes
- Methods in Action: A Visual Comparison•6 minutes
- The Art of the Open-Ended Question•5 minutes
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
- A Glossary of Qualitative Methods•5 minutes
- Career Focus: Specializing in Qualitative Research•5 minutes
- The Anatomy of a Discussion Guide•5 minutes
- Career Focus: Building Your Research Portfolio•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 56 minutes
- Create an Interview Discussion Guide•30 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Choose Your Method•10 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Match the Method•6 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Question Conversion Lab•10 minutes
This module teaches you to integrate AI into research workflows, from design to analysis. You'll balance open-ended questions with AI-driven prompts that respond to real-time participant sentiment, probing deeper into the "why" behind feedback. Designed for analysts and data professionals, this module moves beyond traditional methods to uncover nuanced insights. By the end, you'll master real-time sentiment analysis to drive flexible engagement. You'll also gain expertise in thematic coding and data synthesis, transforming raw emotional cues into structured, actionable business strategies that elevate your qualitative research capabilities.
What's included
4 videos4 readings4 assignments
4 videos•Total 29 minutes
- Traditional Focus Groups Fall Short•8 minutes
- Walkthrough: Building Your Discussion Guide•7 minutes
- The Thematic Analysis Process: A Step-by-Step Guide•8 minutes
- Refining AI-Generated Themes in Practice•6 minutes
4 readings•Total 29 minutes
- Foundations and Anatomy of the AI-Enhanced Discussion Guide•8 minutes
- AI-Enhanced Research Skills for Career Growth•7 minutes
- The Power of Thematic Analysis•7 minutes
- Leveraging AI for Initial Coding•7 minutes
4 assignments•Total 85 minutes
- AI-Enhanced Focus Group Design and Thematic Analysis•30 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Design Your AI-Enhanced Focus Group Guide•20 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Principles of AI-Enhanced Guides•10 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Thematic Analysis of a Sample Transcript•25 minutes
This module builds foundational skills for conducting professional, ethical, and effective primary research. You'll master the five essential stages—from defining a research problem to reporting findings—while focusing on critical legal and ethical compliance. Learn the core principles of GDPR and gain hands-on experience with standardized consent forms to ensure data capture is transparent and legally sound. Through case studies like P&G and New Coke, this module bridges theory and practice. You'll design research outlines and compliant consent flows, gaining the tools to drive informed business decisions while building audience trust.
What's included
4 videos3 readings5 assignments
4 videos•Total 21 minutes
- The Five Stages of Primary Research•6 minutes
- From Blueprint to Plan: A Walkthrough•6 minutes
- The Value of Trust: P and G's Ethical Approach•4 minutes
- Building a GDPR-Compliant Consent Form•5 minutes
3 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Anatomy of a Failure: The "New Coke" Story•7 minutes
- The Research Plan Blueprint•7 minutes
- GDPR Essentials for Researchers•6 minutes
5 assignments•Total 75 minutes
- Research and Compliance Mini-Project•35 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Structuring a Flawed Research Plan•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Understanding the Research Framework Quiz•5 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Draft Your First Consent Form•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: GDPR and Compliant Data Collection Quiz•5 minutes
This module provides a foundational toolkit for measuring and communicating the business value of research. You'll learn to translate visual attention data into actionable heat-maps using eye-tracking and conduct rigorous ROI analysis to prove financial impact. These skills are essential for justifying budgets and demonstrating strategic importance. Designed for aspiring researchers and analysts, this module bridges the gap between conducting research and proving its value. Through simulated environments, you'll apply eye-tracking technology to reveal user attention.
What's included
3 videos4 readings5 assignments
3 videos•Total 19 minutes
- What Is Eye-Tracking and How Do Heat-Maps Work?•8 minutes
- ROI in FinTech: The Value of UX Research•5 minutes
- How to Calculate Research ROI: A Step-by-Step Guide•7 minutes
4 readings•Total 29 minutes
- Beyond Clicks: The Business Value of Visual Data•8 minutes
- A Guide to Advancing Your Career in Research•6 minutes
- A Framework to Calculate the ROI•7 minutes
- Becoming a Research Leader: Quantifying Your Impact•8 minutes
5 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- One-Page Impact Brief: Analyzing a Homepage Redesign•30 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: How to Generate a Heat-Map from Gaze Data•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Interpreting Heat-Maps•5 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Calculating the ROI of Your Eye-Tracking Study•25 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Interpreting Heat-Maps for ROI Analysis•5 minutes
The Survey Samples: Size and Methods module builds essential quantitative skills for professionals designing statistically sound studies. You'll move from guesswork to confident research design by learning the differences between probability and non-probability sampling and selecting the proper method for any objective. The module emphasizes practical application, guiding you through calculating valid sample sizes using confidence levels and margins of error. With hands-on practice using a sample size calculator, you'll ensure reliable, defensible results. By the end, you'll be able to justify methodological choices and design surveys that deliver trustworthy, decision-ready insights while balancing business constraints like speed and cost.
What's included
3 videos4 readings4 assignments
3 videos•Total 20 minutes
- The Two Worlds of Sampling•8 minutes
- A Visual Guide to Choosing a Sampling Method•6 minutes
- How to Master the Sample Size Calculator?•7 minutes
4 readings•Total 22 minutes
- A Closer Look at Sampling Techniques•7 minutes
- Career Focus: Your Skills in Quantitative Research•5 minutes
- The 3 Ingredients of a Valid Sample Size•5 minutes
- Career Focus: Building Your Statistical Design Portfolio•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 65 minutes
- Research Design Brief•30 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Select and Justify the Method•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Sampling Method Concepts•5 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Calculate the Sample Size for a Campaign•15 minutes
This module helps professionals move beyond basic questionnaires to create sophisticated, user-centric surveys. You'll master two critical skill sets: designing efficient survey instruments with branching logic to maximize engagement, and applying rigorous statistical analysis to uncover hidden data stories. Through case studies and hands-on activities, you'll architect survey flows, formulate unambiguous questions, and conduct pilot tests. You'll then use in-browser tools to perform chi-square tests and interpret p-values. By the end, you'll build professional-grade surveys and translate quantitative findings into compelling narratives that drive strategic business decisions and competitive advantage.
What's included
5 videos5 readings5 assignments
5 videos•Total 31 minutes
- The Amazon Model: Winning with Customer Feedback•7 minutes
- Anatomy of a High-Completion Survey•5 minutes
- How to Architect and Build with Branching Logic•6 minutes
- When Polls Miss the Mark: The Stakes of Statistical Analysis•5 minutes
- How to Run and Interpret a Chi-Square Test•8 minutes
5 readings•Total 38 minutes
- Foundations of Effective Survey Design: Logic and Clear Questions•8 minutes
- A Practical Guide to Piloting Your Survey•8 minutes
- Career Spotlight: The Survey Design Specialist•7 minutes
- A Guide to the Chi-Square Test and p-Values•8 minutes
- From p-Value to Presentation: Telling a Data Story•7 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Survey Analysis and Recommendation•30 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Design a Survey Instrument with Branching Logic•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Refining a Flawed Survey•5 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Analyze Survey Data Using a Chi-Square Test•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Statistical Interpretation•5 minutes
This module builds specialized skills in sophisticated survey methodology and automation. You'll master conjoint analysis to quantify customer preferences and understand product trade-offs. Through hands-on simulations, you'll design choice-based studies, optimize for statistical efficiency, and interpret results to guide pricing and design. The module also addresses manual bottlenecks by teaching no-code workflow automation. You'll use browser-based tools to connect survey platforms to data storage, triggering real-time notifications. By combining advanced analytics with smart automation, you'll enhance efficiency, reduce error, and enable your organization to act on deep insights faster, becoming a more strategic analyst.
What's included
5 videos2 readings4 assignments
5 videos•Total 41 minutes
- Why Ask "Which?" Not "How Much?"•5 minutes
- How to Build and Optimize Your Study Design•10 minutes
- The High Cost of Manual Data Work•6 minutes
- From Map to Action: Building Your First Automated Workflow•10 minutes
- The Research Automation Skills Guide•11 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- The Building Blocks of Conjoint Analysis•10 minutes
- The Anatomy of an Automated Workflow•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 75 minutes
- The Integrated Research Plan•30 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Design a Conjoint Study for a New Smartphone•20 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Conjoint Concepts•5 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Automate a Customer Feedback Loop•20 minutes
This module builds essential capabilities for market research professionals. You'll develop a strong understanding of question types—from multiple-choice to open-ended—and master conditional skip logic to create efficient, user-friendly experiences. Through case studies from the Pew Research Center and Spotify, you'll build the skills to maximize completion rates and data quality. The curriculum is immediately applicable, teaching you to construct clear, unbiased questions aligned with research objectives. By the end, you'll design dynamic survey paths that route respondents past irrelevant sections. This module provides a direct pathway to mastering research operations, survey programming, and data analysis to produce trustworthy, actionable insights.
What's included
4 videos3 readings5 assignments
4 videos•Total 22 minutes
- The "What" of Survey Questions•5 minutes
- How to Craft Clear and Unbiased Questions•6 minutes
- Why a Smart Survey is a Better Survey?•5 minutes
- How to Map and Build a Skip Logic Path•6 minutes
3 readings•Total 16 minutes
- A Guide to Survey Question Formats•6 minutes
- Career Resource: Becoming a Survey Design Expert•5 minutes
- Career Resource: Advancing with Survey Programming•5 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Retail Customer Experience Survey•30 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Question Type Selection Challenge•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Question Design Principles•5 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Configuring a Dynamic Survey Path•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Understanding Dynamic Paths•5 minutes
This project module provides hands-on experience in executing a complete, professional-grade market research project. You will step into the role of a UX researcher to design and launch a branching survey to validate a new product feature. The module equips you with the skills to define research goals, develop a sampling plan, and ensure GDPR-compliant data collection. You will perform data cleaning, conduct statistical checks, and create visualizations to support your findings. The project culminates in an analysis report with actionable recommendations, providing end-to-end experience in survey design, data collection, and analysis.
What's included
2 readings1 assignment
2 readings•Total 7 minutes
- Why This Project Matters•3 minutes
- Project Requirements•4 minutes
1 assignment•Total 120 minutes
- Project: Survey Design and Execution Lab•120 minutes
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