3.1: Wrap-Up

Wrap-Up

Collaboration is an important part of being a productive researcher. Being open to working with others can help you expand your portfolio. Key things to remember when selecting a collaborator are to be clear about your research goals, articulate your goals to potential collaborators, develop a clear plan for projects, and have difficult conversations when necessary. Course 3, Lesson 2 will help you refine your research question and frame your research proposal.

You may also be interested in the following lessons:

• Course 1, Lesson 1: Developing an Identity as a Researcher
• Course 1, Lesson 2: Finding a Research Direction
• Course 1, Lesson 3: Prioritizing Reflection and Community

Further Learning

1. Aguilar, Andrea. “How to Collaborate More Effectively. Participating in a Collaborative Effort Can Be Extremely Challenging. To Get the Most Out of It, You Need a Strategic Approach.” January 28, 2020. https://www.nature.com/nature-index/news-blog/how-to-collaborate-more-effectively-five-tips-for-researchers-science
2. CLEAR. “Equity in Author Order.” May 23, 2016. https://civiclaboratory.nl/2016/05/23/equity-in-author-order/
3. Zamenopoulos, Theodore, and Alexiou, Katerina. Co-design As Collaborative Research. Connected Communities Foundation Series. Bristol University/AHRC Connected Communities Programme, 2018. http://oro.open.ac.uk/58301/1/CoDesign_CCFoundationSeries_PUBLISHED.pdf

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