11 · Research supervision, academic coaching & publication support
Research-methods bootcamps and supervisor training
Practical bootcamps for doctoral schools, universities and professional bodies, and training that helps supervisors guide researchers well, with outcomes assessed.
Tell us what you need- Led by
- Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma and Michael Gagakuma
- Delivery
- Remote, and on site from Accra
- Fees
- Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
- Free tool
- Research methodology decision aid
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
Who commissions this, and when.
Buyers and moments where this work pays for itself, and where it does not.
Who it is for
- Doctoral and graduate schools
- University research offices
- Professional bodies with research programmes
When to call us
- Candidates reach the proposal stage without method skills
- Completion rates are a concern
- New supervisors need structured preparation
When it is not the answer
Bootcamps build skills. They do not replace supervision or your institution’s research-training requirements.
How the work runs.
Each stage ends in something you review before the next begins.
Stage 1 of 5
Question
Identify the learning need.
Review pointThe research question is the researcher’s own, stated in writing.
Stage 2 of 5
Design
Design the programme.
Review pointDesign choices explained, and decided by the researcher.
Stage 3 of 5
Researcher-led work
Participants practise on their own research.
Review pointAll writing and analysis done by the researcher.
Stage 4 of 5
Feedback
Feedback and assessment.
Review pointFeedback given as comments and questions, never replacement text.
Stage 5 of 5
Declared assistance
Report the outcomes to the institution.
Review pointAssistance declared in line with the institution’s rules.
What you receive.
Documents you can use, each with its method and sources attached.
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See a demonstration of the output: Specimen · Research-methods bootcamps & supervisor training
Needs review
What your researchers and supervisors need.
Bootcamp programme
Sessions, exercises and materials.
Delivery
In person or online.
Evaluation
Participant assessment and feedback.
Led byProf. Wisdom Gagakuma and Michael Gagakuma
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
- Consultation
- from USD 150
Scope and fees.
Fees are agreed in writing before work begins. Estimates are shown as estimates.
Fees
Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
Send a brief or book a short call. We reply with a written scope, dates and a fixed fee before any work begins.
What we need from you
- Participant profile and numbers
- Institutional requirements
- Dates and venue
Not included unless agreed
- Accreditation of the programme
- Travel, costed separately
- Writing participants’ work
Questions buyers ask.
Anything else: ask in a brief.
Can it be tailored to our discipline?
Yes. Examples and exercises come from your field.
Online or in person?
Both: in person in Accra, and elsewhere with travel costed in advance.
Is there a free tool?
Yes: the research methodology decision aid.
Related work
What needs to move forward?
Tell us the decision, the challenge or the opportunity. We reply with a scoped approach, a named principal and a fee before any work begins.
No charge to submit an enquiry.