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<p>Every good journalistic investigation starts with<strong> basic research</strong>. This <strong>can be challenging in a highly censored environment like Iran</strong>. Information can be hidden, and the environment can be challenging to your safety as a reporter inside the country as well as to the ability of reporters to disseminate quality data outside the country.</p>
<p>This course is designed for all knowledge levels and is designed to help you dig deeper and learn how to search and access relevant databases, how to screen people and how to identify and locate potential sources for your investigations inside Iran.</p>
<h2>This course is for you if...</h2>
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<li>You are a journalist investigating stories in or about Iran</li>
<li>You are an activist or a citizen journalist doing research in Iran</li>
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<h2>What will you learn?</h2>
<p>You will come away from this course understanding:</p>
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<li>How to conduct intelligent online research on databases, people and sources</li>
<li>Best practices and tips for conducting research beyond a Google search</li>
<li>How to search and extract data contained in local, national and international databases.</li>
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<p><em>Note: This course will cover concepts that might be new to you. The <a href="https://learn.totem-project.org/courses/course-v1:Totem+TP_DR_EN+001/59be83160a0d43808b9c76591d0b2a5d/" target="_blank">Glossary page</a> will elaborate on any unfamiliar terminology or concepts.</em></p>
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<p>If you're new to Totem here is <strong>some information to get you started</strong>. Even if you've used edX for other courses, the information here will help orient you to how this course is laid out.</p>
<h2>Layout of the course</h2>
<p>This course is laid out in Modules and Units. Each Module contains 1 or more Units that cover the material for that Module. The Module is the topic area and the Units has all the learning material you'll need to learn that topic. To navigate through the module's Units, use the navigation bar at the top of the Module. You can use the left and right arrows to move through each Unit. Hover over the unit with your mouse to see the unit title.<br /><br /><img src="/assets/courseware/v1/ad075bb800f88624be3c056ce267e588/asset-v1:Totem+TP_DR_EN+001+type@asset+block/totem-navigation-bar.png" alt="" type="saveimage" target="[object Object]" preventdefault="function(){r.isDefaultPrevented=n}" stoppropagation="function(){r.isPropagationStopped=n}" stopimmediatepropagation="function(){r.isImmediatePropagationStopped=n}" isdefaultprevented="function t(){return!1}" ispropagationstopped="function t(){return!1}" isimmediatepropagationstopped="function t(){return!1}" width="100%" /><br /><br />Each Unit will generally have some video content, reading material and problem sets, and a set of assessment questions to test your knowledge. When answering a problem set (eg. a quiz) or assessments questions, always click on the "Submit" button. To see the correct answer and a detailed explanation, don't forget to click on the "Show Answer" button.</p>
<p>Some Units also have a discussion board where you can post questions and other material so fellow students can provide feedback. The Units are meant to be taken in order but you can skip around if you already have mastered the material in a particular unit. In order to do well on the assessments, you should learn the material in all the Units.</p>
<h2>Instructor feedback</h2>
<p>Given the nature of this MOOC-style course, it's not possible for instructors to provide feedback to participants. However, we encourage you to seek help and feedback from other participants using the Discussion page. This is a great way to help each other out and enrich your learning experience.</p>
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<h2>Grading policy</h2>
<p>This course is available in self-paced format. You can listen to the lecture, attempt the quizzes, and work on the exercises at anytime. In the quizzes, you have four attempts at each question.<span style="color: #000000;"><br /></span></p>
<p>The Quizzes and the Drag & Drop exercises account for 30% of the total grade each. The Final exercises account for the remaining 40%. You must achieve an overall score of 70% to pass the course. You can check your progress on the Progress page, and when you have achieved a passing grade, you can click the Request Certificate button to request for your certificate.</p>
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