Research is the foundation of your dissertation. The right approach and effective results will lead you to better marks and success in the future while a bad result or the wrong method can lead you to depression and failure. In order to achieve success in your dissertation, one must pay careful attention in choosing the right method. In your dissertation, research method refers to the use of an appropriate kind of research while the chapter on research methodology involves writing about the research and explaining why you choose a particular kind of method. In order to complete this chapter correctly, you must know all the valid reasons of why you are choosing a particular research method above the other. Follow the below steps and answer the questions to get complete information for writing your chapter on research methodology:
- Define the research problem and analyse why you chose a particular issue to research on
- Compare the various methods of research with their pros and cons
- What is the hypothesis and how has it has been formulated
- How is data collection undertaken? Analyse the various ways and the pros and cons here as well
- What is the sample size? How did you determine it?
- What is the outcome from the data analysis and what is the probable result?
Research methodology is primarily divided into qualitative and quantitative. In the qualitative method, the data collection is in the form of interview questions which are open ended. The trends are analysed as per the answers and possible conclusions are drawn. On the contrary, quantitative analysis is based on questionnaires which are mainly close ended questions. They are analysed with the help of numbers and results are derived on the basis of quantity.
Make a well-informed decision about choosing the right method for research and you will be able to write a good chapter on research methodology as well.
Good luck!