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Research Methods
What is a dissertation?
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Structure of the dissertation see AP Handbook Section 5
Title (page)Table of contents
Abstract
Ch 1 Introduction
Ch 2 Literature ReviewCh 3 Methodology
Ch 4 Results Ch 4 Findings
Ch 5 Discussion Ch 5 Conclusion
Reference List
Appendices
Quantitative Qualitative
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Opening section
Title (page) Have a working draft title Review it constantly try it out on your friends!
Only firm it up when your work is completed
Table of contents
Include chapter and sub headings
Lists of figures and tables
Abstract
summary of the purpose of your research, the research
design, your findings and your recommendations
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Chapter 1: Introduction
introduction to your topic research problem(s) to be addressed
background to the problems context
why is your problem important
who will benefit?
who will use your conclusions
policy/ practice/ research
(also why they will use it) structure of dissertation
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Chapter 2: Literature Review
General definitions of concepts General discussion of your concepts and related
topics
Specific research that is related to your topic
who, why, where, when, findings, shortcomings
Existing work on your topic
who, why, where, when, findings, shortcomings
General conclusions about work done to date
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Literature review- The funnel
Locate your research in thebroader context
Researchquestions/objectives
Identify key issues
Narrow towards yourparticular area(s) of focus
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Chapter 3: Methodology
The rationale of process and the actual process ofthe investigation that you are undertook
Theoretical
research philosophy / approach research purpose
research design
Methods
what is your data
what is your sample
what is your collection method
what is your collection instrument what is our anal sis
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Quantitative Style
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Chapter 4: Results
What were the findings of the study?
Sufficient evidence must be presented to enable the
reader to comprehend and critically assess the approach
adopted.
The findings should not simply be listed, but some
indication of the nature and relative importance should
be given.
Are any limitations of the findings acknowledged? Do
they consistently address the topic of the dissertation?
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Chapter 4: Results
Describe your participants
Provide results of descriptive data
Answer each of your research questions in turn
ALWAYS report numerical results in text
Use charts and figures only if needed
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Chapter 4: Results
Example Text:
A correlation analysis was undertaken to determine
whether there was a significant relationship between
in the level of communication satisfaction and the
level of role conflict. The results of the analysissuggested that there was a moderate negative
relationship ( r = -0.596; p = 0.000) between
communication satisfaction and role conflict. This
means that if the satisfaction with communication washigh we would expect to find low levels of role conflict.
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Chapter 5: Discussion
Summarise your results and conclusions in a more
readable fashion. Give the interpretation and evaluation
of your results/findings
Relate your results to the literature you discovered forthe literature review
Suggest recommendations and implications that relate to
the problem you are studying
Discuss limitations of your research
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Chapter 5: Discussion
Introduction to the chapter
Discussion of the results
Limitations of the results
Implications theory
practice
policy Suggestions for Future research
Conclusions
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Qualitative Style
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Chapter 4: Findings
Describe your respondents
Report the major themes via:
a narrative incorporating
etic: interpretations -researchers summarised codes emic: actual words, examples from interviews
discuss relationships between themes
discuss differences between sub groups
Relate findings to the literature as you go
use charts or diagrams to represent relationships
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Chapter 4: Findings
'Needs' referred to the benefits that members received from their
involvement, such as a sense of belonging, enjoyment, and fulfilment.This was typified by one volunteer who commented that, What we
should do should benefit the members [and] not for the benefit of the
organisation (Vol-1). The third code 'members = organisation' implied
that for many people the organisation did not exist without its members.They were the spirit and drive of the organisation. This was clearly
demonstrated by the following statements from volunteers.
One of the things that I've wrestled with is Why is this gym a [name of
organisation] program? What is the difference? Why go to our gym? We
need to ask,
How do the values show in the day to day operation?
Wecould close down every program we run tomorrow and open a whole new set
of programs the following day and still be a [name of organisation]. But if
you removed the members of the organisation, the volunteers, the people
that drive the spirit you wouldn't have a [name of organisation] (Vol-2).
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Chapter 5: Conclusions
brief summary of what was found (use your RQs to
structure this)
give recommendations where appropriate
suggest recommendations and implications that
relate to the problem you are studying
tie it all together in a short, to the point conclusion
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Dissertation
StudiesWriting a Proposal
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Structure
1. Background information (500 words)
2. Methods (1000 words)
3. Appendices
4. Ethics/Governance Documents
A proposal is ALWAYS written in future tense
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1. Background
Background to the research problem
Justification of the Research
relevance and significance of the study,
who will benefit;
Who will use your conclusions
policy makers/ practitioners/ researchers
why they will use it
Statement of the research problem followed by the
aim or objectives / purpose statement and research
questions
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2. Methods
Description of the Design
Experimental, Survey, Phenomenology, Case study,
Ethnographic, Grounded theory, Secondary data
analysis, Historical/Documentary
Description of participants and their method(s) ofselection
Who are your participants and what age are they? Where
and how will they be approached and how will they be
recruited. How many will take part and what are the
inclusion and exclusion criteria?
How will consent be obtained? Who needs to give
consent? (refer to documents in your appendix)
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2. Methods
Description of data collection methods
Face-to-face, telephone, mailed, email, online
Detailed description of the collection
instrumentation(s) Testing process, Questionnaire, observation checklist,
interview guide or schedule (refer to documents in your
appendix)
Outline of the proposed data analysis methods
Statistical methods
Thematic analysis, coding, grounded theory or approach
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2. Methods
Ethics and risk management procedures
Identify any ethical or risk issues there are always some
issues to consider even if these are minor.
It is important to state how these will be
managed/minimised. (refer to documents in yourappendix)
Researchers should be aware of, and compliant
with, the Data Protection policy of the School. You
must be able to demonstrate this in respect of
handling, storage and retention of data.
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3. Appendices
Participant Information Sheet
(follow the suggested template)
Consent Forms
(for individuals and for organizations) (follow the suggested template)
Draft copies of all research collection instruments
(the more detail you provide, the more likely your
application is not questioned)
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4. Ethics/Governance Documents
Ethics application
Risk Management Form
RGO application