We walk you through a research methodology chapter from an A-grade dissertation, step by step. We also unpack our free research methodology template, section by section, so that you have a clear idea of what needs to go into your research methodology and how best to structure it.
Research Methodology Example: Overview
00:00 Introduction & overview
01:38 Research methodology chapter template
03:38 Suggested structure for the research methodology
04:45 Saunders' research onion
14:06 Research methodology example (chapter from dissertation)
14:50 Example - methodology chapter introduction
18:33 Example - research philosophy
18:50 Example - research approach
20:14 Example - research strategy
20:41 Example - sampling strategy
22:00 Example - data collection
24:26 Example - data analysis
26:33 Example - methodology limitations
28:21 Conclusion
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Research philosophy & paradigms - https://gradcoach.com/research-philosophy/
Qualitative vs quantitative approaches - https://gradcoach.com/choose-research-methodology/
Research design options (qualitative and quantitative) - https://gradcoach.com/research-design/
Sampling methods - https://gradcoach.com/sampling-methods/
Qualitative analysis methods - https://gradcoach.com/qualitative-data-analysis-methods/
Quantitative analysis methods - https://gradcoach.com/quantitative-data-analysis-methods/
Saunder’s research onion - https://gradcoach.com/saunders-research-onion/
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