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Dissertation Research methodology Assignment

Coursework 1: Research Methodology Assignment (about 2000 words)

(Deadline: 25 January 2010)

Guidelines:

Open the Coursework  I related folders in the Oasisplus and choose any TWO Options. Then, again choose ONE article from each of the chosen options (i.e. you will have to choose TWO articles in all). 

Then analyse these articles from the point of view of Research Methods Employed. That is, the focus of your analysis should be research methodology involved in the selected articles and not the subject area covered by the articles.

What is expected from you?

Identify in the selected articles various elements of Research Methodology covered in the lectures such as:

Research approach employed in the article (Phenomenology/ Positivist; Qualitative/Quantitative)
Literature Review
Research Questions/ Hypotheses
Various components of the Research Design involved
Case study/ Events study
Questionnaire survey/ Interviews
Other methods of data collection
Sampling, if any www.51lunwen.org
Data Analysis employed, if any
Measurements and Scales employed if any
Identify different data sources used by looking at the bibliography

Once you identified various elements of Research Methodology employed in the articles, critically comment on them expressing your view on why and how these elements are used/ employed by author (s).

Notes:

You may not be able to locate and identify all the components of research methodology as listed above in every article. So, try to identify as many as possible.

You can either do Task 1 and Task 2 separately or combined.  It is up to you.