Methods and Research Design
- The purpose of a methods paper is to state how that data was collected and analyzed.
- When the reader knows how the data was collected and researched it allows them to see whether the information is reliable or not.
- The Methodology should tell why one chose the research method they did.
- Sometimes in the Methodology it is nice to explain how problems were overcome.
- Remember the audience that is being written for.
- Remember the verb tense.
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Writing Methodology
- Allows verification
- The reader must know how the writer gathered their information.
- The methodology should describe a few things, materials, how information was gathered, and how calculations were made.
- Te information should be straight to the point, there should be no writing in circles.
What I understood from these two articles is that a Methodology is a paper explaining in great detail about how one conducted their personal research. The information should be clearly given, and precise. The writer must tell the readers exactly what they did and why they did it. The reader should be able to evaluate whether or not the research was reliable.
Works Cited
“Writing up Research: Method and Research Design.” Language Center Website . Web. 15 Mar. 2010.
<http://www.languages.ait.ac.th/el21meth.htm>.
“Writing Methodology – Describing the Data Collection.” Scientific Method – Understanding Science, Research and
Experiments. Web. 15 Mar. 2010.
<http://www.experiment-resources.com/writing-methodology.html>.
