Tips for developing your research proposal:
1. Define your project
2. Decide a methodology
3. Choose your research methods
4. Conduct background research
5. Conduct research using your chosen methods
6. Write proposal using research proposal format
Reference: Dawson, C., 2006, A Practical Guide to Research Methods:A user-friendly manual for mastering research techniques and projects, 2nd ed. How to Books Ltd, Oxford
A research technique used to uncover motivations and emotions rather than analyse purely numeric data.
Qualitative research techniques include surveys, interviews, observation, focus groups and case studies.
A smaller sample size can be used to verify quantitative research.
A research technique used to generate statistics through large scale data collection, such as surveys.
The contact with people is quick and usually involves the completion of a questionnaire or a short structured interview.
Reference: Dawson, C. 2006. A Practical Guide to Research Methods: A user-friendly manual for mastering research techniques and projects, 2nd ed., How to Books Ltd, Oxford
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