The Research Design and Methodology Workshop given for EIS students at Middlesex University today covered a wide scope of issues from how to choose your thesis/project area of research/inquiry to what is expected in the submitted report.

Attached here is the 1 page illustrating a conceptual framework of research design.

You need to acknowledge sources of information and ideas by citing the source whether it is published or not. There are many approaches to referencing such as the widely recommended referencing technique by Harvard. Download Harvard Referencing 2008 from Curtin University here.

 

Thesis structure could consist of the following chapters: Ch1 Introduction; Ch2: Critical Review of the Literature; Ch3: Research Design and Methodology; Ch4: Case study presentation (case studies); Ch5: Analysis (& Discussion); Ch 6: (Discussion &) Conclusion (& future recommendations); Ch7: Self-evaluation    more »