A collection of Research Methods study materials (videos): 4 groups of videos
Group 1: on research methods per se
- About pros and cons of research methods (also study the discussion blog note)
- What is a dissertation.
- About individual research methods
- About research methods quality
- About the onion model of research methods (the teaching plan version).
- About secondary research/ also another one on desk research.
- About primary (empirical) research.
- About literature review; also on literature synthesis.
- About evaluation research
- About qualitative research.
- About quantitative research./ preparatory study materials
- About quantitative vs qualitative research
- About the two terms of research methodology and research method.
- About field research.
Group 2: specific research techniques/ topics
- About hypothesis testing/ Also see study note resources
- About research ethics/ a list of videos.
- About contextualization in research. (also study my note on the two versions of contextualization)
- About pilot study/ pilot test.
- Reflexivity in qualitative research.
- Positionality in research.
- How to formulate a specific research method, e.g. observational research.
- Building blocks for statistical analysis employed in dissertation projects.
- On sampling in research methods study
- About research gaps
- On research problems, questions and aims for academic research type.
- Two major ways to analyze raw interview research findings.
- Conceptualization, construct, operationalization and unit of analysis (videos)
- On theories
- On theories, theoretical frameworks
- On content analysis.
- On discourse analysis.
- On research method protocol.
- On science, scientific methods and scientism.
- On narrative research
- On thin and thick description.
- On research project assumptions and limitations.
- On logic and arguments
- Theory-building research methods study materials
- On artifact analysis
- On evidence
- On archival research and historical documents.
- On research conceptualization.
- On data analysis methods for qualitative research.
- On data analysis methods for quantitative research.
- On naturalistic inquiry.
- On ethics in research.
- On accelerated learning.
Group 3: reporting writing skills
- About academic writing (also study reasons of plagiarism).
- About formulating research findings
- About strategic, tactical and operational levels for recommendations writing
- About the discussion and results of dissertation reports
- About choosing a dissertation topic
- About arguments in academic writing
- Two frequently missing critical information in Chapter 1 of dissertation report.
- Writing research limitations.
- e-resource for writing up Chapter 7 (reflection on developing personal competence).
Group 4: Others
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