Find a number of do’s and don’ts for this subject when writing a thesis:
- Structure
- Style
- Literature review
- Practical research
- Thesis management
Do’s when doing practical research
- Make a clear choice, based on your research question, for quantitative or qualitative research
- Look at the research strategy of other theses and articles and determine which data you need as a minimum and how other researchers have come to their data
- Consider what must be done as a minimum to achieve an acceptable level of reliability and validity. Determine your lower limit
- Practice interviews and questionnaires before you actually use them
- Plan your practical research carefully and broadly. Discuss this planning with your supervisor or other responsible persons (manager, etc.)
- Walk ahead of your results and propose certain outcomes. What could you claim with these results?
- Know the limitations of your research and take them into your analysis and discussion
Dont’s when doing practical research
- Too big intent
- Exchange quantitative and qualitative methods
- Unachievable statistical relevance (reliability)
- Insufficient depth (lack of triangulation or feedback)
- Insufficient planning of the research data and the research process
