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Category Archives: methodology
writing course – the Methods Section
Methods. Methodology. Being methodical. All of the above. The third day of the writing workshop (predictably, since we are following an ILMRaD structure) focused on what goes in the Methods Section of a journal article. And predictably again, the first … Continue reading
the audit trail – a common omission from methods chapters
It’s really important to put an ‘audit trail’ into your methods chapter. Audit trail? Well, it doesn’t actually matter what you call it, it’s the section in the chapter where you give the examiner the nuts and bolts information about … Continue reading
Posted in evidence, examination criteria, examiner, methodology, methods chapter
Tagged audit trail, methods chapter, Pat Thomson
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do we ‘collect’ data? or – beware the ontological slip …
A post where I have a small rant about one of my least favorite research expressions… We’ve all heard of a Freudian slip. This is where we inadvertently say something that unintentionally reveals an unconscious, or repressed, feeling, idea or … Continue reading
Posted in data, epistemology, methodology, ontology
Tagged 'collecting' data, epistemology, Freudian slip, Nick Hopwood, ontology, Pat Thomson
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getting tense about tense
In a recent comment to this blog someone asked me if I had any tips on managing tense. They found themselves, they said, wandering around in time as they wrote, meandering from present to past and back again, undertaking an … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, grammar, literature review, methodology, methods chapter, tense, thesis
Tagged academic writing, methodology, Paltridge and Starfield, Pat Thomson, tense
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methodology isn’t methods.. or… what goes in a methods chapter
Since I’ve been posting about methods and methodology, I’ve been asked several times to discuss the difference between methodology and methods and how these appear in a methods chapter. This post is by way of an answer. Not all dissertations … Continue reading
Posted in epistemology, methodology, methods chapter, ontology, research design, research methods, thesis
Tagged methodology, methods, methods chapter, Pst Thomson, research design
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