PR 1 | Research Methodology

Research Methodology

the specific steps and activities that the proponents will perform to accomplish the research’s goals, objectives, and problem while following ethical guidelines

Specific Plan for Proceeding

Researchers plan the overall research design and specific methods purposefully to acquire relevant data t their research problem.

Survey Variant

1. Theories & Related Work: used for showing theories & principles, procedures/processes, and factors/variables

2. Survey Development: creation of data collection instruments

3. Data Collection: done through interviews, surveys, focus group discussions

Product/Tool Testing Variant

1. Theories & Related Work: used for models & frameworks, strategies & methods, standards & guidelines, and interaction principles

2. Product/Tool Selection: creation of features & functionalities, accessibility, and resource requirements

3. Experiment Setup: long-term use, pre- and post-test, user self-reporting

4. Data Collection: done through observation of user behavior, feedback, and system usage log

Laboratory Variant

1. Theories & Related Work: shows scientific principles, experiment design, needed materials and procedure,and variables

2. Setup Lab Experiment: one is working with variables and may have varying experiment setup

3. Data Collection: done through observation and experiment sheets

Software/Prototype Design Variant

1. Theories & Related Work: used for models & frameworks, strategies & methods, standards & guidelines, and interaction principles | Data Collection (Domain): done through interviews, surveys, or FGDs for user requirements, processes & strategies, and rules and guidelines

2. Software/Prototype Design: creation of features & functionalities, interface design, and coding & building

3. Data Collection (Validation): user perception of usability, perception if design is short-term or long-term, system usage log

Data Collection Methods

• Surveys

• interviews

• observations

• experiments

• document analysis

Qualitative Data Collection Tools

• online forums

• groups

• web survey chat

• online communities

• in-depth interviews

Quantitative Data Collection Tools

• face-to-face

• online

• phones

• mail

Data

it is one of the most important and vital aspects of research as they give a better picture of it`

Primary Data

collected from first-hand experiences, and has not been changed, altered, or processed

Secondary Data

previously collected from other researchers, including data from published articles, electronic repositories, and records, may have issues with reliability, suitability, adequacy, and accessibility

Ethics

• privacy and confidentiality of participants’ data

• participation is voluntary

• withdrawal is allowed

• recording during data collection

• data must be aggregated and anonymized