Assignment: Methodology Description

Assignment: Methodology Description

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Research Topic and Methodology Description

In this assignment, you will complete the Research Topic and Methodology Form linked in the Resources. You must use the research study that you selected in the Unit 2 assignment, and your instructor must have approved the study.

Fill out all sections of the form with the information requested. You are expected to use professional, academic writing skills and proper APA citations and references. You should state information in your own words. However, if you find it necessary to use material verbatim from another source, it must be quoted with an appropriate citation for quotes.

Refer to the project description and the assignment scoring guide to make sure you meet the requirements of this assignment.

Submit your completed form in the assignment area.

Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing information.

Resources

• Research Topic and Methodology Description Scoring Guide.
• APA Style and Format.
• Capella University Library.
• Capella Online Writing Center.
• Research Topic and Methodology Form [DOC].
• Writing Feedback Tool.

Methodology is the systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study. It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principles associated with a branch of knowledge. Typically, it encompasses concepts such as paradigm, theoretical model, phases and quantitative or qualitative techniques.^[1]

A methodology does not set out to provide solutions—it is therefore, not the same as a method. Instead, a methodology offers the theoretical underpinning for understanding which method, set of methods, or best practices can be applied to a specific case, for example, to calculate a specific result.

It has been defined also as follows:

1. “the analysis of the principles of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline”;^[2]
2. “the systematic study of methods that are, can be, or have been applied within a discipline”;^[2]
3. “the study or description of methods”.^[3]