Post on 21-Dec-2015
Thesis Structure and Interviews and Surveys
Thesis Structure
Thesis Structure
Chapter 1.Introduction
Thesis Structure
Chapter 1.Introduction
Chapter 2.Literature Review
Thesis Structure
Chapter 1.Introduction
Chapter 2.Literature Review
Chapter 3.Design
Thesis Structure
Chapter 1.Introduction
Chapter 2.Literature Review
Chapter 3.Design
Chapter 4.Development
Thesis Structure
Chapter 1.Introduction
Chapter 2.Literature Review
Chapter 3.Design
Chapter 4.Development
Chapter 5.Evaluation
Thesis Structure
Chapter 1.Introduction
Chapter 2.Literature Review
Chapter 3.Design
Chapter 4.Development
Chapter 5.Evaluation
Chapter 6.Conclusion and
Future Work
Thesis Structure
Chapter 1.Introduction
Chapter 2.Literature Review
Chapter 3.Design
Chapter 4.Development
Chapter 5.Evaluation
Chapter 6.Conclusion and
Future Work
Interviews and Surveys
Interviews
Interviews
Unstructured
Semi-structured
Structured
Interviews
Establish a rapport Treat interviewees with respect Think about your appearance Think about body language Maintain firm eye contact Don’t Invade their space
Interviews
How are you going to record Tape recorder Pen and paper - veratim Video recorder
How are you going to analyse
Colour Coding
“Gist Analysis” <> “Verbatim Analysis”
Questionnaires
Questionnaire
Identify which organisation you work for, or are studying at.
Check your grammar, twice (Rule of Thumb – two proofreads get rids of 95% of errors).
Questionnaires
Open-ended Close-ended Combination of both
Questionnaires
Open-ended Close-ended
Questionnaires
Open-ended Slower to administer Harder to record responses Does not stifle response Answerer can raise new issues Answerer feels they can speak their mind What does a blank answer mean ????
Questionnaires
Close-ended Faster to administer Easier to record responses Answerer can only give predefined answers Answerer cannot raise new issues Answerer feels constrained More likely to answer all questions (box tick)
Questionnaires
Self-administered Interviewer administered
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Keep questions short and simple Avoid questions with “not” Avoid questions with bias Avoid sensitive questions (ask indirectly) Do not ask compound questions, just ask
one question at a time e.g. "Do you know what services are available to
you and how to find out?"
Questionnaires
Likert scales Poor, Weak, O.K., Good, Excellent Very Low, Low, O.K., High, Very High 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Thank them
"Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey"
Incentives
Survey research suggests that there is a chance that offering an incentive may add bias to a survey
e.g. Singer, E., Bossarte, R., 2006, “Incentives for Survey Participation: When Are They “Coercive”?, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Volume 31, Issue 5, Pages 411-418