Dissertation methodology sample (Dissertation Writing Guide Book 1)

The chapter of Methodology describes the methodological details and parameters of the research and its report. This chapter informs the reader what methods were used in the study and explains how they were appropriate. It is usually given 15-20% of the total count, and usually contains the following sections:
o Introduction
o Research Philosophy
o Research Approach
o Primary Research (if included)
o Presentation Methods
o Analysis Techniques
o Research Limitations
o Ethical Considerations
o Summary

Introduction section tells the reader what to expect in the chapter in terms of content and begins to develop the background of the concept of Methodology providing definitions developed by scholars.

Every Methodology is written keeping in mind the study s objectives, which are often stated as questions usually for clarity. For this one, the following questions were used:

- How did selected critical policy, economic and institutional factors such as rising incomes (e.g., GDP per capita), regulatory structure (i.e., environmental expenditures to GDP) and the structure of the respective country s economy (i.e., index of small-scale privatisation) relate to improvement in the indicators of air quality such as CO2, SO2 and solid particulate levels?

- Why did market economy prove to be one of the most effective ways to initiate environmental regulation?

- What was the influence of accession in the European Union on facilitating improvements in environmental standards of Poland and the Czech Republic?