Dissertation/Thesis Methodology
Do you know that dissertation writing presupposes the usage of dissertation/thesis methodology? In other words, if you write dissertation/thesis, then you should determine scientific methods, which you will sue for your dissertation.
You may say that all these matters are trifle, because the main principle of writing all academic papers is to gather information and use it for dissertation/thesis in rewritten form. Also, it is necessary to carry out a research for dissertation/thesis and present results this research. In order to present, these results it is just necessary to calculate the data, which you have gotten after carrying out the research. In general, this set of actions is right and it seems that no methods are necessary. But in fact, all your actions can be explained by certain scientific methods.
When you look for information, select it, and rewrite it, all these actions are analytical method, selective method, comparative method, descriptive method, and method of classification. When you carry out dissertation/thesis research, you use method of observation, because you observe the subject of the research. In order to present results of the research you use quantitative method. When you are writing conclusions of the dissertation/thesis, you certainly use the methods of synthesis and generalization.
So, as you may see all your action during the process of writing dissection/thesis are usage is various scientific methods and it compose your dissertation/thesis methodology. Above mentioned list of methods is not complete, it is far from complete, because the quantity of methods is very big and usage of methods depends upon the field in which you write your dissertation/thesis.

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