{"id":5966,"date":"2026-05-27T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/london\/?p=5966"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:22:07","slug":"how-to-write-research-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/london\/alss\/how-to-write-research-methods","title":{"rendered":"How to Write Research Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by Bess Chan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research methods chapter is where you discuss how you collected the data for your research. Sometimes, this chapter may be referred to as \u201cmethods\u201d or \u201cmethodology\u201d, but in fact, they are different. While \u201cmethods\u201d refer to the tools and procedures used, such as interviews, surveys, and experiments, \u201cmethodology\u201d refers to the reasoning behind those methods. At the postgraduate level, dissertations are generally expected to explain both the methods used and the methodological reasoning behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are a few strategies to help you produce a convincing research methods chapter in your dissertation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensure the data collection is replicable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your research methods chapter should be written as clearly as possible so that your readers can understand, evaluate, and potentially reproduce aspects of the research process. This level of transparency is important for verifying findings, identifying errors, and building trust, so that readers know the findings or conclusions are based on reliable evidence rather than coincidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, you should describe in detail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n