In my last lesson, I started off my methodology. This consists of 6 main aspects; the design, participants/data, ethics, methods and procedure. I have covered most of the design, participants/data and ethics part of my methodology.
The design refers to the overall approach that I am taking. I will be using cross-section research for my investigation as the data occurs at the same time but with some variables. In terms of epistemology, my research will be positivist. This refers to knowledge that can be proven which will make my investigation trustworthy.
As my investigation is based on textual print material, I will not need any participants. This means that I have had to make sure that my results are not biased and that it is representative of a wider material. This will make my results more reliable. This also makes the ethics part of the investigation easier - as my data will be in the public domain, as they're articles, there are less concerns so I just have to make sure that the data I use is not biased or leading.
In the next lesson, I plan on covering the methods and procedure sections of my methodology. As I am using texts, I think it will be interesting to use focus groups, framework analysis' and possibly surveys to investigate further. The procedure section covers the logistics of how I gathered my data. This includes time frames and methods of recording, such as highlighting, and sorting and storing the data.
Beginning to create the methodology has helped me to consider the best way to approach my investigation. Although I might change some things in the future, I think starting this so early has benefitted me as I have quite a lot of time to complete it carefully and it's not too late to improve it so that I can select the most appropriate method when needs be.
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