Dr Anthony 'Skip' Basiel – Blended Learning Solutions

Research Projects: From SMART Objectives to Conclusions 19/12/2024

Research Project: Start to finish
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YouTube Summary: https://tinyurl.com/Objectives2Conclusions (c) 2024 Dr Anthony Basiel

Step 1: Identify the project Aims/Goals to refine down to actionable and measurable SMART objectives.

Step 2: Identify the data types e.g. quantitative (numerical) or qualitative (text, images, sound, video, etc.)

Step 3: Thematic analysis – Deductive (theory to patterns) or Inductive (observations to theory)

Step 4: Coding the general themes is the next stage. The data is reorganised and regrouped into new subdivisions.

Step 5: In the report you can represent the findings of the analysis as a table, chart, figure, diagram, or infographic. Links to multimedia can also be used e.g. animation (e.g. Powtoons), video (2D, 360* augmented reality, VR)

Step 6: Starting at a meta-level (e.g. Gestalt overview) using tools such as mind maps or Soft Systems Methodology (SSM – Peter Checkland) you can map out a storyboard from the starting problem or (null) hypothesis to the literature review (e.g. literature review and/or Market Research) to the analysis of the findings using the defined research methodology (approach) to develop and argument for the narrative. This leads to the final step.

Step 7: The conclusion should map the SMART objectives to the supporting data (e.g. desk research -references, primary research -empirical data i.e. survey, interview, recordings, etc.). A summary table linking the SMART objectives to the final conclusions is recommended. This weaving of the story elements (e.g. objectives to data to conclusions) is the denouement of the project.

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