As it has been some time since I put pen to paper (or in this case fingers to keys) regarding my progress, I thought I would take some time out to provide an insight as to where I am at the moment. I have been dedicating a lot of time towards my thesis, using the skills that I have learnt throughout the course and applying them to my heavily invested year long project. One thing in particular that I have been working on is justifying my case with authority. A common flaw in my writing is that whilst I present and summarise points, I do not sufficiently critique the content and provide an argument. Therefore, I have been conscious of arguing my case.
One thing I have learnt in this process is the importance of citations. Another lecturer picked up one of my points in my proposal and asked me to justify myself, and by providing citations to other studies that prove my case, it strengthened my argument and made it convincing. Lesson learnt: never underestimate the power of citations. More broadly, it is about being well read on the topic and constantly drawing on the work of others to prove why you have drawn conclusions, as well as why you are convinced that you are correct in the assumptions you have made, which in turn aims to persuade the reader.
In regards to my research project for BUSN8018, I am in the process of arranging focus groups, which are my chosen research method- more information on this to follow in my next blog. Included in this is the structure of the questioning, which will be written based on measurable objectives and used to guide the focus group discussion. However, one thing I am struggling with is how I then go about analysing and synthesising this information to make it meaningful. I hope to be able to answer this question after next week’s lecture, and in the meantime am reading an article by Jenny Kitzinger (1995), who is from the medical profession and writes about focus groups and their contribution to qualitative research.
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