chapter 3 dissertation quantitative

[JC]

It seems that in my field, the first few chapters are like this.. does this seem right?

chapter 1 - dissertation introduction what are the parts?
chapter 2 - literature review this i know
chapter 3 dissertation quantitative methodology or methods - can you think of anything additional to these subsections?

* Research Design
* Participants
* Instrumentation
* Research Procedures and Pilot Testing
* Data Analysis
* Assumptions of the Study
* Limitations of the Study
* Summary

[margo]

chapter 1 - dissertation introduction what are the parts?

This is usually just an overview of the entire substantive dissertation. Same as you'd see in academic book.

chapter 3 dissertation quantitative methodology or methods - can you think of anything additional to these subsections?

Those subsections look right to me. I think that sounds right. The only thing is that if your substantive chapters use different statistical methods, then you'd have to introduce them in the separate chapters rather than all in one.

[triny]

I was just responding on the other thread (here: writing chapter 5 in dissertation) that in my department the 1st chapter is usually the intro, 2-4th are substantive chapters and in them you would normally talk about the methods required for each chapter as if they are stand-alone articles. The 5th is usually the conclusion.

[JC]

thanks guys - i asked around my dept and it seems folks are evenly spilit. Some say the dissertation should be like 3 articles. Others say it should take the shape of a book. I think the first is best b/c then you can try to publish from it.