When you are ready with the topic for your dissertation and the main area of study you are going to explore, you will have the next important problem on your hands – which approach to the topic to choose. This will not only determine how you will research the topic – it covers all the basics from which sources to use to what the structure of your dissertation will look like. And, of course, it determines the set of skills you need to possess for the whole thing to be successful. There are three possible approaches to your study: qualitative, quantitative and mixed. This guide will walk you through each one of them and will help you choose the best. For your case, of course.
This type of approach to a dissertation does not necessarily mean you have to focus on raw data and statistics. Here are a few basics about it:
This approach influences the way how information is gathered and how data is presented in a certain way. Here are the most important characteristics of this type:
This type combines the other two, described earlier in this guide: qualitative and quantitative. Here is what it is known for:
The choice of approach for writing your dissertation will depend on a lot of points. If you already have some of the data gathered, it will make it easier for you to choose. If not – we hope our guide has made the difference clear enough for you to easily make the choice.