guidelines for management of student projects - Strathmore University

The literature review should be based on authoritative, recent, and original sources such asjournals, books, thesis or dissertations. The section should end with a summary of the importantaspects discussed.Chapter 3: MethodologyResearch methodology section describes the methods and procedures used to carry out the study.This is an important section, which has direct influence on the findings of the study. Hence, themethodology used should be described very clearly so that another researcher can follow theprocedures used to reach similar conclusions without difficulty. The methodology chaptershould include the following subsections:• Introduction• Research design• Population• Sampling methods• Data collection methods• Research procedures• Data analysis methods• Chapter summaryIntroduction:The chapter should start with a brief introduction highlighting the generalmethodology and organization or structure of the chapter.Research Design: In this section, the researcher should identify, define, and providejustification for the specific research design or strategy used in carrying out the study. Researchdesigns include experimental, quasi-experimental, co-relational, causal-comparative, actionresearch, survey, case study or historical.In descriptive studies, survey or case study, the emphasis is placed on defining the design,revealing its merits and providing justification for its selection. In experimental or quasiexperimentalstudies, the tests, equipment and control conditions should be described. The