Methodology

Methodology

Methodology is generally a guideline for solving a problem, with specific components such as phases, tasks, methods, techniques and tools [1]. It can be defined also as follows:

  1. "the analysis of the principles of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline";[2]
  2. "the systematic study of methods that are, can be, or have been applied within a discipline".[2]
  3. the study or description of methods [3]

Contents

Relation to methods and theories

Generally speaking, methodology does not describe specific methods despite the attention given to the nature and kinds of processes to be followed in a given procedure or in attaining an objective. When proper to a study of methodology, such processes constitute a constructive generic framework; thus they may be broken down in sub-processes, combined, or their sequence changed.[4] As such, methodology may entail a description of generic processes, philosophical concepts or theories related to a particular discipline or field of inquiry. Similarly methodology refers to the rationale and/or the philosophical assumptions that underlie a particular study or a particular methodology (for example, the scientific method). In scholarly literature a section on the methodology of the researchers is typically de rigueur.

Relation to paradigm and algorithm

In theoretical work, the development of paradigms[5] satisfies most or all of the criteria for methodology. A paradigm, like an algorithm, is a constructive framework, meaning that the so-called construction is a logical, rather than a physical, array of connected elements.

References

  1. ^ Irny, S.I. and Rose, A.A. (2005) “Designing a Strategic Information Systems Planning Methodology for Malaysian Institutes of Higher Learning (isp- ipta), Issues in Information System, Volume VI, No. 1, 2005
  2. ^ a b Methodology, entry at Merriam–Webster
  3. ^ Baskerville, R. (1991). "“Risk Analysis as a Source of Professional Knowledge”". Computers & Security 10 (8): 749–764. 
  4. ^ Katsicas, Sokratis K. (2009) "35" Computer and Information Security Handbook Morgan Kaufmann Pubblications Elsevier Inc p. 605 ISBN 978-0-12-374354-1 
  5. ^ See, for example, Thomas Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (University of Chicago, 1970, 2nd ed.)

Further reading

  • Creswell, J. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
  • Creswell, J. (2003). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
  • James, E. Alana, Slater, T. and Bucknam, A. (2011). Action Research for Business, Nonprofit, and Public Administration - A Tool for Complex Times . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Guba, E. and Lincoln, Y. (1989). Fourth Generation Evaluation. Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications.
  • Herrman, C. S. (2009). “Fundamentals of Methodology”, a series of papers On the Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN), online.
  • Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative research & evaluation methods (3rd edition). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
  • Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language, Second Edition, Unabridged, W. A. Neilson, T. A. Knott, P. W. Carhart (eds.), G. & C. Merriam Company, Springfield, MA, 1950.
  • Joubish, Farooq Dr. (2009). Educational Research Department of Education, Federal Urdu University,Karachi,Pakistan.

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • methodology — UK US /ˌmeθəˈdɒlədʒi/ noun [C or U] (plural methodologies) ► a system of ways of doing, teaching, or studying something: »The methodology and findings of the research team have been criticized. methodological adjective ► »the methodological… …   Financial and business terms

  • Methodology — Meth od*ol o*gy, n. [Gr. ? method + logy.] The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • methodology — index array (order), modus operandi, order (arrangement), procedure, process (course) Burt …   Law dictionary

  • methodology — (n.) 1800, from Fr. méthodologie or directly from Mod.L. methodologia; see METHOD (Cf. method) + OLOGY (Cf. ology) …   Etymology dictionary

  • methodology — [n] methods approach, channels, design, manner, mode, plan, practice, procedure, process, program, style, technique, way; concepts 6,644 …   New thesaurus

  • methodology — ► NOUN (pl. methodologies) ▪ a system of methods used in a particular field. DERIVATIVES methodological adjective methodologist noun …   English terms dictionary

  • methodology — [meth′ə däl′ə jē] n. [ModL: see METHOD & LOGY] 1. the science of method, or orderly arrangement; specif., the branch of logic concerned with the application of the principles of reasoning to scientific and philosophical inquiry 2. pl.… …   English World dictionary

  • methodology — meth|o|dol|o|gy [ˌmeθəˈdɔlədʒi US ˈda: ] n plural methodologies [U and C] the set of methods and principles that you use when studying a particular subject or doing a particular kind of work methodology for (doing) sth ▪ We ve been developing a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • methodology — [[t]me̱θədɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] methodologies N VAR A methodology is a system of methods and principles for doing something, for example for teaching or for carrying out research. [FORMAL] Teaching methodologies vary according to the topic... In their own… …   English dictionary

  • methodology — UK [ˌmeθəˈdɒlədʒɪ] / US [ˌmeθəˈdɑlədʒɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms methodology : singular methodology plural methodologies formal the methods and principles used for doing a particular kind of work, especially scientific or academic… …   English dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”