HOW TO WRITE YOUR THESIS IF YOU USED MIXED METHODS DESIGN

Who are your targeted audiences?

- What are the writing structure that they will accept and embrace?
How can you
- Make your targeted audience to understand?
- *illustration of the research process and procedure
- *Clear headings that separate quantitative and qualitative elements of
data collection and analysis
- Adapt the writing according to the mixed methods research and the
type of mixed methods design being used?
- *structure of your study in written form according to points
- *point of view (first person (I) second person (you) third person
(she,he,the researcher) UTM STYLE

STRUCTURE OF PROPOSAL USING MIXED METHOS DESIGN

Topic of study
- E.g variables (if QUAN is the main focus as compared to QUAL)
- Issues (If QUAL is the main focus as compared to QUAN)
Mention about

STRUCTURE OF PROPOSAL USING MIXED METHOS DESIGN :

INTRODUCTION

Highlight the issues of study (what is the issue or research problem that
you study/ explore in your research)
- problem statement * convey a mixed methods approach
- research objectives *convey a mixed methods approach
- research questions *convey a mixed methods approach
Highlight the philosophical foundation for the use of mixed methods
design
- if you do not mention, you should address the worldview
perspective that you take as a researcher
Mention the significance of the study
- how does the proposed study significantly add to the literature

STRUCTURE OF PROPOSAL USING MIXED METHOS DESIGN : LITERATURE

Subtopics the examine the issues / research problem of your

study
include example of previous studies using mixed methods design
about similar issue