Research Methodology and Data Collection

This assignment delves into the crucial aspects of research methodology. It emphasizes the significance of clearly defining a research problem for conducting effective research and obtaining reliable results. The role of various research techniques, including philosophies, strategies, approaches, data collection methods, analysis methods, sampling techniques, limitations, and ethical considerations, is discussed in detail. Understanding these elements enables researchers to achieve favorable outcomes while upholding ethical standards.

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Advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing in business

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Table of Contents
Advantages and disadvantage of cloud computing........................................................................3
Assignment II........................................................................................................................................3
1. Introduction...............................................................................................................................3
1.1 Project Objective.........................................................................................................................3
1.2 Project Scope...............................................................................................................................3
2. Literature Review......................................................................................................................4
2.1 Summarizing literature review.................................................................................................4
2.2 Justification of research problem.............................................................................................5
2.3 Literature gap and opportunity.................................................................................................5
2.4 Research Questions......................................................................................................................5
3. Research methodology...............................................................................................................5
3.1 Research Philosophy................................................................................................................6
3.2 Research Approach..................................................................................................................6
3.3 Research Design......................................................................................................................6
3.4 Research Strategy....................................................................................................................7
3.5 Data Collection Method...........................................................................................................7
3.6 Sampling Method....................................................................................................................8
3.7 Method of Analysis..................................................................................................................9
3.8 Research limitation..................................................................................................................9
3.9 Ethical Consideration...............................................................................................................9
3.10 Expected outcome....................................................................................................................10
4. Research timeline........................................................................................................................10
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................11
References...........................................................................................................................................12

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Advantages and disadvantage of cloud computing
Assignment II
1. Introduction
In this era, a company has an opportunity to endorse their goods and services through cloud
computing and obtain the feasible outcome. Moreover, an organization has expected to
increase the awareness of their product in limited time and cost at the global level. In
addition, the cloud computing will facilitate the organization to secure their data, enhance
staff efficiency, integration, scalability, and data recovery (Avram, 2014). Consequently, it
will support the organization to make a favorable relationship with their potential consumers
in less time and cost. In addition, it is also analyzed that the cloud computing also permits the
employee of the organization to work anywhere if they have internet connection as it will be
effective for offering the flexible working atmosphere at the working place. It will direct
impact on the financial situation of the firm. Beside this, this research study discusses the
advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing in the business.
1.1 Project Objective
The primary aim of this research study is to find out the advantages and disadvantages of
practicing the cloud computing in the business.
 To examine the meaning and concept of the cloud computing
 To analyze positive impact of cloud computing on the business
 To explore factors that could affect cloud computing in the business process
 To recommend the strategies to improve the practices of cloud computing in business

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1.2 Project Scope
This proposal is effective to develop knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of
practicing the cloud computing in the business process. For this current era, the role of cloud
computing in the business could be an important subject for conducting the research. The
cloud computing enables the organization to attain their specified goal in less time and cost.
Moreover, it can also be said that the use of could computing could be supportive to enhance
the financial performance of firm for long-term. The cloud computing also facilitates the
researcher to make easy the business process and obtain a feasible outcome (Gangwar and
Ramaswamy, 2015). In addition, IT Company practices the cloud computing in their business
function to keep staff efficiency. This proposal will also help the organization and reader to
develop an effective decision in the context of cloud computing practices. This proposal
could also support the research scholar to improve their understanding in terms of advantages
and disadvantages of cloud computing in business. As a result, it can also be imperative for
improving the organization productivity.
2. Literature Review
2.1 Summarizing literature review
In support of this, Ahmed and Hossain (2014) stated that cloud computing practices play an
imperative role in the business process due to securing the confidential data of firm. From the
cloud computing, the company can also be capable to address the previous data
systematically and obtain a feasible outcome. Through literature review, a researcher mainly
focuses on two factors like IASS and PASS to practice cloud computing in the business
process. Additionally, IAS business scheme considers many factors like storage of data,
backup and recovery, test and development, web applications, and complex data analysis.
Through IAAS, an organization can be capable to store the confidential data of firm. Under

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the literature review, the researcher discussed many advantages and disadvantages of cloud
computing. In this, it is analyzed that the organization could use the cloud computing through
the internet. Beside this, lack of internet breaks whole process of cloud computing in the
business as it will create the complex issue in the working place. Moreover, it will also
decline the existing situation of the firm.
2.2 Justification of research problem
The cloud computing plays imperative roles because it enables the company to flexibly attain
their specified goal and objectives. It also enables the employee to practice internet for
performing their activities and meet their allocated task. Through cloud computing, an
organization will be capable to critically analysis the storage, backup and recovery, new test
and development, web applicants, and complex data. Consequently, it will direct impact on
the result of organization.
2.3 Literature gap and opportunity
The literature review will be supportive to offer adequate information in terms of advantages
and disadvantages of cloud computing. Through the literature review, a research scholar will
be capable to critically evaluate the current research topic. The literature review section also
focuses on how cloud computing affects the business via discussed the advantages as well as
disadvantages in terms of research matter.
2.4 Research Questions
 What is the meaning and concept of the cloud computing?
 How cloud computing could positive impact on the business?
 Which factors could affect the cloud computing in business?
 Which strategies are effective to improve practices of cloud computing in business?

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3. Research methodology
The research mythology will be utilized by research scholar to gain their knowledge about
tools and techniques that will be supportive to get adequate information about the cloud
computing. In the research methodology, the researcher will gain their understanding in the
context of research approaches, research philosophy, research strategy, data collection
method, data analysis method, data analysis method, sampling method, ethical consideration,
and research limitation (De Bruin and Floridi, 2017). Moreover, the depth understanding
towards research methodology will help the researcher to meet the research aim and
objectives.
3.1 Research Philosophy
Research philosophy is imperative for a research study because it helps to accomplish the
research aim and objectives (Gutierrez, Boukrami, and Lumsden, 2015). For the research
study, research philosophy will help the research scholar to get a reliable result in terms of
cloud computing. For this dissertation, interpretivism philosophy is practiced by the
researcher to obtain views and opinion of research participants in terms advantages and
disadvantages of cloud computing. In contrast to this, the research scholar will not practice
realism and positivism because this research is subjective in nature.
3.2 Research Approach
For this research, inductive approach is used by research scholar than the deductive approach
due to attaining the research aim and objectives. The inductive approach provides theoretical
data in terms of research matter hence researcher will practice this approach and meet
research aim. The inductive approach also supports the research scholar to enhance reliability
and validity of research matter (Kasemsap, 2015). From the application of this research
approach, a research scholar will pool reliable conclusion about the advantages and

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disadvantages of cloud computing in the business. In contrast to this, the deductive approach
will not be an appropriate method because it facilitates researcher to get factual data through
hypothesis development (Bahrami and Singhal, 2015).Thus, it can be said that the inductive
approach will make enable the research scholar to meet the primary aim of research.
3.3 Research Design
For this research, exploratory research rather than an explanatory method to collect
information in terms of advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing. Moreover, the
exploratory research designs will facilitate research scholar to conduct the primary research
and get first-hand data in terms of research concern. In addition, it is also analyzed that
exploratory research aid the researcher to critically analysis the advantages and disadvantages
of cloud computing in the business (Panneerselvam, 2014). In this, the researcher will be
able to conduct the research and get the views and perception of research participants in the
context of research dilemma. For this research study, it is also analysed that descriptive
research design is practised by researcher as it could be effective for determine the
relationship between two variables such as independent and dependent variable. In this way,
independent variable is cloud computing and depend variable is business. It could be
measured by using descriptive research design. The descriptive research designs will
facilitate researcher to identify the relationship between businesses and could computing.
Consequently, researcher will be capable to effectively practise the cloud computing the
business process and obtain favourable outcome. For this researcher study, researcher will not
practise exploratory and explanatory research design because there is no need to obtain detail
factual information about research issue.
3.4 Research Strategy
In the research study, research strategy will assist the research scholar to conduct the research
and get positive research outcome. In the research, two types of research strategy are

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considered by research scholar to accomplish the research aim and objectives like qualitative
and quantitative research strategy (Vaioleti, 2016). In this research study, the mixed data
collection method will be implied by research scholar to attain the research objectives.
Furthermore, the qualitative research strategy will facilitate the researcher to obtain non-
numeric information about the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing. Moreover,
the researcher will imply the quantitative research strategy to get factual information about
research concern.
3.5 Data Collection Method
In the research study, research scholar will use the data collection method to complete the
research and get reliable research outcome. The data collection method will entail two
methods like primary and secondary method. In this research study, both methods will be
implied by research scholar to get a favorable result in terms of research matter. In this, the
primary data collection method will enable the research scholar to get fresh data in the
context of cloud computing. The primary data collection methods consider many factors such
as interview method, questionnaire, and observation (Flick, 2015). Through primary data, a
researcher will be capable to get new data in terms of research concern. It could also help the
research scholar to maintain the quality of research. Apart from this, the secondary data
collection method enables the researcher to obtain their specific sources like a magazine,
books, online and offline sources, and organization sites. Furthermore, it is also addressed
that secondary and primary data collection method will allow the researcher to attain the
research aim and objectives.
3.6 Sampling Method
For this research, probability sampling method will be practiced by research scholar to get the
data in terms of current research matter. The probability sampling method will facilitate the
research scholar to choose the research participants on a random basis. This method also

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helps to eliminate biases from the research study (Avram, 2014). In this, the researcher will
be mandated to offer an equal chance to the research respondents with respect to react to the
questionnaire. For this research, the researcher will select 40 respondents from Australian
organization. Moreover, it is also analyzed that candidates will be chosen from a different
region of Australia. In contrast to this, the non-probability sampling method aid the
researcher to select research participants on behalf of different factors like age, gender,
region, education, and experience (Gangwar, et al., 2015). It will be supportive to collect
opinion in terms of cloud computing. It will aid the research scholar to openly share their
thoughts regarding research matter.
3.7 Method of Analysis
In the research study, the data analysis method is an effective way to evaluate the collected
data (Ahmed and Hossain, 2014). For this dissertation, the research scholar will imply
qualitative and quantitative data analysis method. Furtheremore, research scholar will also
imply descriptive statistical analysis and examine their data, which will be collected in favor
of the research matter. In this, researcher will consider MS-Excel to evaluate the data through
the column, chart, and bar diagram
3.8 Research limitation
In the research study, research limitation directly influences the research result. Furthermore,
the researcher will include many factors that will influence the result of research result. The
particular time to meet any specific research activity could negative impact on research result
(De Bruin and Floridi, 2017). It is because, it forces the researcher to complete their
allocated task at a specified time. At the same time, it is also evaluated that the data collection
method is an imperative part of research because it facilitates the research scholar to collect
appropriate data regarding research issues. Consequently, it helps to meet the specified
objectives and aims of the research. Therefore, it can be said that lack of cost, time, and

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resources could also a negative impact on the research quality. Beside this, it is also
illustrated that researcher should use e-mail method to converse with candidates and conduct
the research in an appropriate manner.
3.9 Ethical Consideration
For the research study, ethical considerations could be imperative for conducting the research
ethically and make consistency in the research outcome. For this, research scholar will
execute the guidelines of the university, elimination the data manipulation, and plagiarism as
it will be imperative to get a reliable outcome. In addition, a researcher should imply such
factors to develop a robust relationship with research candidates and help to get a realistic
outcome.
3.10 Expected outcome
The expected result of this research study will shows different aspects of cloud computing in
the business process. It can be addressed that the cloud computing could positively impact in
the business process by offering many services like secure data, enhance staff efficiency,
integration, scalability, and data recovery. Beside this, it is also analysed that lack of internet
break whole process of cloud computing in business process, which could decline growth of
the firm. In addition, there are two factors such as IASS and PASS, which would be effective
for successfully implement cloud computing in the business.
4. Research timeline
In this research plan, the researcher will consider many activities like research topic selection,
research objective development, data collection method, questionnaire development, and
sampling method (Gutierrez, et al., 2015). Other research activities are data analysis method,
report writing, and final submission of the report. The researcher will estimate the time for
completing these research activities.
Research Plan

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Activities of Research Timeframe (in weeks)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Research topic selection
Aim and objectives development
Selection of data a collection method
for collecting the data in the context
of research matter.
Design of research questionnaire
Sampling Method
Data analysis method
Report writing
Final submission
The above chart demonstrates that the data collection method takes a huge amount of cost
and time as compared to other research activities.
Conclusion
With respect to the discussion, it can be concluded that the proper determination of research
problem can support to conduct effective research and obtain reliable result. It can also be
summarized that research methodology could support to determine appropriate techniques in
order to obtain the reliable data about research matter. There are different techniques which
could considered in research methodology such as research philosophies, research strategy,
research approach, data collection method, data analysis method, sampling method, research
limitation, and ethical consideration. In last, it can be summarized that understanding towards
research tool would enable researcher to get favourable result. Moreover, it is also evaluated
that ethical consideration will also support researcher to conduct their research in an ethical
way.

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