Critical Reflections on 3 Methods of Data Collection

Running head: CRITICAL REFLECTION
Critical Reflections on 3 Methods of Data Collection
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Table of Contents
Chosen Method: Structured Interviews..................................................................................2
A brief overview of the method.........................................................................................2
Critique the strength and weakness of the method in its application to your discipline,
professional and research interests.....................................................................................2
Chosen Method: Questionnaires............................................................................................3
A brief overview of the method.........................................................................................3
Critique the strength and weakness of the method in its application to your discipline,
professional and research interests.....................................................................................4
Chosen Method: Surveys.......................................................................................................5
A brief overview of the method.........................................................................................5
Critique the strength and weakness of the method in its application to your discipline,
professional and research interests.....................................................................................5
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................6
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While performing any research we have come across several kinds of research methodologies
that are required for the research to be conducted and provide a feasible solution to the identified
issues according to the ways by which the collection of data follows. However, there are several ways
by which the research methodologies and the collection of the data follows through a research based
on the type of the research that follows. In simple words, the research methodology helps in finding
out the solution to any problem so that the process of collecting the information and relevant data
regarding the research helps in taking feasible related decisions. Following would be a reflection
paper that would focus the research methods of Structured Interviews, Questionnaires and Surveys to
reflect on their brief overviews and the critique for the strengths and weaknesses of the methods
according to their applications, professionals and the research interests.
Chosen Method: Structured Interviews
A brief overview of the method
According to my readings, I have seen several approaches to the concept of structured
interviews where it has also been regarded as standardized interviews and the surveys that are
administrated by the researchers. According to my understandings, I have come across the ideas of the
structured interviews to find that these methods mostly focus on the fact that there are a set of
questions for the interviews and these are kept the same every time and in the same order for all the
participants for the interview. Therefore, the aggregated answers to the interviews according to the
participants can be feasibly analysed based on the sample subgroups and the survey periods. There
would be a feasible comparison to the interview answers as well.
Critique the strength and weakness of the method in its application to your discipline,
professional and research interests
As per my assumptions, there are several strengths and weaknesses to this particular form of
the research method. Following would be the critique about the strength and weaknesses according to
my understanding of the concept for the structured interviews:
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