Research Methodology Assignment | Telecommunication Industry

RESEARCH METHODS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................1
Research approach..................................................................................................................1
Data collection .......................................................................................................................3
Sampling.................................................................................................................................4
Data analysis...........................................................................................................................5
Ethical consideration..............................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Research methodology is the systematic procedure of conducting research on particular
topic. It can be defined as theoretical analysis of tools and techniques for gathering in-depth
information about the subject matter (Stanley and et.al, 2015). It plays significant role in
dissertation and research project, with the help of this instrument researchers can improve their
knowledge and skills to great extent. It is one of the critical chapter that involves data collection
techniques, sampling methods, data analysis tools, research approaches etc. All these tools assist
in developing knowledge and getting optimistic results (Anney, 2014).
Present report will discuss several techniques of research methodology that will be
applied to gather detail on issues related to internet traffic faced by telecommunication industry.
It will explain data collection methods and tools. Data analysis technique, sampling method will
be described in the study.
TASK
Research approach
Research approach is the way of conducting study, it can be from specific to general or
general to specific manner. Both these are effective ways of approaching the investigation. With
the help of this tool researcher can gather in-depth detail about subject matter and get optimistic
outcome (Lee and Jarvik, 2014). Inductive and deductive are two major methods of carry out an
investigation. Both these have unique characteristics and use in different type of studies.
Selection of appropriate tool is very important that depends upon nature of research.
Inductive research approach can be termed as inductive reasoning. It is the method in
which scholar start investigation with observations and propose theories in order to reach to the
end results (Sahu, 2013). It is the instrument in which investigator develops explanation after
creating hypothesis on the topic. There is no requirement to create hypotheses at the start stage of
the investigation. In the initial phase scholar is free to alter the direction of study.
The main aim of choosing inductive approach is to generate meaning from the data that
have been collected by the scholar. By this way individual identify specific pattern and develop
relationship with the subject so that theory can be build. However, this approach does not
pressurize researcher for not using existing theory. Scholar is free to use existing theory for
formulating research questions. It is completely based on learning and experience of investigator.
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Researcher has to observe regularities, pattern so that final results can be generated (Abdulghani
and et.al, 2014).
Illustration 1: Inductive approach
Source: (Beard and Cook, 2017)
Deductive research approach is another type of tool in which study is carry out from
general to specific. It is also known as top down approach of research methodology. In this type
of instrument individual has to develop hypothesis on the bases of available existing theory.
After that researcher has to design appropriate research strategy in order to test these designed
hypotheses. It starts from pre-defined pattern which is test against observations (Lee, 2014).
Illustration 2: deductive approach
Source: (Sessler and Imrey, 2015)
In the present study on issues related to internet traffic faced by the organizations that are
operating in telecommunication industry, researcher will use the inductive research approach. In
the qualitative type of studies, selection of inductive approach gives more specific results to the
researcher. With the help of this tool individual can develop relationship between issues and its
impact on telecommunication industries (Billingham, Whitehead and Julious, 2013). With the
assistance of this method individual can easily carry out investigation and can draw final
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