Interviewed Key government agencies involved in recycling and in the strategy, interviewed companies until reached saturation-
interviews: 4 interviews the ministry of municipality each few question answered by different expert s
1 Planning and Statistics Authority
5 companies transcripts attached
METHODOLOGY Chapter • Questions you need to ask yourself at this stage? • What problem am I solving? • What solution am I looking to develop? • How will I implement my findings? The literature helps you to become DIRECTIVE
Inductive or deductive approach
Research design: Move from theory to testing: What is your conceptual framework? What model are you testing? What framework are you hoping to develop? So WHAT?
The Link between “Factors” – Conceptual Framework = last paragraph of your Literature chapter and Methodology Re-assessment of the Field/Scope of Research: No Much too much on theories of methodologies. Weak methodology leads to weak findings and recommendations
The Methodology chapter (1) . You cannot define your Methodology WITHOUT, at the end of your Literature Review chapter: – having clearly defined the Framework of your Research – describe/(re)design the Field/Scope that you will analyse . Based on those 2 above, you may perhaps decide also to amend you “Research Question” , changing: – some words – concentrating on some parts (scope too broad, too narrow; research question too complex….) If so, mention it clearly . State your selected methodology (tools) .explain why .+ connections with your framework . Avoid long explanations about methodology theories
Based on my Literature review chapter: How will I extract the needed facts/information/data from my field/scope of research ? Content : – Redefine clearly the ”field/scope of research” (and why this field) – Have clear definitions for each important word utilize when questioning – Express which methods will be utilized (and/or): – Surveys and, if so, which sample(s), how and why … – Interviews (whom, why, how, when…) – Focus group (when, for what, with whom …) – Benchmarks – Existing studies, data available … – If hypotheses, how will I get clear answers
For Interviews, what means: Sufficiency / Saturation Why may I anticipate potential additional interviews at the end of my research process? How to manage the Confidentiality / remaining Anonymous? How to manage a Focus group? What to do if I don’t know how to analyze my figures/data?
Qualitive research was used face to face interviews transcript attached for your reference
Findings 10 pages
Concentrate on the most important findings which will support your recommendations (the rest in the Appendices) • To be structured in a logical way • Do not hesitate to highlight common results or differences/contradictions and try, if possible, to explain why (if not = for the Limitations chapter) • Finalize with a synthesis of your major findings, as a transition to the next chapter . 10 to 15 pages (approx.) . Pleasant to read, with templates, intermediate summaries . Use appendices for detailed content as: questions, definitions of key words, sample characteristics, list of people, some results, interviews answers…
Recommendations and implementations 6 pages based on literature review and findings
The RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THE ANSWERS TO YOUR RESEARCH QUESTIon By sure each recommendation is answering your Research question . Select 2 Recommendations . Explain why those 2 . For each, a detailed Implementation Plan: What, Why, Whom, How, Cost, Timing, Efficiency Risk analysis, including mitigation – Recommendations & Implementations can be in 1, or in 2 chapters – Recommendations & the 2 Implementations: 5 pages minimum to 7 pages – Don’t wait for the last week (start in December) for preselecting your Recommendations and for starting detailing them – Expected Recommendations have to be in your Draft due on 8 Jan. – Implementations (at least as work in progress in 8 Jan. draft) – A workshop will be organized in January for helping you to enhance the Recommendations & the Implementations parts. But start beforeSelect the most important ones . At least one related to U.N. Global Compact Sustainable Development Goals or QNV 2030. And explain why. . Then revisit your Literature Review and Findings Chapters to point what is missing – as each concept utilized for the recommendations has to be explained in the Literature review chapter – as each Findings backing up a Recommendation has to be solid and valid (iterative process) – Find a logic way for presenting your recommendations: short/medium/long term; or efficiency; or cost/benefit; or people/organisation concerned; or … – Each Recommendation has to be detailed enough to understand its importance and the way by which it is answering the research question
Limitations 2 pages
Content : – Lack in the existing literature about my topic and my research question(s)? – Lack of information resulting from the chosen methodology? – Some key people not available for interview or survey? – Necessity to restrict to a part of the scope? – Lack partly of existing data, benchmark not exactly similar, etc.…? but not lack of time……. – Due to that, which Recommendation(s) is weak – Some aspects of Implementation plan will have to be secured? – And, based on where I stand at the end of my thesis, what next for future research studies?
Conclusion 1 page
– Reminding why it is an important topic – Re-mentioning the research question and the field of research – Major outputs – Finalize your Conclusion chapter with an opening for future Simple, positive, pleasant to read The last impression
Still time to check and re-check the perfect ALIGNMENT of my thesis: Research question ▶Recommendations, Recommendations ��to concepts in the Literature review and Findings
Executive summary 1 page don’t count it
– What is my Topic and my Research question – What are the most significant inputs from my Literature review – Which Methodology for my Field research/Data collection – Major Findings – Most important Recommendations (- Some of the Limitations)