So I've got my research plan ready, and now just need some final feedback from my supervisor and an ethics check for the sound research plan that I've put together. It is sound - I'm sure, aren't I? Having spent a long time reading and re-reading books on research methods, constructing, de-constructing and re-constructing my world view, I should be able to put together a set of research questions that covers all bases for both my own project and the needs of my company. Having said that, I can't help but wonder if I've caught all the main areas; if I haven't left out some critical parts under the time pressure to get a final set of questions 'out there' in time for the project going live.
So how am I going about this? I've been balancing the needs for my own learning by phrasing many of the questions in an open-ended manner that should draw on individual experiences, along with some questions aimed at evaluation of how the examiners actually use the resources. I'll also be inferring some evaluation from the kind of responses that examiners give to the open-ended questions. However there does seem to be a need for more concerted evaluation now that I look back over the questions, so I'm considering how I might go about drawing out some extra data without imposing too much on busy people!
