Before starting any research project, you think about it and make a plan. It’s no different with a dissertation/thesis. The thesis proposal (this plan) really matters and shouldn’t be underestimated. Forget that road trip where you get in the car and drive off into the sunset with just your wallet in your pocket, your favorite music blaring out…. Spontaneity is not the name of the...

All good research methods books will give you guidelines on creating appropriate questions and using appropriate question types (Bryman & Bell, 2015, Saunders et al, 2015) for in-depth qualitative interviews. However, here are a couple of practical points which often arise in supervision meetings, yet aren’t necessarily in the books. 1. Choose interviewees well. If you’re...

The scientific literature discussing virtual reality and telepresence has evolved immensely since the early nineties. The technological innovations related to virtual reality, such new googles with faster and better software, have also enabled researchers to test them across different industries. But most important they have induced the development of deeper research questions and...

Yippee you’ve done it. Just need to write the conclusion, won’t take 2 minutes, just repeat the preceding X number of pages in short form, try not to sound exactly like the data analysis and results, but hey this is easy…. Actually the conclusion shouldn’t be the most difficult thing to write, but it is mega important as that is the message you’re leaving your reader with. Imagine...