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Research Design Canvas Guide

The document outlines a Research Design Canvas, detailing various components essential for conducting research, including literature review, research questions, methodology, and theoretical frameworks. It emphasizes the importance of identifying gaps in existing literature, the intended contributions of the research, and the sampling methods to be used. Additionally, it addresses the philosophical assumptions and research paradigms that underpin the study.

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Research Design Canvas Guide

The document outlines a Research Design Canvas, detailing various components essential for conducting research, including literature review, research questions, methodology, and theoretical frameworks. It emphasizes the importance of identifying gaps in existing literature, the intended contributions of the research, and the sampling methods to be used. Additionally, it addresses the philosophical assumptions and research paradigms that underpin the study.

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Name: Title of Thesis: Date / Version: Research Design Canvas

Literature Observations & Arguments RQ / Hypotheses Contributions Sample / Context


What evidence exists in each body of literature? (findings /
What bodies of literature / areas of research are relevant to What are the research questions? What is the planned or intended contribution of the research? What sampling method will be used?
results, conclusions, recommendations, propositions,
the project? Are there any tentative hypotheses? What type of contribution? (practical, empirical, theoretical, What are the characteristics of the sample?
hypotheses, relationships, etc)
What is the overriding focus of each body of literature? What is the value of investigating the questions / hypotheses? methodological, philosophical) Will the context of the research play an important role and if
What are the key papers / studies / sources / academics? What issue(s) or theme(s) are observable in past research? What value will the research deliver to the stakeholders? so, what are the distinctive characteristics of the context?
Are there identifiable sub-areas or smaller constellations of Is there a gap and / or problem?
studies in the body of literature? What are the costs or risks of not addressing the gap /
What are the characteristics of each body of literature (big or problem?
small, well established or newly emerging, academic or non- Are there potential connections between bodies of literature
academic, from the same discipline / different disciplines?) leading to new issues, themes, a gap, or problem?
How important is each body of literature?

Methodology / Design / Methods


What is the methodology or design for the study?
What are the key principles / objectives / quality criteria of the methodology / research design?
Is the methodology / design well-established or relatively unique in my discipline / topic area?
What specific methods of data collection and analysis will be used?
What are the key features or strengths of each method?
Are the methods well-established or relatively unique in my discipline / topic area?
How will the methods complement each other?

Theory & Concepts


What role will theory or concepts play in the research?
What theoretical ideas / concepts / model / framework will be used, developed, or tested?
What does theory mean / what constitutes theory in my discipline or topic area?

Problem / Phenomenon Philosophical Assumptions / Research Paradigm


What are the main phenomenon and sub-phenomena in the research? Is the research based upon particular philosophical assumptions?
Does the research involve a real world problem and if so, what is it? Does the research operate within a specific research paradigm?
Who are the key stakeholders of the research?

Designed by Ben Ellway @ Academic-Toolkit. CC-BY-NC-SA. Translated to German by Martin Scheidt.


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