While writing a
dissertation one must know about the types of the dissertation. There are different types of dissertation one may
focus on. In order to write a dissertation,
you may adopt different approaches like practical or theoretical approach or
you may use both. If you are an undergraduate then your supervisor will allow
you to choose a theoretical or mainly a practical approach. Any type of
research needs a theoretical study and it need to be linked to the world. A
theoretical study can be in an abstract form with an emphasis on philosophical,
cultural and ethical considerations of the subject. One can emphasize on
political, social as well as economic issues. Mainly practical research studies
in social sciences are related to surveys, research, observations, case studies
or may be regarding existing studies.
The type of
dissertation you are writing depends on the topic you are researching for. You
use hypothesis and analytical methods when the type of dissertation is
non-empirical. You can use strategy and analysis when the dissertation is non-empirical
with examples, has an issue related topic, the questionnaire
is used and the type of dissertation is empirical.
An empirical type of
dissertation includes data collection method like you can gather the views of
patients over surgery, police service or anything else. The data can be
collected in many ways including the questionnaire,
observations, interviews and focus groups. One can also gather data by taking
different approaches like looking at existing data from different angles,
drawings, comparisons etc.
If one is using
non-empirical dissertation it serves as one of the easiest ways of doing a dissertation.
To sustain an argument over your dissertation is a big challenge. If one is
enjoying spending time in the library,
thinking, reading or discussing theory it will be the right choice for them. If
making library your home for several weeks will be difficult for you, it’s
better to choose empirical methodology or research question in order to explore
your research.
There are many key
theories like feminism or pragmatism that can be used as an abstract basis in
the dissertation. Different subjects like
sociology are part of this type of theory
and are valid. Like discussing the theory of pragmatism can be taken as a
dissertation topic. The dissertation may draw
different theories like in education it can be the philosophy of education. One may choose between empirical or
non-empirical dissertation. You may also use different methods of the dissertation.
Sometimes dissertation
focuses on laboratory reports and describes all of the aspects of carrying an
experiment. Some dissertation topics are
based on observation. This is also an empirical study. In some dissertations
you may use a type of behavior and type
of study is known as an empirical study.
In some dissertations, you may use
personal reporting and this type of dissertation comes under narrative study. All
these types of dissertation are used by students depending on their area of interest.