The methodology section in architecture research should contain the following elements:
1. Research Design: This includes the type of research design that you have chosen for your study, such as qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods. Describe how you selected your design and why it is suitable for your research question.
2. Data Collection: This section describes the methods used to collect data, such as interviews, surveys, observations, or archival research. Provide details on the sample population, sampling techniques and the data setting.
3. Data Analysis: This section describes the methods used for analyzing collected data to answer research questions. For instance, if using qualitative methodology, describe how the data will be coded and evaluated.
4. Ethical considerations: Describe the ethical considerations taken during research construction, consent measurement and data protection.
5. Validity and Reliability: Indicate how you ensured that your research produced credible findings. This includes descriptions of the adequacy of your data sources, sample size, and techniques to help minimize bias.
6. Limitations: Analysis of limitations of your study, small sample size or potential biases, which can influence the accuracy of your findings.
7. Data Presentation and Reporting: An explanation of the manner with which data will be presented. This highlights whether graphs, diagrams or tables will describe the analyzed data.
The methodology section should provide a comprehensive explanation of the procedures used in the research.
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