methodology — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. The study of methods used in a field.

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   research methodology

   In doing so it will describe two metatheories of scientific thought regarding the nature of methodology and epistemology in social science.

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   This volume is an addition to the rapidly growing area of interest in research methodology: the study of mixed method and mixed model studies.

   To explore effective pedagogies to motivate these bilingual doctoral researchers to theorise translingually, this paper draws upon methodologies about translingualism and intercultural doctoral education to dispel the recurrent doubts raised by these bilingual doctoral researchers.

   Somehow, that cycle was broken by the clever and well-informed lobbying from the Welsh government, with the result that the Core Valleys Lines have received over £1 billion of investment which would not have passed the test of conventional business case methodology.

2. A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.

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   Synonyme

   techniquemeansprocedure

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   agile methodology

   For example, an agile methodology should promote the frequent delivery of working systems rather than a single big bang delivery.

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   Design Methodology is understood as a concrete course of action for the design of technical systems that derives its knowledge from design science and cognitive psychology, and from practical experience in different domains.

3. The implementation of such methods etc.

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Substantiv

1. the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline

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   methodological analysis

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   epistemology

2. the system of methods followed in a particular discipline

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   method