Explaining how you did it

The methodology chapter explains how you carried out your research, so that someone else could understand or repeat it. It must describe what you actually did, in honest detail.

AI can help you explain your method clearly and check you have not missed anything standard.

I am using [your method, for example surveys or interviews] to study [your question].
What are the standard things a methodology chapter should explain for this method?
What might a marker expect me to justify?

Use the checklist it gives to make sure your own description is complete. But every word about what you actually did must be true. Never describe a method you did not use, and never let AI invent details of your process.

Practice

List the steps you actually took, or plan to take, in your research. Use the prompt above to check for anything missing, then write your method description yourself.