Conducting the Research Cases
Arts and Humanities
To conduct your part of the international study, you and your team have agreed on secondary data analysis / archival study as a research method in order to investigate constants and changes in European narratives about illness from 1990 until 2010 by examining literary, artistic and philosophical representations of illness..
Social Sciences
To conduct your part of the international study about the rise of unemployment during the latest economic crisis in your country, you and your team have agreed to interview people who are currently unemployed and in their 40s.
Natural sciences
Case 1
You have been approached by a Christian non-governmental organization that commissioned (and finances) a study from you. You have agreed with your team that you will use mixed methods (questionnaire and interview) to find out how people view euthanasia and how to target those views.
Case 2
A grain growing company has approached you and ordered genetically modified rye from you. You and your team have agreed to use laboratory experiments to modify rye using the CRISPR method to improve productivity and increase resistance to pests.
Case 3
A private company approached you with the desire to develop anti-anxiety preparations. The same company also funds your research. You and your team have agreed that you will use animals in the laboratory to study how living organisms (rats) respond to drugs (eg, various anti-anxiety drugs, including cannabis) under stress.
Case 4
You are contacted by OÜ Igavene Elu, which brings probiotics to the country and is interested in you showing that their product contains healthy microbes in the necessary amount. This company pays for all your research. Your team has chosen a comparative study (matching the product description to the content, the probiotic is detectable, are they viable).
Digital Technologies and Media
To conduct your part of the international study, you and your team have agreed on document analysis and interviews as research methods in order to investigate how digital media have shaped economic practices and structures in your country through material shifts in the labour process from 2010 until 2020.
Open-ended
To conduct your part of the international study, you and your team have agreed on…
When drafting your own research case, specify the research method that is suitable for addressing your research topic.