APPENDIX J

Example Methodology Discussion

The theme of a course was the global adoption of solar energy. Within this overall theme, a student team did research on the factors that influence the adoption of solar power technology by households. During the literature review, the group discussed theories on the adoption of technology, and based upon this, identified a range of variables. The team decided to collect data by means of a survey to test the identified relationships between these variables and the adoption of solar energy. Their methodology section is provided as follows.

A survey was produced to measure the factors that influenced inquiring consumers to adopt or not adopt solar energy technology for their home. The main reason the survey ...

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