by The Open University
Available in 42 free installments
Owner:
It's usually not enough to find something; initial conclusions usually require a validation step, a chance to expose them to falsification or corroboration. For example, the conventional validation step for an implementation is an evaluation. The conventional validation step for a novel solution is a demonstration of concept, or a performance test.
Good dissertations are distinguished by ‘asking the next question?, i.e. by not being satisfied with the first result, but investigating its implications and limitations. This investigation is a way of showing the significance and importance of the results.
Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence
