Chapter 4 · Use of supervisor. 4.1. What is constructive supervision? . 4.2. When should you first consult your supervisor? . 4.3. Supervision after the first meeting . 4.4. Is it all right to send emails to your supervisor? . 4.5. Should the supervisor approve (parts of) your project before you hand it in?. 4.6. What kind of texts are good drafts for supervision? . 4.7. Always enclose a letter . Chapter 5 · Data collection: quantitative and qualitative methods . 5.1. Special characteristic features of quantitative methods . 5.2. Special characteristic features of qualitative methods . 5.3. What determines the selection of method? . 5.4. The combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. 5.5. Could you settle for either qualitative or quantitative methods? . Chapter 6 · Research design . 6.1. Experiments . 6.2. The case study . 6.3. Quantitative survey. 6.4. Action research. 6.5. Comparison . 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 45 46 47 49 51 53 57 60 61 64 66 69 71