This document provides guidance on writing the methodology chapter of a thesis. It recommends that Chapter 3 may be titled with something specific to the work, such as "Network Design" or "Routing Protocol". The methodology chapter should describe the fundamental knowledge underlying the work, showcase the novelty of the proposed design or approach, and explain the new methods, designs, or algorithms. It then provides guidance on the modelling or experiment setup section, including explaining the simulation software or tools, deriving any mathematical models, and describing the experimental setup with details like equipment used. Parameters for the simulation or experiments should also be described.

1. WRITING CHAPTER 3:
METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY
By: Professor Dr R.Badlishah Ahmad
Dean, School of Computer and Communication Engineering
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
7 January 2016

2. Introduction
Literature Review
Survey on other research works related to your work
Identify the advantages/disadvantages
Next → Chapter 3: MethodologyMethodology

3. Methodology
Not necessary Chapter 3 is
named as methodology!
1. Can be: Network Design, Routing
Protocol
2. Relate to your new methods, new
design, new techniques, new
algorithms etc

4. Methodology
This is the most important chapter
It describe your:
1. Understanding of the fundamental knowledge
2. NOVELTY!!! SHOW THAT YOUR DESIGN IS GENUINE and COMPLEX

5. Methodology
Content
1. Brief review on main issues
2. Another brief review on the
specific/focus topic

6. Methodology
Content
1. Start explaining your propose
methods, design, algorithm etc
2. Give names to your new methods
and after that used it throughout
your thesis

7. Methodology
Content
Now you can start explaining your
new methods, design etc..

8. NOW YOU HAVE COMPLETED EXPLAINING YOUR DESIGN!!
NEXT:
THE MODELLING orTHE MODELLING or
EXPERIMENT SETUPEXPERIMENT SETUP

9. MODELLING
Explanation on HOW you will
COLLECT/OBTAIN your results
1. For simulation → explain the
simulation software (OMNeT++, NS2
etc), why do you choose the software
etc...
2. For Mathematical Modelling → Show
your derivations
3. For Experiment → describe the
experimental setup such as the
diagram of the experiments,
equipments used etc.

10. MODELLING
For simulation give sample of
snapshots of your design
modelled using the software

11. MODELLING
Describe the parameters used for the simulation/experiments
etc.
- Transmission power
- Receiver sensitivity
- Speed of nodes/vehicles
- Size of nodes
- Size of network area
- All other important parameters that you have used in the modelling or
experiments

12. MODELLING
List and explain the parameters (normally used by other
researchers) that you are collecting
- Throughput
- End to end delay
- Packet drop etc...
Avoid using your own parameters for evaluation unless you have
no other choices and you think it is necessary
These are the results that you will present in the next chapter...