Dr Heidi Wechtler
Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle
SURE PhD Camp
Dr Heidi Wechtler is Deputy Head of School Research Training at the Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, where she leads the HDR program and oversees a cohort of approximately 100 doctoral candidates. She has published over 40 refereed journal articles and book chapters, including in leading journals, and has supervised 11 doctoral students to successful completion. Heidi previously served as coordinator of the doctoral school at the Sorbonne Business School and worked as a statistical research engineer, supporting advanced quantitative and mixed-methods research. She is actively engaged in the international academic community, contributing to the Academy of Management “Meet the Experts” method sessions, mentoring early career researchers through ANZIBA, and serving as Chair of the 2026 ANZAM Conference.
Research Methods Baseline
Here are some videos about the fundamentals of research methods. While the project might be advanced, it may help to reflect on what is still not very clearly exposed, what is assumed, what is solid, what is formally justified, how consistent our methodological choices are thorough.
Framework
Learning Objectives
The objective of this assignment is to develop a transferable method for writing and evaluating research methods sections through systematic comparison with high-quality published articles. Students will learn to identify methods templates, unfold their components, and adjust them to their own research.
Pedagogical perspective
This assignment draws on exemplar-based learning — a synthesis of worked example learning, genre analysis pedagogy, and deliberate practice through modelling. It is designed as a process, not a product: the goal is to develop awareness of methodological conventions and reflective practice that grows, over time, into strong and transferable competence.
Template → Decode → Mirror → Adjust Model
