Methodology can be defined as: "the analysis of the principles of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline"; Concept Methodology includes a collection of theories, concepts or ideas as they relate to a particular discipline or field of inquiry: Methodology refers to more than a simple set of methods; rather it refers to the rationale and the philosophical assumptions that underlie a particular study relative to the scientific method. This's why scholarly literature often includ… (More on Methodology)