Formulating dissertation project title in Housing Studies

An illustration on  how to formulating dissertation project title in Housing Studies:

Step 1: Identify the high-level research tasks in the core-focus-domain of theoretical framework level-0 to come up with the main research objectives (normally 2-3 main research objectives), e.g.,

Research objective 1: to evaluate how trade war affects the homelessness situation in Sham Shui Po

Research objective 2: to understanding the perceived attributes of homelessness in Sham Shui Po

Research objective 3: to evaluate how homelessness in Sham Shui Po influences perceived quality of residential life of the Sham Shui Po residents

[Note: research objective 1 is located in zone 1 (environmental drivers; research objective 2 in zone 2: the housing theme - related attributes; and research objective 3 in zone 3: outcomes/ solutions]

[There could be a few other minor research objectives associated with the causes, attributes and impacts of homelessness in Sham Shui Po.]

In this case, based on the main research objectives, the dissertation title can be:

An investigation of the causes, attributes and impacts of homelessness in the district of Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong.

Literature review in housing dissertation that employs the ALRA

Literature review in housing dissertation that employs the agile literature review approach (ALRA):

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The theoretical framework level-1a is to be used to produce theoretical framework level-1c (i.e., theoretical framework level-1a + research methods mapping:

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Reference
List of ALRA articles (free download)

Housing-concerns and theoretical framework role in housing dissertation proposal formulation

Housing-concerns diagram and theoretical framework roles in housing dissertation proposal formulation

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References
On management-concerns diagram
On theoretical framework

Examples of components on housing-concerns and theoretical frameworks for housing dissertation

Examples of components on housing-concerns diagram and the theoretical framework for housing dissertation:

Zone 1:

• How globalization influences homelessness in Hong Kong
• How trade war influences homelessness in Hong Kong
• How demographic trend influences housing affordability in Hong Kong

Zone 2a:

• The characteristics and features of the homelessness phenomenon in Hong Kong [e.g., by district; by gender, etc.]
• The characteristics and features of the housing affordability phenomenon in HK (e.g. by district, by gender, etc]

Zone 2b:

• The characteristics of the existing housing market and its effects on the homelessness phenomenon in Hong Kong

Zone 3a:

• The perceived quality of life due to the impact of the existing housing affordability situation in Hong Kong

Zone 3b:

• The effectiveness of [a particular housing policy] to address the problems as related to the housing affordability situation in Hong Kong.

Now for the construction of a housing-concerns diagram, use the following words:

• Concerned about .....
• [sometimes, excited about.....]

E.g. Concerned about how trade war influences homelessness in Hong Kong

For the construction of the corresponding theoretical framework, use the following words:

• To evaluate....
• To understand more about...

E.g. To evaluate how trade war influences homelessness in Hong Kong



Reference
The agile literature review approach FB group

Zoning for housing-concerns and theoretical framework construction - housing dissertation

Zoning template for housing-concerns and theoretical framework construction - for housing dissertation project planning and control:

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Estimate of content proportion:

Core-focus-domain: Zone 1: 20%; Zone 2: 30%; Zone 3a (20%). Total: 70%.

Secondary-focus domain: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3(a and b): Total 30%.

On research nature types: a note

Nature of research can be examined in terms of five research types: this is explained with the following diagram:

 An introduction of types 1 to 3 is provided in this YouTube video.

On evaluation research (type 4), refer to the note on the Internet.

On evaluation as a research design (type 5), see this YouTube video.

The Agile Literature Review Approach-based research in applied business research projects primarily focuses on research nature type 5.

Inductive and deductive reasoning in Interview Research data analysis

Inductive and deductive reasoning in Interview Research data analysis: The agile literature review approach primarily relies on deductive reasoning in analyzing interview data as indicated in the brief blog explanation as follows

Blog article 1

Nevertheless, interview data can also be analysed with inductive reasoning, as shown in the following diagram (re: YouTube video): 

Reference
Literature on reasoning (FB page)

A note on dissertation project scope with ALRA

A note on dissertation project scope with the Agile Literature Review Approach (ALRA)


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Reference
On dissertation project scope

Underlying topics of the chapter on Research Methods in dissertation report

Underlying topics of the chapter on Research Methods in dissertation report:


Note

Study materials grading on research methods
Levels of comprehension difficulty (0-5)

a. Internet notes (usually levels 0-2)
b. YouTube videos (usually levels 0-3)
c. Textbooks (usually levels 2-4)
d. Academic articles (usually levels 4-5)

When making references in dissertation reports, use items c and d.