A form-filling exercise to produce a housing studies dissertation proposal [total 10 points]:
1. The problem context of the localized housing-related dissertation topic that enables the comprehension of point 2 next; also state the main stakeholders involved.
2. State 2 main housing-related concerns
Main housing-related concern 1: ; the main concern-owners are:
Main housing-related concern 2: : the main concern-owners are:
3. State 3 secondary/ indirect concerns related to point 2.
Secondary concern 1:
Secondary concern 2:
Secondary concern 3:
4. State two main research objectives (as derived from point 2).
Main research objective 1:
Main research objective 2:
5. State three secondary research objectives (as derived from point 3):
Secondary research objective 1:
Secondary research objective 2:
Secondary research objective 3:
6. Formulate the dissertation title (as derived from point 4)
7. State the main reasons for doing the project:
Personal reasons (e.g. job, career and personal value related):
Benefits to specific stakeholders:
Specific contribution to knowledge in Housing Studies:
8. State the main Housing Studies theories and concepts [academic ideas] to employ in the dissertation project:
Related to main research objective 1: academic idea 1: ; academic idea 2:
Related to main research objective 2: academic idea 1: ; academic idea 2:
Related to secondary research objective 1: academic idea 1: ; academic idea 2:
Related to secondary research objective 2: academic idea 1: ; academic idea 2:
Related to secondary research objective 3: academic idea 1: ; academic idea 2:
9. State the main research methods to use:
Related to main research objective 1: research method 1: ; research method 2:
Related to main research objective 2: research method 1: ; research method 2:
Related to secondary research objective 1: research method 1: ; research method 2:
Related to secondary research objective 2: research method 1: ; research method 2:
Related to secondary research objective 3: research method 1: ; research method 2:
*** (i) try to employ two primary research methods; (ii) 1 research method can cover more than one research objective.
10. Provide a preliminary reference list.