Diagramming technique for housing dissertation proposal formulation: a note

Diagramming technique for housing dissertation proposal formulation: a note

Step 1: using cognitive mapping technique to produce a housing-concern diagram. An example is as follows:

Step 2: convert housing-concerns into high-level research tasks and low-level research tasks:

An example:

Concerned about current situation on the homeless status of the HK youth. (re: the housing-concerns diagram in step 1)



Converted into:

** To evaluate the current situation on the homeless status of the HK youth.    {a high-level research task}

** To learn how the homeless youth perceive their homeless status via semi-structured interview. {a low-level research task}