A form-filling exercise to produce a housing studies dissertation proposal

 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.