Basic references on the consulting-oriented project type in the agile literature review approach

 Basic references on the consulting-oriented project type in the agile literature review approach

Reading 1: on the management-concerns diagram

Reading 2: on the theoretical framework set of diagrams

Reading 3: Table of contents template

Collection of agile literature review approach (ALRA) notes 2024

Collection of agile literature review approach (ALRA) notes 2024

1. The literature review steps and the ALRA deliverables.

2. Research objective justification and the intended project values to be created.

3. Reading list on the management-concerns diagram.

4. Lightweight academic-oriented dissertation project.

5. Dissertation project types and their associated tasks.

6. Drawing ALRA diagrams with Excel: e-resource for learning.

7. Types of contributors for construction of management-concerns diagram

8. a generic theoretical framework level-1c without the need for a gatekeeper consent form.

9. Zone and item numbering convention in the ALRA diagrams.

A rough attempt to use cognitive mapping to explore "the covid-19 impacts on housing affordability [HK]"

A rough attempt to use cognitive mapping to explore "the covid-19 impacts on housing affordability [HK]". The purpose is to demonstrate how to support exploratory reflection and learning on the topic for doing Housing Research Methods assignment for my students.

I have produced a rough sketch of my [partial] impression on the the topic of "the covid-19 impacts on housing affordability [HK]" in the form of a cognitive map, as follows:

The cognitive map items are as follows:

Item 1. Impacts due to covid-19

Item 2. Impact of the lock-down policy

Item 3. Impacts on the service sector, notably on tourism

Item 4. Impact on consumer behavior

Item 5. Impact of labor supply

Item 6. Impact on work-from-home practice

Item 7. Disruption to supply chain

Item 8. Burden on government spending

Item 9. Impact on inflation rate

Item 10. Impact on building [e.g. house] construction

Item 11. Impact on GDP

Item 12. Impact on interest rate

Item 13. Impact on house supply

Item 14. Impact on house demand

Item 15. Impact on housing affordability

Students should construct their own cognitive map in response to more specific research project scope, e.g. with regard to a specific district and/or social group. There should be some preliminary research efforts, e.g. desk research, to inform the cognitive map construction by the students.

A list of study note on using cognitive mapping to study a housing studies' topic

A list of study note on using cognitive mapping to study a housing studies' topic

Note 1. On homelessness of a girl in Tokyo

Note 2. On homelessness in California

Note 3. On "defective" home ownership (Australia)

Note 4. On housing affordability HK (news article study)

Note 5. On impact of covid-19 HK (news article study)

Note 6a. An exploratory exercise to examine the impact of covid-19 on housing affordability (HK) : techniques for class exercise

Note 6b. An exploratory exercise to examine the impact of covid-19 on housing affordability (HK): a rough sketch

A reading list of the academic-oriented dissertation project type in the ALRA study

 A reading list of the academic-oriented dissertation project type in the ALRA study:

1. Two types of dissertation projects.
2. Deliverables of the ALRA for academic-oriented MBA projects.
3. A note on the research gap translation exercise to firm up a research gap idea.
4. Illustrative examples on the 4 ALRA deliverables. (MBA)/ the examples for Housing Studies.
5. Extracting practical value from an academic-oriented dissertation project.
6. On the theory measurement unit in the theory-based research gap-translation process.
7. Table of content template
8. The chain of evidence structure
9. A synopsis template, and a fake sample.
10. A fake proposal sample.
11. How the literature review process is guided.
12. Research gap analysis from the usability perspective.
13. Patterns of theoretical frame-A
14. Three exercises to construct theoretical framework-As.
15. An overall view of the ALRA for academic-oriented dissertatin projects
16. Two exercises to construct a theoretical framework [for housing studies]
17. Items highlighting in theoretical framework construction.
18. On the academic literature tree (ALRT).
19. Literature review steps and the associated ALRA deliverables.
20. On the lightweight approach.
21. Two illustrative examples on the formulation of research gap statements and the derived research objective statements. 
22. The life history of an academic literature review tree branch.
23. The chain of evidence practice for the academic-oriented project type.
24. Options of the dissertation project profile with regard to its overall research objective.
25. Research gap and objective statement formulation: a note.
26. A note on the research gap translation diagram
27. Types of tree branch in the academic literature review tree.
28. Formulation of research gap statement: an example on corporate merger and acquisition.
29. On the literature review task for the construction of an academic literature review tree.
30. On the task for the construction of an academic literature review tree-b.
31. On the construction of research gap statements with regard to the entrepreneurship and startup topic.

Collection of the agile literature review approach (MBA) notes: 2023

Collection of the agile literature review approach (ALRA) (MBA) notes: 2023:

1. on embryonic ALRA diagramming: an illustration.

2. How to refine dissertation proposal ideas at the embryonic stage.: with regard to the business sector/ industry level.

3. On the know-how to review and synthesize academic ideas in theoretical framework level-1a.

4. A note on ALRA diagram zone 2 item formulation.

5. Deliverables of the ALRA for academic-oriented MBA projects.

6. A note on the research gap translation exercise to firm up a research gap idea.

7. Illustrative examples on the 4 ALRA deliverables.

8. Extracting practical value from an academic-oriented dissertation project.

9. On the theory measurement unit in the theory-based research gap-translation process.

10. A collection of notes on the academic-oriented project type.

11. A comparison table on the academic-oriented and the consulting-oriented project types.

12. Theoretical frameworks (composite type) construction: 2 exercises.

13. On a holistic view on research objectives and research questions.

14. An illustration on how to convert a factual statement into a proper management-concern item. (example 1); also another note on example 2. and example 3.

15. The long and short forms of management-concerns items: a note.

16. A class exercise on zoning in the ALRA.

17. The ALRA way on research conceptualization.

18. Research methods to use for socially isolated students.

19. On the focused way on research conceptualization.

Housing studies dissertation report template (for the academic-oriented type)

 Housing studies dissertation report template (for the academic-oriented type)

[Last update: Jan 1 2023]

[This template serves as a checklist to evaluate and monitor students' dissertation projects]

Abstract

Chapter 1: Introduction

1a. Personal background as related to specific housing topics of personal interest, especially on the topic to be examined in the dissertation project.

1b. Contextualization of the study and research gap analysis on a specific housing topic

1c. Research problems and questions

1d. A brief overview of the report structure

Chapter 2: Literature review

2a. Adopt a more mainstream literature review approach, describing literature search and literature review efforts involved.

2b. Specific literature review findings that inform the research design of the dissertation project, e.g. specific hypotheses to test. Such findings should clarify the concept(s) to be investigated and how it is to be operationalized (which is to be further explained in Chapter 3).

2c. Study "how to write a literature review".

Chapter 3: Research methods

3a. Present the overall research methodology and research design, as well as the specific research methods to be used.

3b. Evaluate and justify the research methods, e.g. on research methods quality, to be used.

3c. The chapter structure is depicted in this Youtube video.

Briefly (re: the Video):

    1. Introduction section

    2. Research design

    3. Limitations

    4. Concluding summary

3d. Also consider the good practice of research method protocol.

Chapter 4: Findings and analysis

** study the video on "how to write a discussion section".
Chapter 5: Conclusions

** study the video on "how to write a conclusion".
Chapter 6: Recommendations.

Endnotes

Appendix

References

[The dissertation report template is compatible with the report structure guideline of the module guide on Housing Studies, and is thus relevant to the writer's project supervisees]

** word count figure expected for the report: 10,000 - 12,000 words

** students may be also interested in studying a note on the proposal and progress review paper.

*** Compare this template to the one for housing-concerns-oriented project type.

Also see the fully developed version of the report template.