Housing studies dissertation report template (for the academic-oriented type)
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Housing studies dissertation report template (for the academic-oriented type)
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Collection of the agile literature review approach readings for housing studies 2022-2023
Collection of the agile literature review approach (ALRA) readings for housing studies 2022
1. A note on theoretical framework level-0
2. A note on theoretical framework level-1a
3. A note on theoretical framework level-1c
4. A note on zoning in the ALRA.(also covering the housing-concerns diagram).
5. On core-focus-domain in the ALRA diagrams
6. The reasons why the number of items in the theoretical framework is reduced.
7. The implications of research mapping (performed in theoretical framework level-1c).
8. On the holistic nature of the ALRA for housing studies.
9. On the difference between literature review and desk research.
10. On the notion of "chain of evidence" in report writing.
12. On the three deliverables for academic-oriented dissertation projects.
13. Three framework construction exercise to produce a theoretical framework-A.
15. Illustrative examples on the four deliverables for the ALRA (academic-oriented project type).
16. A comparison between the two ALRA approaches for the two project types.
17. On research objectives and research questions.
18. Cognitive mapping exercise to study housing concerns.
19. An example of using cognitive mapping to study a homelessness case study.
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Collection of academic domains to inform housing dissertation project literature review
Collection of academic domains to inform housing dissertation project literature review
1. On sociology
2. On human (notably urban) geography
4. Housing studies related:
4.1. On homelessness
4.3 On housing market.
4.4. On home ownership.
Friday, August 12, 2022
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Thursday, July 28, 2022
A collection of Research Methods study materials (videos)
A collection of Research Methods study materials (videos): 4 groups of videos
Group 1: on research methods per se
- About pros and cons of research methods (also study the discussion blog note)
- What is a dissertation.
- About individual research methods
- About research methods quality
- About the onion model of research methods (the teaching plan version).
- About secondary research/ also another one on desk research.
- About primary (empirical) research.
- About literature review; also on literature synthesis.
- About evaluation research
- About qualitative research.
- About quantitative research./ preparatory study materials
- About quantitative vs qualitative research
- About the two terms of research methodology and research method.
- About field research.
Group 2: specific research techniques/ topics
- About hypothesis testing/ Also see study note resources
- About research ethics/ a list of videos./ part 2.
- About contextualization in research. (also study my note on the two versions of contextualization)
- About pilot study/ pilot test.
- Reflexivity in qualitative research.
- Positionality in research.
- How to formulate a specific research method, e.g. observational research.
- Building blocks for statistical analysis employed in dissertation projects.
- On sampling in research methods study
- About research gaps
- On research problems, questions and aims for academic research type.
- Two major ways to analyze raw interview research findings.
- Conceptualization, construct, operationalization and unit of analysis (videos)
- On theories
- On theories, theoretical frameworks
- On content analysis.
- On discourse analysis.
- On research method protocol.
- On science, scientific methods and scientism.
- On narrative research
- On thin and thick description.
- On research project assumptions and limitations.
- On logic and arguments
- Theory-building research methods study materials
- On artifact analysis
- On evidence
- On archival research and historical documents.
- On research conceptualization.
- On data analysis methods for qualitative research.
- On data analysis methods for quantitative research.
- On naturalistic inquiry.
- On ethics in research.
- On accelerated learning.
- On using AI tools for learning support.
Group 3: reporting writing skills
- About academic writing (also study reasons of plagiarism).
- About formulating research findings
- About strategic, tactical and operational levels for recommendations writing
- About the discussion and results of dissertation reports
- About choosing a dissertation topic
- About arguments in academic writing
- Two frequently missing critical information in Chapter 1 of dissertation report.
- Writing research limitations.
- e-resource for writing up Chapter 7 (reflection on developing personal competence).
- e-resources on writing dissertation report chapters.
- e-resource on writing about the background of the study in research.
Monday, March 14, 2022
A collection of blog notes on the agile literature review approach 2022 volume 1
ebook: a collection of blog notes on the agile literature review approach 2022 volume 1
[63 blog notes in total]
1. 4 levels of mixed methods research in ALRA
2. Research methodology paths in ALRA
3. A class exercise on research methods to use in ALRA
4. Examples of academic ideas to use in theoretical framework level 1a
5. On research objectives and research questions in ALRA
6. The idiosyncratic trajectory of literature review
7. Consolidation and expansionism in ALRA
8. The topic of Vision, Mission and Objectives in ALRA
9. How to assemble theories on specific management domains for organizational capability analysis in ALRA
10. On linkage-type research objective in the agile literature review approach
11. Snowballing in literature review
12. The two main directions in literature review in ALRA
13. A multiple choice exercise on ALRA.
14. Implications of research methods mapping (about theoretical framework level 1c).
15. Two kinds of research tasks for theoretical framework zone 3b.
16. To evaluate competitive advantages in Zone 3a.
17. 3 literature review questions in zone 3a.
18. Formulating a suitable MBA dissertation topic and the relevance of ALRA.
19. On MBA dissertation project effort sufficiency.
20. Dissertation project orientation phase and ALRA.
21. Dissertation project title formulation.
22. The significance of of linkage research tasks in theoretical framework level 0.
23. Interviewing method used in the project orientation phase.
24. On extended item research task and an illustrative example.
25. A closer look at Zone 2 item research task.
26. On the cloud of chain of evidence.
27. How to identify zone 3a items.
28. How to identify zone 3b items.
29. On the chain of evidence design and execution.
30. Responding to supervisors' comments with the ALRA.
31. Making recommendations with the chain of evidence practice.
32. Using a research objective as an agenda item to do literature review.
34. e-resource on how to formulate research findings in ALRA dissertation reports.
35. The inconspicuous zone 2 items in management-concerns diagram construction.
36. A rapid test to evaluate the quality of reasoning of a dissertation report.
37. Consolidation and direct transfer treatment on findings.
38. On item-splitting in ALRA diagram construction.
39. Literature review strategy on an original management topic.
40. A low-risk, high-return dissertation approach.
41. Guidelines for dissertation report writing, with regard to the project implementation part.
42. To work out the initial ALRA diagrams from the synopsis document draft.
44. Two basic desirable features of a research objective.
45. Two types of dissertation projects.
46. Objective formulation methods types.
47: Some additional recommendations on creating your management-concerns diagram
48: Queries and answers about academic ideas of theoretical framework levels 0 and 1.
49. How is the synopsis form content related to the ALRA diagrams.
50. How to cope with the confusion encountered in an MBA dissertation project.
51. A note on research objectives in ALRA.
52. Two versions of contextualization
53. A guide to study literature for ALRA employment.
54. On the core-focus-domain the ALRA diagrams.
55. A note on the "holistic" nature of the ALRA.
56. The legitimate reasons to reduce items number in the theoretical framework.
57: How to make management-concerns item formulation more concise and precise.
58. On the organizational unit of analysis, with some reference to the ALRA.
59. On uncovering the elements of project title and diagram title, etc.
60. When is a factor a zone 1 (environmental drivers) item? a note.
62. The academic terms-based nature of theoretical framework level-0.
63. How to formulate and evaluate zone 3a items: a note.
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