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.

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.

11. The two streams of ALRA.

12. On the three deliverables for academic-oriented dissertation projects.

13. Three framework construction exercise to produce a theoretical framework-A.

14. Table of contents template for Housing Studies projects using the agile literature review approach [academic-oriented types]

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.