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INTERIM REPORT REQUIREMENTS

   BS and BT Final Year Project




                     Prepared by:
            Sr Dr. Md Azree Othuman Mydin
        School of Housing, Building and Planning
The Interim Report?

 Should provide the majority of the content (this
  may well change, BUT not by very much) for the
  first three Chapters of the final Dissertation
  Document, i.e.:
           Chapter 1 - Introduction
           Chapter 2 – Literature Review
           Chapter 3 – Methodology
 AND
           It is never to early to start to build the References
            section of the final Dissertation Document.

Ian Perry               44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?   Slide 2
The Interim Report - Structure?

 Contents:
           Full Name (& Student Number)
           Title of Dissertation
           Aim & Objectives
           Literature Review
           Methodology
           References
 NB.
           Make sure that your Interim Report contains ALL of the
            above.
Ian Perry              44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?   Slide 3
The Interim Report - Content?

 Full Name (& Student Number)
           For sure your name!

 Title of Dissertation
           i.e. your ‘current’ Dissertation Title
             The title of you Dissertation may have changed since
              you submitted your original Dissertation Proposal
              (and it may well change again?).


Ian Perry              44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?   Slide 4
The Interim Report - Content?

 Aim & Objectives
           Re-visit, and perhaps modify the Aim & Objectives of
            your original Dissertation Proposal.
           A general introductory paragraph should lead to the
            statement of;
             the main Research Aim,
             followed by the statement of 3 to 4 specific Research
              Objectives that you believe can be achieved during the
              Dissertation process.
           These should be;
             investigative objectives and therefore problem-based, i.e.
              rather than solution-based,
             and bear in mind the need to analyse rather than merely
              describe.

Ian Perry                44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?          Slide 5
The Interim Report - Content?

 Literature Review
           The idea here is to place your Research into relevant
            contexts; i.e. matched to specific Objectives.
               Re-visit, and expand upon, the Relationship to Previous Work
                of your original Dissertation Proposal.
           No investigation starts from scratch; someone else
            MUST have done something relevant to the Aim &
            Objectives of you Research in the past.
               It is NEVER sufficient to say, “There has been little work done in
                this area before…”


Ian Perry                  44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?         Slide 6
The Interim Report - Content?

 Literature Review (continued)
           Appropriate contexts might be subject-based;
               e.g. “What has been done in this subject area before?”,
           Or problem-based;
               e.g. “How has this kind of problem been approached in
                previous studies?”
           Only include citations/extracts from relevant literature
            here, i.e.:
               relevant to the topic/subject of your Dissertation.



Ian Perry                  44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?       Slide 7
The Interim Report - Content?

 Methodology
           This section must detail the way in which the Objectives
            of your Research are to be achieved.
               This means not only a description of the methods to be used,
                but also a discussion of the logic of those methods.
           It should answer the question; “Why are you using
            these methods?”
               The discussion should, therefore, include consideration of
                alternatives and demonstrate the appropriateness of the
                approach being proposed.



Ian Perry                  44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?        Slide 8
The Interim Report - Content?

 Methodology (continued)
           This section must go beyond merely itemising a data-
            collection approach.
               What you really need to do here is to explain what will be in
                each Chapter of the final Dissertation Document.
           If basing your research upon a previously used
            methodology, then it should also answer the question;
            “Which methods have been judged to be appropriate in
            the past in previous work?”
               You have to move beyond this previous work in some clearly
                identified way (therein lies your originality).

Ian Perry                  44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?         Slide 9
The Interim Report - Content?

 References
           A reference list for each of the citations in your
            Interim Report should appear under this
            heading.
             Only include those references which you have
              actually cited.
           This list of references must be presented using
            the Harvard System:


Ian Perry             44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?   Slide 10
The Harvard System?

 You MUST use the Harvard System:
           This applies to everything that you produce throughout
            your time at this University.
 All documents ‘used’ should be listed (in a References
  section at the end of the text) in the general form:
           Author (Date), Title, Publisher.
 NB.
           Only ever list References to works actually cited in the
            text.


Ian Perry               44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?   Slide 11
Harvard - a system of two parts!

 References
           A full bibliographic description for each source that has
            been used, e.g:
               BSI (1989), Recommendations for references to published
               materials. (BS 1629), British Standards Institution.
 Citations
           From the text to the Reference source used, e.g.:
               "a set of data describing a document, or part of a document,
               sufficiently precise and detailed to identify it and to enable it
               to be located"     (BSI, 1989).


Ian Perry                 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?         Slide 12
List References by Author’s Name

 Bournemouth University (2005), Citing References, [Online], Academic
  Services, University Library, Bournemouth University, Available:
     http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library/using/harvard_system.html [Accessed: 06 Sep
     2005]
 Bryman A. & Bell E (2003), Business Research Methods, Oxford University Press.
 BSI (1989), Recommendations for references to published materials. (BS 1629),
  British Standards Institution.
 Ghauri P & Gronhaug K (2005), Research Methods in Business Studies: A Practical
  Guide, 3rd Ed., Financial Times Prentice Hall.
 Trochim W M (2005), The Research Methods Knowledge Base,
  [Online], Available: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/index.htm
     [Accessed: 9 Aug 2005]
 University of Hull (2005), References: how to collect and present them, [Online],
  Academic Services, Libraries, University of Hull, Available:
     http://www.hull.ac.uk/lib/infoskills/collect.html [Accessed: 06 Sep 2005]




Ian Perry                   44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?                 Slide 13
What do Citations look like?

 If a citation can NOT contribute to the sense of a sentence:
           There is some evidence (Alas, 2003) that these figures are
            incorrect.
 If the citation can contribute to the sense of the sentence:
           Smith (2004) has provided evidence that these figures are
            incorrect.
 If referring to particular sections of a document:
           … is positively associated with educational achievement. (Jones,
            2005, p.151)




Ian Perry                 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?           Slide 14
Remember!

 We treat Plagiarism very seriously.
           If it is not yours, i.e. you have read it elsewhere, then you must
            reference it.
 You MUST use the Harvard System :
           This applies to all documents that you produce throughout your
            time at this University.
 References, MUST appear in full, at the back of your text,
  in the form:
    Author (Date), Title, Publisher.

 Citations, MUST appear in the text, in the form:
    (Author, Date)


Ian Perry                  44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?          Slide 15
The Interim Report?

 The Aim & Objectives, Literature Review & Methodology
  sections of this ‘Interim Report’ should provide a
  ‘prototype’ of the first 3 Chapters of your final
  Dissertation Document;
 It is almost certain that the content of these Chapters will
  change;
           but you really need to have done something under each of these
            headings by now; in order to be able to complete your Research
            on time.
 It is NEVER too early to start building your References
  section;
           Remember, you need a ‘full’ reference (i.e. in the Harvard style)
            for anything you cite/use in your Dissertation.
Ian Perry                 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report?         Slide 16

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INTERIM REPORT REQUIREMENTS

  • 1. INTERIM REPORT REQUIREMENTS BS and BT Final Year Project Prepared by: Sr Dr. Md Azree Othuman Mydin School of Housing, Building and Planning
  • 2. The Interim Report?  Should provide the majority of the content (this may well change, BUT not by very much) for the first three Chapters of the final Dissertation Document, i.e.:  Chapter 1 - Introduction  Chapter 2 – Literature Review  Chapter 3 – Methodology  AND  It is never to early to start to build the References section of the final Dissertation Document. Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 2
  • 3. The Interim Report - Structure?  Contents:  Full Name (& Student Number)  Title of Dissertation  Aim & Objectives  Literature Review  Methodology  References  NB.  Make sure that your Interim Report contains ALL of the above. Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 3
  • 4. The Interim Report - Content?  Full Name (& Student Number)  For sure your name!  Title of Dissertation  i.e. your ‘current’ Dissertation Title  The title of you Dissertation may have changed since you submitted your original Dissertation Proposal (and it may well change again?). Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 4
  • 5. The Interim Report - Content?  Aim & Objectives  Re-visit, and perhaps modify the Aim & Objectives of your original Dissertation Proposal.  A general introductory paragraph should lead to the statement of;  the main Research Aim,  followed by the statement of 3 to 4 specific Research Objectives that you believe can be achieved during the Dissertation process.  These should be;  investigative objectives and therefore problem-based, i.e. rather than solution-based,  and bear in mind the need to analyse rather than merely describe. Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 5
  • 6. The Interim Report - Content?  Literature Review  The idea here is to place your Research into relevant contexts; i.e. matched to specific Objectives.  Re-visit, and expand upon, the Relationship to Previous Work of your original Dissertation Proposal.  No investigation starts from scratch; someone else MUST have done something relevant to the Aim & Objectives of you Research in the past.  It is NEVER sufficient to say, “There has been little work done in this area before…” Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 6
  • 7. The Interim Report - Content?  Literature Review (continued)  Appropriate contexts might be subject-based;  e.g. “What has been done in this subject area before?”,  Or problem-based;  e.g. “How has this kind of problem been approached in previous studies?”  Only include citations/extracts from relevant literature here, i.e.:  relevant to the topic/subject of your Dissertation. Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 7
  • 8. The Interim Report - Content?  Methodology  This section must detail the way in which the Objectives of your Research are to be achieved.  This means not only a description of the methods to be used, but also a discussion of the logic of those methods.  It should answer the question; “Why are you using these methods?”  The discussion should, therefore, include consideration of alternatives and demonstrate the appropriateness of the approach being proposed. Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 8
  • 9. The Interim Report - Content?  Methodology (continued)  This section must go beyond merely itemising a data- collection approach.  What you really need to do here is to explain what will be in each Chapter of the final Dissertation Document.  If basing your research upon a previously used methodology, then it should also answer the question; “Which methods have been judged to be appropriate in the past in previous work?”  You have to move beyond this previous work in some clearly identified way (therein lies your originality). Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 9
  • 10. The Interim Report - Content?  References  A reference list for each of the citations in your Interim Report should appear under this heading.  Only include those references which you have actually cited.  This list of references must be presented using the Harvard System: Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 10
  • 11. The Harvard System?  You MUST use the Harvard System:  This applies to everything that you produce throughout your time at this University.  All documents ‘used’ should be listed (in a References section at the end of the text) in the general form:  Author (Date), Title, Publisher.  NB.  Only ever list References to works actually cited in the text. Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 11
  • 12. Harvard - a system of two parts!  References  A full bibliographic description for each source that has been used, e.g: BSI (1989), Recommendations for references to published materials. (BS 1629), British Standards Institution.  Citations  From the text to the Reference source used, e.g.: "a set of data describing a document, or part of a document, sufficiently precise and detailed to identify it and to enable it to be located" (BSI, 1989). Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 12
  • 13. List References by Author’s Name  Bournemouth University (2005), Citing References, [Online], Academic Services, University Library, Bournemouth University, Available: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library/using/harvard_system.html [Accessed: 06 Sep 2005]  Bryman A. & Bell E (2003), Business Research Methods, Oxford University Press.  BSI (1989), Recommendations for references to published materials. (BS 1629), British Standards Institution.  Ghauri P & Gronhaug K (2005), Research Methods in Business Studies: A Practical Guide, 3rd Ed., Financial Times Prentice Hall.  Trochim W M (2005), The Research Methods Knowledge Base, [Online], Available: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/index.htm [Accessed: 9 Aug 2005]  University of Hull (2005), References: how to collect and present them, [Online], Academic Services, Libraries, University of Hull, Available: http://www.hull.ac.uk/lib/infoskills/collect.html [Accessed: 06 Sep 2005] Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 13
  • 14. What do Citations look like?  If a citation can NOT contribute to the sense of a sentence:  There is some evidence (Alas, 2003) that these figures are incorrect.  If the citation can contribute to the sense of the sentence:  Smith (2004) has provided evidence that these figures are incorrect.  If referring to particular sections of a document:  … is positively associated with educational achievement. (Jones, 2005, p.151) Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 14
  • 15. Remember!  We treat Plagiarism very seriously.  If it is not yours, i.e. you have read it elsewhere, then you must reference it.  You MUST use the Harvard System :  This applies to all documents that you produce throughout your time at this University.  References, MUST appear in full, at the back of your text, in the form:  Author (Date), Title, Publisher.  Citations, MUST appear in the text, in the form:  (Author, Date) Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 15
  • 16. The Interim Report?  The Aim & Objectives, Literature Review & Methodology sections of this ‘Interim Report’ should provide a ‘prototype’ of the first 3 Chapters of your final Dissertation Document;  It is almost certain that the content of these Chapters will change;  but you really need to have done something under each of these headings by now; in order to be able to complete your Research on time.  It is NEVER too early to start building your References section;  Remember, you need a ‘full’ reference (i.e. in the Harvard style) for anything you cite/use in your Dissertation. Ian Perry 44241: Dissertation: Interim Report? Slide 16