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Bartlett Dissertation Template Structured

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A Dissertation submitted in part fulfilment of the
Degree of PhD Built Environment:
Environmental Design and Engineering
Bartlett School of Environment Energy and Resources
University College London
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................................... I
FIGURES ............................................................................................................................................. II
TABLES .............................................................................................................................................. III
ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 2
2.
BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................... 3
2.1.
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS ...................................................................................................................... 5
3.
METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................ 6
4.
RESULTS .................................................................................................................................... 7
5.
ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................................. 8
6.
LIMITATIONS............................................................................................................................. 9
7.
DISCUSSION ............................................................................................................................ 10
8.
CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................................... 11
9.
REFERENCES, ........................................................................................................................... 12
10.
APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................ 13
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FIGURES
FIGURE 1 : VENN DIAGRAM ............................................................................................................................. 7
FIGURE 2 : PICTURE OF SOMETHING .................................................................................................................. 7
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TABLES
TABLE 1 : SUMMARY OF PRIMARY DATABASES
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ABSTRACT
200-300 words long and give a very brief overview of the whole dissertation,
including your findings.
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1. INTRODUCTION
this should introduce the problem, and the work, and set the overall context.
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2. BACKGROUND
should give background to the problem and is the place to talk about other
peoples work rather than your own.
The following section is based on information given to one of my PhD
students by another based in University of Reading no reference but thanks to
University of Reading.
2.1.
Reviewing Research Papers
When considering a research paper it may be helpful to organise your
thoughts using the following information.
Note the actual proper reference in EndNote, Mendeley or similar, doing it
properly now will save time later
2.1.1. Conceptualisation and Theoretical Basis of the Work
i.
What is the problem or issue being investigated?
ii.
How clearly are the major concepts defined/ explained (are they fully
stated or summarised)?
iii.
Is there some practical relevance in this work (research practice or
industrial practice)?
iv.
Is the connection to an existing body of knowledge or theory clear?
v.
What is the theoretical basis of this work, i.e. knowledge domain, for
example, where would you expect to find this work in a library (classification
number)?
2.1.2. Analytical Framework and Hypotheses
i.
Is there a clearly stated research question?
ii.
Are there hypotheses? Are they clearly stated? If there are no
hypotheses, is the paper a review, case study, contribution to theory
development or some other type of study?
iii.
If there are hypotheses, are the relationships between the main
variables explicit and reasonable? If there are no hypotheses, is there
adequate development of theory?
iv.
If there are hypotheses, are they stated in a way that makes them
testable and the results, no matter what they are, interpretable? If there are no
hypotheses, are there clear indications as to the significance to theoretical
development?
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2.1.3. Research Design
i.
Are the methods of research appropriate to the nature of the question
being asked? Does the sensitivity of the methods match the needs of the
research question?
ii.
What is the type of research design?
iii.
Could the design be improved? How?
iv.
Is there a clear account of the criteria used for selecting the focus
(unit) of analysis and the cases chosen?
v.
Does the research design isolate what is being measured from other
effects? Are the variables clearly and reasonably operationalised (what is
measured and how)? Are the reliability and validity of the measures
discussed?
vi.
Is the population appropriate for the research question being studied?
Is the sample specified and appropriate? Can the results be reasonably
generalised on the basis of this sample?
2.1.4. Results and Discussion
i.
Are the data appropriate for the study? Was the data collection and
record keeping systematic?
ii.
Are the statistical techniques appropriate and adequately described?
Is reference made to accepted procedures for analysis?
iii.
Are the control variables adequately handled in the data analysis? Are
there other control variables that were not considered but should have been?
iv.
How systematic is the analysis?
v.
Is there adequate discussion of how themes, concepts and categories
were derived from the data?
2.1.5. Conclusions
i.
Do the conclusions flow from the work that has been reported?
ii.
Are the conclusions of the study consistent with the results of the
analysis? (If there is no numerical analysis, are the conclusions consistent
with the development of the argument in the paper?)
iii.
Are alternative conclusions that are consistent with the data
discussed and accounted for?
iv.
Are the theoretical and practical implications of the results adequately
discussed? Are the theoretical implications adequately connected to the
literature discussed at the beginning of the paper?
v.
Are the limitations of the study noted (in terms of parameters of the
research and applicability of the findings)?
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vi.
Is there adequate discussion of the evidence for and against the
researcher’s arguments?
vii.
Is a clear distinction made between the data and their interpretation?
2.1.6. Summary
i.
What is your overall assessment of the adequacy of the study for
exploring the research problem?
ii.
What is your overall assessment of the contribution of the study to this
area of research?
2.2.
Definition of CO poisoning
Definitions etc etc CO poisoing etc is from (Penney, 1996)
2.3.
Unintentional CO poisoning
General intro sentence
2.3.1. Situation in Taiwan
Taiwan info
2.3.2. Situation in UK
UK info
2.4.
Injuries that CO can cause
2.5.
Aims/hypothesis
can fit in here, or sometimes in the introduction where you set out your
research question or hypothesis
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3. METHODOLOGY
should explain the method you are going to use to investigate the research
question
3.1.
Bonus information about presenting
General points made by Prof Mark Barrett, consider and use in your own
presentations.
•
Think who is the audience and why you’re presenting to them.
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Try the presentation out on your friends/colleagues/family. Record
yourself.
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Keep to time
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Keep slides simple and clear
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Not too much text. E.g. <20 words per slide.
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Don’t’ ask your audience to listen to you while at the same time read
much text on the slide.
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Dynamic acting. You can point to places on the slide you are
describing. Look at the audience. Smile. Surprise them. Pose them questions.
Maybe one joke.
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You can speak fairly slowly, especially if in a language that is foreign
to you.
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You can leave extra slides at the end of presentation in case you want
to use them to answer questions or if you are going to circulate the
presentation.
Advice on powerpoint presentations
Look at online advice, e.g.
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/featured/10-tips-for-more-effective-powerpointpresentations.html
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/small-business/10-ways-give-betterpresentations-using-powerpoint-3584404/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i68a6M5FFBc
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-PowerPoint-Presentation
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4. RESULTS
section should be your results gained while following the method described
above!
Charts and visualisation information can be found here
Keep it simple stupid ONS http://style.ons.gov.uk/category/data-visualisation/
The following Figure and Table headers include automatic numbering. So if
you copy and paste one of these headings somewhere else, and then go CtlA (select whole document) and then F9 (function 9) it will recalculate all the
numbering and update the CONTENTS for Figures and Tables as well
Figure 1 : Venn diagram
Platts
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Table 1 : Summary of primary databases
Figure 2 : picture of something
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5. ANALYSIS
section should present information gained from the results
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6. LIMITATIONS
– here you can detail the problems you encounterered with your study,
separating them from the rest of the report, so the discussion and conclusion
can be based on what you found out (while still acknowledging there were
limitations).
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7. DISCUSSION
is where you compare your results with those from others, was it what you
expected?, if not why not.
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8. CONCLUSION
– did you answer your research question?, what were the important
findings?, why were they important?, can your findings be applied to the wider
picture? The conclusion section should be quite short, 5 pages at the most,
and normally 1 or 2. It should:
o sum up the findings made during your research,
o have a short introductory section explaining the process of your
dissertation,
o often have recommendations for the future.
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9. REFERENCES
-we expect Harvard referencing
Penney D., Carbon Monoxide, 1996
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APPENDICES
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