Green residential models driven by the MMC

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Green residential models driven by the MMC. Majorly, the primary aim of the research is to have a comprehensive view of the green residential models driven by the MMC and how they can be implemented in the UK construction industry in order to deliver new affordable houses, utilising innovative construction methodologies

DISSERTATION BRIEF

So, you are required to write around 8500words without bibliography/referencing. Below I have written the proposal which is already 1500 words with the topic of the dissertation. So you are to write 7000 words not including my proposal which is 1500. Please note that you can change words where relevant in the proposal. To summarise the dissertation, you should have for chapters starting from below as you can use the following format:

All is described below.

1. Introduction

1.1 Rationale

1.2 Hypothesis

1.3 Aims

1.4 Objectives

1.5 Methodology

1.6 Limitations and Scope

1.7 Gannt Chart

2. Literature Review

3. Primary research and recommendations/ data collection/ analysis etc

4. Conclusion
   • Conclusion
5. Bibliography

6.Appendices

1.STRUCTURE AND FORMAT

The word limit of the Research Project is given in the Research Project Module Guide and a word count, excluding the appendices, is to be stated.  Allowing for minor variations, your Research Project should be structured as follows: Title Page    including your name, title of the Research Project, the title of the degree and the year of submission;

Abstract    a summary in not more than 300 words of the research, including findings (Remember that you are required to submit one additional copy (loose) of this page, edited to include your name, title of the Research Project, title of the degree and the year of submission);

Table of Contents divided into Chapters and Sub-Headings and referenced to page numbers;     for example

2.1 etc etc

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List of Figures    referenced to page numbers;

List of Tables    referenced to page numbers;

Acknowledgements    of all the assistance you have received from various listed people in preparing the Research Project.

The Research Project will normally include between 4 and 7 chapters, as appropriate to your own research.  The format is typical, but the content in italics below should always be present.

Chapter One:  This should introduce the Research Project: its background (context), focus (hypothesis/aims) and process (methodology).  However, it should be noted that it is usually one of the last sections to be finalised, as the topic of study and the methodology will be refined during the investigation and it is not possible to review its parameters or the research methods utilised until your research has been completed.  It should include the following elements:

Definition of the topic: a rationale explaining the significance of the issue or problem in a broad sense to prepare the reader for the depth that is to come;

Hypothesis: to be tested followed by a clear statement of the aims and objectives of the study;

Parameters of the study: i.e. what it is and what it is not.  Your study should normally be as closely defined and narrow as possible.  You may wish to explain why certain elements have been deliberately ignored;

Research strategy and data collection methods: employed, including a discussion of the reasons for the research design, a commentary on how the research was undertaken, any problems encountered and any changes of direction made, and a discussion of the limits on the research.

Chapter Two:  This should develop further the context of the study, examining in more detail the status quo of policy or practice up to the commencement of the research and explaining in some depth the specific issues which are relevant (and not relevant) to the study.  It will also include:

Literature review:   This should include a brief, selective but critical and analytical review of the main sources of written information you consider to be most relevant to this Research Project; the reasons why some sources have been referred to at the expense of others; an explanation of how the review leads towards the particular research questions you have raised; and a recognition of any gaps in the literature which you propose to fill (partially or totally) with your research.

It should be noted that a review of literature may form the main content of the work in a Research Project, although this is not generally common at undergraduate level.

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Subsequent Chapter(s):  The findings of the specific research you have undertaken should be reported here.  Bear in mind that if primary data collection is not being undertaken this section will deal with the analysis of secondary data.  Otherwise these chapters should contain:

• description of the data collected including tables and figures as appropriate;
• analysis of data using appropriate techniques;
• discussion of the significance of the results; and
• discussion of the limitations of the data collection

 Where a specific chapter is devoted to the examination of a case study(ies), consider carefully the best way to present the information, e.g. it may be appropriate for this to follow other chapters that examine research findings.  A case study chapter may enable particular research findings to be tested in specific situations, although if a case study was used to identify issues to be investigated further, it may be appropriate to insert it earlier in the document.  Alternatively, consider highlighting issues associated with a number of case examples throughout all the chapters which consider the main research findings.

Conclusions and Recommendations:  This is the final chapter.  This should commence with a restatement of the hypothesis/aim(s) and objectives (cut and paste them) to remind the reader of what the work is all about. Subsequently, the chapter falls into two parts:

• a summary of the main research findings; and
• conclusions, recommendations and further work.

This is where all the facts and arguments of your research are woven together, synthesised and deductions made from the findings, and only the findings.  You should not use this chapter to introduce new material.  On the other hand, you should ensure that all of the findings of your research are included and it is advisable for you to re-read all of the earlier chapters to ensure that you include all of the issues you want to ‘conclude’.

The conclusions drawn should relate very specifically to the hypothesis/aim(s) of the project.  You should make justified and reasoned recommendations concerning reforms in practice, procedure, law, as appropriate.  Your conclusions should be clear and unambiguous but also balanced and reasonable in relation to the work done.

Remember that your conclusions provide (basically) the answer to the question you chose to research in the first place.  Make sure that you do them justice in both time and space (word limit) as they form a major part of your marks.

You should also detail all of the interesting avenues for further research which your research has identified and you might have liked to have pursued but were not able to (because of the constraints of your hypothesis, time etc.) and a list of ‘further work’ should be included here. Remember to keep a list of such topics as you encounter them in your research.

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There are other formats that can be used and any of the textbooks on research method will show you this.  What is important is that the format is appropriate for your piece of work and that your conclusions reflect your hypothesis and aims.

Appendices:  You should put into an appendix any significant, detailed material that supports the research but would otherwise disrupt the flow of the main text.  Examples might be detailed questionnaire results, complex statistics, legal documents and case law referred to throughout the text, large maps, basic facts concerning case studies, and copies of letters of enquiry or for introducing a questionnaire.

Although the word limit is confined to the text contained in the main body of the work, i.e. the chapters of the Research Project, an appendix should not be used to ‘hide’ additional words which should be located within the main text.

6. PRESENTATION

A very high level of visual and grammatical presentation is expected.  Accurate spelling, academic prose, signposting, structure and referencing are all part of ‘presentation’.  These guidance notes plus those included in the Research Project Module Guide should be strictly adhered to.

Number of Copies: One hardcopy of your Research Project must be submitted and will be retained by the University.   If you want your own copy, this will be an extra copy and you may wish to flaunt your own copy at a job interview.

Abstract: a separate copy of the abstract, i.e. a summary in not more than 300 words of the research, including findings which should be edited to include your name, title of the Research Project, title of the degree and the year of submission;

Headings: Chapter headings to be placed centrally in capitals underlined.  Section headings to be set to the left hand margin, in lowercase lettering underlined.

Numbering: Chapters should have whole numbers i.e. 3.  Sections should be numbered in decimals i.e. 3.4 Paragraphs should not be numbered – this is not a report!

Enclosures: Maps, plans, charts, diagrams, and figures etc. may be used to amplify the written material.  These must be entirely relevant, clearly presented and of a high visual standard.  The source from which they are taken must be attributed.  Maps and plans must be correctly folded to A4 size, and in such a way that they can be viewed after binding.  Enclosures should be included in the text at the appropriate place.  Only if they are referred to several times may they be enclosed as a numbered appendix.

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Photographs: may be used where relevant or necessary to amplify the text; they must be of good quality, properly mounted or scanned in, captioned, referred to in the text and placed in close proximity to the reference.

Bibliography and References:  Bibliographical references within the text must be consistent. We normally insist on the Harvard.  The Bibliography should list only material genuinely relevant to the Research Project and consulted by the student.  It is, in fact, viewed as a formal statement of the credentials of the research.  Remember that the purpose for providing this is for us to validate the strength and validity of your argument.  We need to be able to check those quotes.

7. REFERENCING

It is very important that your Research Project is not merely an essay or a piece of journalistic writing, but is clearly the product of a careful and comprehensive research programme.  One aspect of the programme is the literature search (see section 2.0).  You should have a firm grasp of the literature relevant to your subject.  This can only be demonstrated by discussing what other authors have said on the topic and making explicit references to their work.  With this information the reader may follow up the relevant literature if they wish.

Check the assessment criteria against which your Research Project will be marked (refer the Research Project Module Guide).  You will note that if the referencing is poor or there is evidence that you have not properly referenced material, you will lose marks.

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