Revisions are needed on the paper I submitted for school. I have uploaded a file titled default.pdf which explains. Any section that scored less than a 3 needs to be revised. Please read teachers comments. Aspects B3, B5, C2 - C2f, D1 and D2 require addre
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| Structure of the dissertation | |
| Remarks | |
| Title page | |
| Abstract | 1 page |
| Table of contents | With page numbers |
| List of Tables | |
| List of Figures | |
| Abbreviations | Not mandatory |
| Chapter 1 - Introduction | |
| Background - Research Need | About 2 - 3 pages. This should highlight the research gaps in the area you've chosen and the need to carry out your research. |
| Aim | Only 1 aim - possibly describe this in one sentence. |
| Objectives | 3 to 4 objectives maximum |
| Methodology | One paragraph or two - brief desciption as to what you will be doing during the dissertation research. |
| Scope and Limitations | |
| Structure of Dissertation | |
| Chapter 2 - Literature Review | About 6000 - 7000 words (you can write this in one chapter or two or more chapters) |
| Chapter 3 - Methodology | 5 - 10 pages |
| Justify what research methods/methodology you are going to choose | |
| Describe the method you followed | |
| Chapter 4 - Analysis and synthesis | About 15 pages |
| Conclusion | About 4 - 5 pages on Summary, Main Conclusions, Limitations, Recommendations and Future work (not mandatory) |
| References | At least 40 - 50 |
| Appendices | Many as you want (e.g. Supervisory Record forms - at least 5, Questionnaire, Interview Questions, etc.) |
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| Current economic Climate in SMEs in the construction industry - A solution for their survival | |
| Aim - identify how to ensure the survival of SMEs in the current climate | |
| Obj: | |
| Effects of the current economic climate on SMEs | Fully achieved through the literature |
| Identify the issues - why SMEs are affected | Partially through literature |
| How to make payment mechanisms efficient for SMEs | Partially through literature |
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| Sustainable Construction in Power Plant Projects |
| Literature Review Chapter |
| 1. SC |
| 1.1 Definitions |
| 1.2 History of SC - to understand where it stems from (Sustainable Development) |
| 1.3 Significance (in general and in relation to the Construction Industry) |
| 2. Power Plant Projects |
| 2.1 What is it? |
| 2.2 Significance of Power Plant projects |
| 2.3 Features/Main elements |
| 3. SC in Power Plant Projects |
| 3.1 Why is it important? |
| 3.2 Advantages/Disadvantages |
| 3.3 Key Features (interms of Social, Economical and Environmental) |
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| Develop a rough draft of your literature review chapter - this depends on the title, aim and objectives |
| 1. Define the tile, aim and objectives |
| 2. Do a key word search in finding documents relating to the sections of the literature review chapter |
| 3. Save them in different folders |
| 4. May be mark the important/key literature as well, if there are too many articles - this depends on the currency, key author and type of article |
| 5. Develop a references document separately |
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| Title: |
| Benefits of Value Engineering in Traditional Procurment |
| Aim: |
| Identifying the benefits of Value Engineering in Traditional Procurment - The case of Commercial Buildings |
| Objectives: |
| Identify what it is - VE? |
| How VE in adopted in traditional procurement |
| investigate the benefits - case study in Commercial buildings |
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| Impacts of allocating risks in PFI projects (what) |
| Scope: the type of construction project and the stage |
| Structure: |
| background (PFI projects - significance) |
| Risk allocation in PFI projects - importance of this |
| Risk allocation in PFI projects - current issues |
| Your research need |
| Structure - Literature Review |
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| Facilities management delivery in local government (corporate offices) - outcoursed, balanced or in-house |
| Key words: |
| FM - definition, it's history and background (where it started and where it is now), |
| FM delivery - Different delivery modes and their advantages and disadvantages |
| FM in local government - How is happening now and the current issues |
