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1. 15.1 TRAJECTORY 1 EMPIRICAL LITERATURE REVIEW + RESEARCH DESIGN
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The proposed build-uporstructure of the Thesis Trajectory 1 follows the general outline of scientific
papers, although preferred section titlesmightdifferacrossdisciplines:
TITLE PAGE
• Title of the Thesis. Make sure the title referstothe core concepts of yourresearchas well asthe
relationship between them.
• Your name, Studentnumber, Contactinfostudent(e-mail address) date/year.
• Name of Thesis supervisor, Faculty, programandspecialization (if applicable)
MANAGEMENTSUMMARY / ABSTRACT (approx.1 page)
• A summary of yourfindings highlightingacademiccontributions andpractical relevance.
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION (approx. 3-4 pages)
• Motivate clearly the choice of yourtopic
• State the goal of your research
• Formulate yourproblemstatementandresearch question (RQ) andasetof sub-research Questions
(SRQ) whichfollow fromthe research question.
• Mention the researchdesign(the empirical literature review andthe research proposal)bywhich
you are goingto reach the research goal.
• Indicate the unique andspecifictheoretical andsocietal/practical relevancies
• Provide ashortreadingguide atthe endof your introduction
Chapter 2 (SYSTEMATICEMPIRICAL) LITERATURE REVIEW (approx.9-11 pages)
• Systematically mapacademicliterature relevanttoyourtopicof choice
• Use databases such as ABI/InformandISI, anduse selected setof keywords tofocusyoursearch
• Argue andjustify yourtheoretical stance
• Use sufficientacademicliteraturetoargue yourstance. NOTE: the literature isyourdata = your
unitof analysis.
• Dependingonyourobjectives, develop propositions ordevelop the relevantresearch
questions/conceptual model whichyouhave introduced earlier.
Chapter 3 RESEARCH DESIGN(approx. 7-9 pages)
• Translate yourtheoretical ideasintoaresearch designthatisrealisticanddetailed
• Justify anddescribe yourresearch design
• Discuss datacollection anddataprocessing
• Indicate appropriate dataanalysis approachandresearchcontext
• If applicable, discuss potential threatstovalidity, andhow yourdesign warrantscommonquality
criteriasuchas construct-, internal-,andexternalvalidity
Chapter 4 DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION (approx. 4-5 pages)
• Write a strongconclusion basedonyourfindings andthe problemstatement.
• Discuss the research question(s).
2. • Discuss yourtheoretical findingsanddescribe implications of yourfindings forresearch.
• Describe the practical relevanceintermsof a clearadvice foran organization.
Reference list
• Make reference of ALLsources usedinyourpaperincludingarticles, websites, figures/pictures etc.
• For referencing, tablesandfiguresyoushould follow APA guidelines.
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