An MSc Presentation Ronan Fitzpatrick April 2007 A dissertation life cycle
Incubation Proposal ResearchContributionValidation New Hypothesis Dissertation DisseminationApplication Presentation MSc life cycle
Incubation Searching around for ideas. Academic & Practitioner Calls for Papers (SEWorld & ITWorld) Build on what you know (Undergraduate or work project)
Proposal Structure & Format Academic/Practitioner input ‘Know it already’ pitfall Convince your supervisor that you have a project.
Proposal content Introduction Project background Project aim and objectives Intellectual challenge Research program Project deliverables Resources required for the project References.
Research Address title topics Depth & Breath Seminal sources Contact world experts Data gathering Data analysis
Contribution Synthesis New model, Framework, CSFs, Guidelines Proof of concept by prototype implementation
Validation Return to Academic/Practitioner/World expert Incorporate any feedback
Presentation Overview, presentation, summary Emphasise your contributions In research, in deliverables Avoid giving a lecture
Dissertation See ‘Crafting a dissertation’ for: Structure Content Format
Dissemination Conferences Journals Practice Course website
Application For academic use: As chapters, papers, deliverable As student readings For practitioner use: As tools and practice guidelines As part of your portfolio
New Hypothesis Learning from application Considering new research Formulating new hypotheses
Life cycle Any questions on life cycle?