1. Understand directions, options, variations and connections: the key to Managing Chaos

2. Reflect n n What do you feel about the progress of your research? n n Have your goal been met (or partially met)? Or the situation has been chaotic?

3. Common Characteristics Use NOT more than five words to describe the common characteristics of 'ideas', 'information' and 'data' you have collected so far for your project.

4. A Normal Situation 'Ideas', 'Information' and 'Data' collected in your literature review or other sources are n n random n n miscellaneous n n a mess of stuff

5. Connect … Insight n n They don't make any sense at all unless they are suitably and meaningfully connected with each other to form a school of thoughts or they are leading to some insight.

6. Change of Goal A moving target n Changes with time n More information available n Better understanding of the subject n In light of unresolved difficulties n Time is running out n Findings different from expection

7. Method n n Your method is important for illustrating the validity of your research output.

8. Analysis n n The Purpose of analysis is 'Insight' n n The Best Analysis is the Simplest Analysis Equipped yourself with a set of effective 'questioning tools'

9. Conclusions & Recommendations n Important n But how to make them right? n Any samples available?

10. Assignment n n Read at least three journal papers of any kind, concentrate on the conclusions, and find out more examples in addition to the above. n n Email me your findings by the end of next week.

11. How to overcome the chaotic situtation? u u Start writing now and use it as a 'thinking tool'. u u Review your objectives, connect ideas, rearrange, remix, and generate better ones. u u Comment, compare, differentiate, contrast, argue, elaborate, integrate, and summarize points of significant importance. u u Keep watching for new ideas or inputs.

12. Reflect and Reframe.