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Itinerary
• Thesis Proposal Feb 17th
• Thesis Timeline Mar 2nd
• Research Direction Mar 9th
• Research Data Collection Apr 13th
• Data Feedback Apr 27th
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Iternary
• Thesis Proposal Feb 17th
• Thesis Timeline Mar 2nd
• Research Direction Mar 9th
• Research Data Collection Apr 13th
• Data Feedback Apr 27th
@myungjinKIM
Guide for Writing Thesis Proposals ________ New South Wales University Sidney, Australia
The aim of the thesis proposal is to
convince your school :
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Guide for writing thesis proposals
AIMS
• Need for the research, which is significant and important
contribution to the field
• The topic is feasible in terms of funding, equipment, and data
• The research can be completed in the expected time period
• Ethical issues have been considered
• Topic matches your interests and capabilities
________ New South Wales University Sidney, Australia
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Guide for writing thesis proposals
The thesis proposal help you
• Focus your research aims
• Clarify its importance and the need
• Describe the methods
• Predict problems and outcomes
• Plan alternatives and interventions
________ New South Wales University Sidney, Australia
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Guide for writing thesis proposals
ORIGINALITY
• Provide evidence to support or disprove a concept,
theory or model
• Contribute new data and information, new or improved solution
• Analysis procedure or a new improved research methodology
• Results in a new or improved concept, theory or model
________ New South Wales University Sidney, Australia
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PROJECT REVIEW 1 Hr DISCOVER AMPATHIZE
proposal prototype Aims Whom Originality
Quick prototype Feedback Improvement
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d*school workshop 1 Hr
• 10 min x 2 : interview I
• 10 min x 2 : interview II
• 10 min : define the problems
• 10 min : ideation sketches
• 5 min x 2 : feedback
• 10 min: sketches & prototyping
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IN PROPOSAL I
• What you intend to study _ scope and research questions
• How you intend to study your topic _ methodology
• Why this topic needs to be studied _ significance • When you will complete this work _ timeline
• Where you will conduct this work
_____________________________ Penn State University
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IN PROPOSAL II • Title
• Abstract
• Introduction / background
• Problem Statement
• Purpose / Aims / Rationale
• Review of Literature (existing theory / research)
• Methodology
• Significance / Implications
• Plan of work / Timeline
• Bibliography
_____________________________ Penn State University
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PROPOSAL BODYSTORMING
Conscious &
Sub-conscious :
Keywords
Drawing / sketches
Props /
Quick mock-ups
Jot down
Do?
Feel?
Know?
Flow
Connect
Path
Categorize
Pros & Cons
Group
Cause & effect
Interact
Significance
Interpretation
Meaning
Motivation
Modes
Mapping
Paradigm
Find
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PROPOSAL ADVICE I
• Remember that the proposal is not a contract that determines what your thesis will demonstrate. You will likely modify and refine your scope, argument, and methods.
• Remember that your proposal is not meant to limit your ideas, but to help you think in practical terms about how you intend to research and write your thesis.
_____________________________ Penn State University
@myungjinKIM
PROPOSAL ADVICE II
• Ask colleagues to form a writing group that you can use to exchange ideas, drafts, and experiences. As lonely as it may seem sometimes, writing is a social activity.
• Consult with your advisor ask to see past successful proposals. Using other proposals to help you generate ideas in not plagiarizing!
_____________________________ Penn State University
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PROPOSAL ADVICE III
• Understand that the proposal will be negotiated--be prepared to revise!
• Think of the proposal as an introduction to your thesis or dissertation.
• Remember that the proposal is not a binding contract.
• Remember that your proposal is not meant to limit ideas, but to help you think practically.
• Ask colleagues to form a writing group.
• Talk to your advisor!
_____________________________ Penn State University
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PROPOSAL FORMAT
• Proposal will be presented as a written report
• The proposal is presented in a seminar
• Not once but a number of drafts with your advisors
_____________________________ Penn State University
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PROPOSAL TIMELINE
• Establish a writing schedule.
• Begin by free-writing.
• Keep a small notebook with you to write down relevant thoughts.
• Say parts of your writing into a recording device.
• Compose different parts in different computer files or on different index cards.
• Start with more “clear cut” sections first.
_____________________________ Penn State University
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Iternary
• Thesis Proposal Feb 17th
• Thesis Timeline Mar 2nd
• Research Direction Mar 9th
• Research Data Collection Apr 13th
• Data Feedback Apr 27th
@myungjinKIM
designMINDSET
SHOW DON’T TELL
Communicate your vision in an impactful and
meaningful way by creating experiences,
using illustrative visuals, and telling good stories.
experiences Stanford d*school c
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FOCUS ON HUMAN VALUES
Empathy for the people you are
designing for and feedback from these
users is fundamental to good design
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CRAFT CLARITY
Produce a coherent vision out of messy
problems. Frame it in a way to inspire
others and to fuel ideation.
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BE MINDFUL OF PROCESS
Know where you are in the design
process, what methods to use in
that stage, and what your goals are.
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designMINDSET
EMBRACE EXPERIMENTATION
Prototyping is not simply a way to
validate your idea; it is an integral
part of your innovation
process. We build to think and learn.
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TOWARD ACTIONS
Design thinking is a misnomer; it is more about
doing that thinking. Bias toward doing and
making over thinking and meeting.
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experiences
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RADICAL COLLABORATION
Bring together innovators with varied
backgrounds and viewpoints. Enable
breakthrough insights and solutions to
emerge from the diversity.
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designThinking
• 10 min x 2 : proposal interview I (LISTEN)
• 10 min x 2 : proposal interview II (DIG DEEPER)
• 10 min : define the problems
• 10 min : ideation sketches
• 5 min x 2 : feedback
• 10 min : sketches & prototyping
d*school workshop 1 Hr
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