Erinevus lehekülje "Problem Statement" redaktsioonide vahel
| 6. rida: | 6. rida: | ||
** Unit of study: About what? | ** Unit of study: About what? | ||
** Motivation: Why? | ** Motivation: Why? | ||
| − | ** Research goal: | + | ** Research goal: What do we want to know? |
| + | *** Research questions: What do we want to know specifically? | ||
** Relevant concepts & theory: Meaning of key terms; What do we know already? | ** Relevant concepts & theory: Meaning of key terms; What do we know already? | ||
| − | |||
* Research design | * Research design | ||
** What are we going to do to answer the questions? | ** What are we going to do to answer the questions? | ||
| + | ** What method do we use? | ||
* Validation of the results | * Validation of the results | ||
** Is this going to answer our questions? | ** Is this going to answer our questions? | ||
| − | * How you plan to | + | * How do you plan to interpret the results? |
Depending on the topic and type of the thesis, there may be several additional questions that need to be answered. A good set of guidelines for work containing some form of evaluation can be found in the paper linked above. | Depending on the topic and type of the thesis, there may be several additional questions that need to be answered. A good set of guidelines for work containing some form of evaluation can be found in the paper linked above. | ||
When planning and carrying out your MSc work, it is important to understand what a reader would expect from such work. The theses should exhibit the application of the principles of repeatability, reproducibility and rigor [http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2442776.2442781], and it is recommended to plan for appropriate measures during the definition of the problem statement. | When planning and carrying out your MSc work, it is important to understand what a reader would expect from such work. The theses should exhibit the application of the principles of repeatability, reproducibility and rigor [http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2442776.2442781], and it is recommended to plan for appropriate measures during the definition of the problem statement. | ||
Redaktsioon: 29. november 2016, kell 11:57
Problem statement for a thesis
The problem statement of MSc thesis defines the setting, focus and purpose of the work. The key questions that should be answered by a reasonable research plan can be summarized as follows [1]:
- Problem statement
- Unit of study: About what?
- Motivation: Why?
- Research goal: What do we want to know?
- Research questions: What do we want to know specifically?
- Relevant concepts & theory: Meaning of key terms; What do we know already?
- Research design
- What are we going to do to answer the questions?
- What method do we use?
- Validation of the results
- Is this going to answer our questions?
- How do you plan to interpret the results?
Depending on the topic and type of the thesis, there may be several additional questions that need to be answered. A good set of guidelines for work containing some form of evaluation can be found in the paper linked above.
When planning and carrying out your MSc work, it is important to understand what a reader would expect from such work. The theses should exhibit the application of the principles of repeatability, reproducibility and rigor [2], and it is recommended to plan for appropriate measures during the definition of the problem statement.