ITC571 Writing Proposal
TO RESEACH, YOU SHOULD HAVE TOPIC, WHICH SHOULD NOT BE REDUNDENT. AND THIS RESEARCH SHOULD BE LITRATURE REVIEW NOT PRACTICAL.FILL THIS TABLE
Writing Proposal Template for ITC571
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Student Name and ID | ||
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Project area |
You need to write the area/field that you are interested in. | |
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Type of Project |
Practical/Review | |
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Technology |
Choose a technology that is used within the project area. Make sure you name the technology for your proposal. For example, you may find different types of technologies that can be used within the chosen domain (e.g. Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality), but you need to choose and focus only on ONE technology. | |
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Technique |
Choose a technique that isused for the chosen technology within the area of your project. For example, for the mixed reality technology you may find than one technique, such as Tracking, Navigating and Visualisation. For your proposal, you need to choose and name ONE technique that your technology will be using within the project area. | |
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Domain |
Identify the domain where the chosen technology will be used. You need to be VERY SPECIFIC about where your chosen technology can be used. | |
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Project name |
You need to come up with a title for your proposal. This title should contain words that reflect the following:Technology, Technique, Domain | |
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Key words |
Keywords are words or short phrases (two words) that reflect the topic of your proposal. These words MUST be used more frequently in your proposal. You cannot write too many keywords. | |
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1. Introduction |
Background Information, Issues and Current Solutions |
1. In this section, you need to give some background information about the technique for your technology and discussthe main issues associated with the technique. Then you need to briefly mention its current/existing solutions to the issues. CITATION NEEDED |
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Shortcomings/ limitations in the current /existing solutions |
2. Continue your writing to set the Motivation for the research as a starting point (What are some limitations of the current/existing solutions that you need to solve?) CITATTION NEEDED | |
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Importance of solving this problem |
3. Identify the need for the research (What are some important reasons for solving this problem? Why do you need to solve it? | |
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2. The Main objective and purpose of this research |
1. Clearly state the overall objective of the research.Then state the purpose of the overall objective of your research. The purpose MUST be linked with the objective of your research. NO NEED OF CITATION | |
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3. Questions need to be answered |
The questions need to be created based on the OBJECTIVE that you set. These questions will be used to collect accurate information in your literature review stage. NO NEED OF CITATION BECAUSE QUESTION ARE YOURS | |
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4. A Brief Description of Your Proposal |
Briefly reiterate some weaknesses of the existing solutions and propose measures to solve the weaknesses that exist in the current/existing solutions. You can use a diagram to clarify your proposal. When discussing weaknesses, you can look at the number or types of factors, types of data and relationship between the types of data. | |
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5. The Process orMethodology of Your Project |
You need to write step by step what you are going to do in your project. Define the chosen technique Review studies on the chosen technique Propose your taxonomy and major components | |
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5. Expected Outcomes |
You need to write here the expected outcomes from your work focusing on who is going to benefit from this research. | |
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Reference list |
Chose a 'Journal Paper' from CSU Library related to your topic, and avoid using Google search List the reference that is used for this plan. The reference format should follow according to the APA7th version The reference should be latest one | |
NOTE: TO PROCEED THIS RESEARCH YOU SHOULD HAVE 30 JOURNAL ARTICLES , WHICH SHOULD BE QI WITH YEAR 2019, (Q1,Q2 WITH YEAR 2020). THESE ARTICLES SHOULD BE SEARCHED ON SCIENCE DIRECT, PROQUEST, PRIMO, JSTOR NOT ON GOGGLE SCHOLAR.
AFTER THIS YOU WILL HAVE TO FILL THIS TABLE ATLEAST FOR 15 ARTICLES. YOU CAN USE THE SAME TABLE CHANGE THE NUMBERS.
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Template for reviewing all 30 Journal Papers | |||||
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Title of the paper | |||||
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Reference in APA 7 format | |||||
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URL of the Reference |
Rank of Journal (Q1/Q2) |
Keywords in this Reference | |||
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The Name of the Current Solution (Technique/ Method/ Scheme/ Algorithm/ Model/ Tool/ Framework/ ... etc) |
What is the Problem that need to be solved? |
What is the Goal (Objective) of this Solution? | |||
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Technique/Algorithm name: |
Explain the problem that has been described by the author(s) | ||||
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Tools: | |||||
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Applied Area: | |||||
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How this research/current solution is valuable for your project | |||||
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Summary |
Write down a complete coherent paragraph to summarise all important sections of the article in a couple of sentences. Cover the introduction, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion. | ||||
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Limitations |
Explain the limitations that authors have mentioned in the article. They can be found close to the end of the articles. | ||||
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Relevance |
Write down a complete coherent and comprehensible paragraph to explain and justify how and why this article is relevant to your research topic or research questions. | ||||
AFTER THIS YOUR TASK IS FOLLOWING
ITC571 – Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Name:<your name here>
Student Number:<your student number here>
Abstract
Length: approx. 200 words
In this section you need to answer the following questions in relation to your project
- Introduction (background, gap analysis and importance)
- Methodology (method and data collection)
- What will be the impact of what you plan to do?
Introduction
Background
Length: 250 – 350 words (You need to use enough citations to support your statements)
- Give the background information about the research topic.
- Discuss the domain’s scope of your research topic.
- Briefly mention its current/existing approaches to the research topic.
- What are the key areas that your research is limited to?
- What do you intend to cover in your final project output?
- Clearly define your innovation.
CITATION NEEDED FOR BACKGROUD INTRODUCTION FROM THE CHOSSEN Q1JOURNAL ARTICLES
Gap Analysis and Importance
Length: 150 – 250 words(You need to use enough citations to support your analysis)
- Identify the need for the research by analysis of the literature:
- What are the existing shortcomings in solving this problem?
- Why do you need to solve it?
- How is thisgap important to be solved/answered?
- What is the importance of what you plan to do?
CITATION NEEDED FOR GAP ANALYSIS AND IMPORTANCE FROM THE CHOSSEN Q1JOURNAL ARTICLES
Literature Review
Length: 300 – 400 words(You need to use enough citations to support your statements)
Think of this as an extended introduction. Using the literature briefly explain the following:
- What is the problem domain? Briefly describe the area, including some key concepts and terms.
- What is the current research in this area? Explain just a few key directions of the research.
- What are some of the current issues or gaps?
- What are the key technologies driving your topic?
CITATION NEEDED FOR LITERATURE REVIEW FROM THE CHOSSEN Q1JOURNAL ARTICLES
Research Questions
Length: 100 – 300 words
What are the major research questions that your project will address? Please list 3 – 6 questions.
They should be consequent to the research topic and as specific as the topic. It is recommended to avoid very general questions about the topic technology, technique, or domain.
NO NEED OF CITATION
Methodology
This section relates to how you will conduct your project. What you will do in the next 6-8 weeks.>
Research Methods
Length: 100 - 150 words
- What resources will be used to answer your research questions and to support your conclusions?
- How will you confirm the credibility of your resources?
- How will the resources be used to create your research output?
Data Collection Methods
Length: 150 - 250 words
- How will data(article) for your project be found and collected?
- How you will use the specific tools to find and collect the data (articles)?
Ethical Issues
What are the ethical issues involved in you doing this project, not the ethics relating to the topic?
Length: 150 – 250 words
- Low risk – do no harm
- Informed consent from participants
- Data collection and secure storage
- Confidentiality of data and data analysis
- Compliance with regulations and standards
- Personal Ethics
- What will be the benefit to society by evaluating potential positive and negative impacts?
Project plan
Deliverables
Include a table of deliverables, it should contain your assessment and weekly documents, including the due dates.
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Deliverable |
Project Milestone |
Expected Date |
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Project Proposal + Plan |
Planning Completed |
26/11/2018 |
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Gantt Chart
Using a project management tool, create a Gantt chart.
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Project Management Tools |
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Microsoft Project |
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GanttProject (http://www.ganttproject.biz/) |
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OpenProj(http://sourceforge.net/projects/openproj) |
- Make sure your deliverables are clearly marked on the Gantt chart at themilestones.
- Make sure all activities are explained in detail with the proper timing and order.
Add the Gantt chart here showing the details.
Example:
Figure 2: Example Gantt chart using ProjectLibre.
Risk Management
Table 1: Risk Register
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Risk |
Impact of the Risk |
Likelihood of the risk |
Risk Evaluation |
Mitigation Plan |
Contingency Plan |
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Describe the risk properly |
Estimate if the risk happens what will be the degree of impact on the project. Estimate with a degree level between 1 to 5 from lowest to highest impacts. |
Estimate how possible is for the risk to happen during the project. Estimate with a degree level between 1 to 5 from lowest to highest impacts. |
Calculate the risk level by multiplying the impact by likelihood. You need to use the risk matrix to rank the risk between 1 to 25 from the lowest to highest levels of the risk. |
Explain your plan to avoid the risk to happen. |
Explain your plan when the risk is happened how you would decrease the impact and continue the project properly. |
Explain the major risks that could occur during your project, and how you will minimise and monitor them. What will be done should they occur.
References
- List the resources in APA 7 style
- Do not forget alphabetical order
- Do not forget the naming style
- Any resource should have a publication year
- Do not forget to manage articles with similar last name of the first author
- Check for any wrong duplicated resources in the list
- Check all references in the list are cited in the text and vice versa
- Check the in-text citations to be in proper format and proper place
- It is recommended to use reference management software
- Check the list before submission. A common problem is incorrect or incomplete bibliographical data.
Appendix A
Start each of your appendices on separate pages; number them with capital letters A, B, C …
Editorial Notes:
- Make sure there are no orphaned headers (headings by themselves at the bottom of the page).
- Make sure all pictures have captions under them (See Figure 1).
- Ensure pictures are referred to in the text.
- Ensure all images sources from elsewhere are properly referenced.
- Ensure you use APA 7 referencing style.
- Ensure all work is written in your own words and all ideas are referenced back to the original author.
- Ensure all Tables have captions (see Table 1) and ensure they are referred to in your text.
Pointers for Success
- In your literature review do not get hung up on the details, you will have time later to cover that in your project output. Cover enough to highlight the problem and the knowledge gap and to show the trend of the research in the area.
- Take time to create a proper Gantt chart. These will act as tools to help you through the project. Spending sufficient time planning now will make the rest of the project easier to handle.
- Make sure you have a realistic timeline. Configure your project tool to reflect the number of hours you intend to work each week on the project. Mention your proposed working time in your plan.
- Clearly define your tasks, do not use umbrella terms. Integrate your research questions into your tasks. The goal is to have it clearly defined so you do not need to think about what to do later. Detail in the Gantt is extremely important.
