I am doing my Masters in Environment and Development at a renowned institution i

by Caaltu · May 22, 2024

I am doing my Masters in Environment and Development at a renowned institution in UK.
This is for my Masters dissertation and this is my feedback from my supervisor so far:
“Write out a draft structure of the dissertation with word counts for each section, e.g.:
Introduction 1000/2000 words
Conceptual or analytical framework 500 words
Methods 1000 words
Results
Analysis
Discussion
Conclusions, policy recommendations/application…
(^Just an example)
Create a quick Gantt chart to plan your work on each part of the dissertation, e.g. lit review, interviews, analysis…

In general, your methods (interviews) should be based on gaps that you identify in the literature. So, a review of the literature should come first. The review will require some clear rationale behind the selection of literature you include and methods of selection, which you can start to draft. You might find inspiration in the PRISMA review process that you can look up. Don’t feel pressured to complete a systematic and comprehensive review, but the guidance will be useful and will make it easier to give a compelling argument for why your research question(s) is essential to find answers to.
Another useful thing to do at this stage is to write out your Aim and a few Objectives for the project. These can act as an anchor throughout the project.”
Please work on it as a Masters Level