Research Methods for Technology Dissertations Literature Review – IT Computer Science Assignment Help

Assignment Task

Task

Learning Outcomes

This assessment is designed to demonstrate a student’s completion of the following Learning Outcomes: 

• Synthesize aims and objectives;
• Critically evaluate relevant academic literature;
• Critically review appropriate research or development methodologies;
• Produce a detailed project plan for a dissertation.

Assessment Requirements
You must research proposal that describes your intended area of dissertation study. Your proposal should have the following five sections: 

1.Introduction 
The introduction should explain the background of the issue you are studying. You should seek to explain the motivation of the project (why the project is important) and outline the definitions and foundations of your chosen subject. 

2.Aim (s), Objectives and Research Question(s) 
In this section you specify the aim of the dissertation and the related objectives. You may also include research questions to further define the aim of your study. 

3.Literature review 
You should provide a review of the key literature in the field. Your literature review should be approximately 2000 words and should have a critical narrative. The literature review should consider the important issues in your field of study and should examine existing academic evidence relevant to your research aim. 

4.Methodology
The methodology section should provide a clear research strategy for your study. You should specify your

5.Gantt Chart
You should provide a detailed Gantt Chart that breaks your dissertation down into component parts with estimated completion times. 

Examples of Research Topics
1.Emotion and Website/ service Design
This project is interested in exploring the role of emotion in the experience of a website. The student will first need to explore what is meant by the concept of ‘emotion’ and then identify the characteristics of ‘emotion’ in terms of Human Computer Interaction. The aim of the project is to investigate how one might measure user’s emotion whilst interacting with a website/service.

2.Aesthetics and eLearning
This project will explore the role of aesthetics in enhancing online learning. In detail, it will explore if/how the use of aesthetics in learning design can positively affect the learning experience and learning process. For example, the student could explore the affective charge of graphics and the impact these have on the learning experience.

3.Aesthetics and security/privacy online
This project will explore the cross between field Aesthetic Computing and human computer interaction security. It will explore how one might enhance online security/ privacy through the application of aesthetics. For example, how one can build an application/system that will support safe interactions.

Sample
Aim and objectives
The aim of this research is to study and evaluate the effectiveness of using a software tool in discovering duplicated spreadsheet (spreadsheet cloning)

Objectives

Review and critique the literature in topics related to spreadsheet errors and classification, spreadsheet engineering, software and data cloning algorithms

•     Review algorithms related to data cloning, and then choose a base algorithm to build upon 
•     Build a software tool which applies the selected algorithm
•     Conduct intensive tests via the tool, and record results 
•     Statistically analyse the test results an reflect on them
•     Compare results with findings of other researchers
•     Conclude and suggest further enhancements in the future

Research Questions
As a result, this research will try to answer the following research questions:
RQ1: How can spreadsheet cloning help business professionals?
RQ2: To what extent cloning exists within spreadsheet repository?
RQ3: How effective and efficient can a software tool be in discovering duplication among spreadsheet files?