7605ENG Industry Affiliates Program - Dissertation

Project Planning should provide answers to the following questions: – What Will You Do? – Why Undertake the Project? – What will be the Outcomes? – How will you conduct the project? – When will each task by done?

Project Planning Report Template

Project background Purpose of the project 

Expected project outcomes

Methodology to be adopted & project schedule 

Ethics issues related to project 

References Try to connect all parts of your project planning report

Logical link between all elements 

Research question is justified by the background/context

The aims allow you to investigate the research question

The objectives allow you to meet the aims

The expected outcomes allow to meet the objectives 

The methodology allows you to achieve the outcomes Project Background

Outline the project background 

Explain why there is a need to conduct this project – Provide Social, Economic, Environmental or Organisational Justification 

Provide some background of the topic – Limited Review of Published Literature 

Make an attempt to link theory to practice The Literature Review