This Assignment is to be done in reference with the assignment number 937156. This Assignment is to be done in reference with the assignment number 937156. Tasks 1. Revise and refine your project title + abstract (which should now be reduced to just 100 words in length) to better reflect your clearer and more focused understanding, after completing the Literature Review assignment, of the research topic and question(s) that you are seeking to explore in the proposed project. 2. The major task for this submission is to prepare an initial draft of the core component – the ‘Project Outline’ – for your proposed research project according to the conventional headings and subsections described in the following guidelines: (Note: these have been extracted and adjusted for this assignment from subsection 3 of the ‘Research Statement’ proforma that will be completed in full for the final submission): Project Outline (Draft) This (draft) outline may be brief (approximately 1,250 words) but should still be sufficiently comprehensive to outline your project logically and coherently, following the headings and guidelines to required content provided below. Please number the pages. You are urged to avoid the use of jargon and to express your arguments clearly and concisely. Introductory Background This section should provide a brief introductory description of the problem and/or issues that call for the proposed research (150 words) Research Question(s) [These questions are in assignment 937156]. This section should state and explain the primary research question(s) to be addressed and, where appropriate, may include specific hypotheses to be tested. (100 words) Aims/Objectives of the Project This section should clearly state and explain ‘what?’ the overarching aim(s) or goal of the project are, and the specific strategic objectives it will seek to achieve in order to answer the research questions. (150 words) Significance/Contribution to the discipline This section must justify ‘why?’ the proposed research is needed, and the innovative aspects of the project and/or its approach. It should be a critically discerning discussion of the current state of knowledge on the topic, based on the literature reviewed in the previous assignment, but re-presented more concisely and fluidly in your own words and arguments. It will outline recent trends of discussion and debate in the relevant field of research, and the specific ‘gap’ in knowledge that the project seeks to fill. Again, all sources must be fully, accurately and consistently cited using a single referencing convention. (650 words) Theoretical framework and methods This section should explain ‘how?’ the research questions are to be answered by describing and justifying the specific ‘design’ of the actual research project to be undertaken. This shall include concise and practical descriptions and explanations of: ? the theoretical tools and assumptions that underpin the strategy of approach ? the specific tactics/techniques to be employed, including the key procedures or steps of the method. (Note: in the case of studio-based design research projects, the project ‘brief’, typology, and/or site (if known) should be indicated appropriately in this sub-section, but only described briefly.) (200-300 words) This 

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