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101101\section {Research Questions }
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103- \section {Literature Review }
104- Say how other scholars have tried to answer the questions that you mention above. The literature review must be
105- relevant to the questions you are asking. For example, if you want to know how women's lives have changed as
106- a result of starting a business in China, you do not need to review all the literature on China's political and
107- economic reforms. Instead, you want to locate the literature on how women's lives are affected by the
108- development of market economies.
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110- \section {Statement of Significance }
111- Think about the overall implications of your work. Look beyond how undertaking the degree will help you
112- personally. PhD or MPhil theses may have several implications. Consider the following:
113- \begin {enumerate }
114- \item They may contribute to a body of academic literature. They may, for instance, advance a neglected theoretical
115- position.
116- \item They may have practical or policy implications. For example, they may change the way that a certain group
117- of people practice their occupation, handle their clients or deal with their work.
118- \item They may make a political statement or a cultural critic. They may point to an injustice, an inequality, or a
119- contradiction.
120- \end {enumerate }
121-
122- But be realistic. It is not realistic to claim that your work will, say, transform the educational system in Hong
123- Kong. It may be realistic, however, to say that your thesis will help explain why students often fail to live up to
124- teachers' expectations.
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126- \section {Research Methodology }
127- Research methodology concerns the manner by which data are collected. Documentation, observation, in-depth
128- interview, survey, and statistical data are the main methods of data collection in the social sciences.
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130- Your methodology must be appropriate to the questions you are asking. That is, you must show how the
131- methods you use will answer the questions you are asking. If you want to study recreational drug use in Hong
132- Kong, for example, it would not be appropriate to study only youth in your housing estate who do not take drugs.
133-
134- Further, your methodology must be feasible. A proposal to interview workers from 500 factories in Shenzhen is
135- not feasible--in the time that you have to complete the degree. It may, however, be feasible to interview workers
136- from ten factories, or obtain production statistics from 500 enterprises.
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138- Finally, your methodology must be detailed. For example, if you plan to do a survey, how many people do you
139- plan to include in your sample? And how will you decide which people to sample?
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