GUIDELINES
STRUCTURE AND WORD LIMITS
- Abstract:250
- Introduction:650
- Literature review: 3000
- Methodology:1300
- Findings/ analysis/ discussion:2500
- Conclusion and recommendation where appropriate:550 total:8250
- References:
- Appendices
Introduce every chapter with key things to cover
DATES FOR DRAFTS
Literature review: 10 from date of order so as to forward to supervisor for corrections
Methodology, analysis and discussion: 10 days after literature review draft
Abstract, introduction and conclusion 7days after methodology
And then final draft after all correction made on the date of the order completion.
Literature review
- Should be organised or structured around themes with subheadings and link subheadings to improve the flow of the literature review
- Definition of terms
- Theories of financial risk, risk management, digital economy and china’s digital economy with historical background (check proposal)
- Remember, financial risk is the key focus of the study( needs a thorough background discussion)
- Develop arguments argument for and against literature
- Develop Critical analysis
- Provide supportive reference in the literature review for example: (Chris 2009, Amy 2012, Paul 2016) argued that………
- Encouraged to use more recent papers e.g. (2010-2020). However, key papers (seminar papers or foundational papers can be included)
- Include Empirical literatures around topic (in a subheading)
- Summary of the chapter:
What are the gaps in the literature
Are the findings consistent
Did the papers find positive or negative impact?
Are there variations