Part I: Introduction to the Background of the Study
This section needs to tell the reader what field your dissertation is looking at and where the field is currently at and where it is going. This will enable the reader to better understand your research.
Part II: Literature Review
This part needs to give a brief overview of other people’s research in this field, including the research methods they used, the problems they identified, the problems they solved, the theories they proposed, and so on. This is what you currently know about this area of research. When describing it, be careful to keep it focused.
Part 3: Summary of Research Ideas
This section entails a summary of the entire thesis, describing what you are going to do next in your research and what results you hope to achieve. It is possible to comment on other people’s research, explain why you are undertaking this research, what you hope to achieve and what the main elements of the research are. If there are novel ideas, you can elaborate on them here. Also, you can suggest problems and solutions, or predict future trends. Overall, you need to clarify the purpose and significance of your research in this section.
