- RQs/Hypotheses/Objectives, operationalized and justified. There should be NO ambiguity here. (Remember, "What is the impact of Big Data on Security" or "How
do we make X better?" are not specific enough.)
- Literature Review, presented as the primary topics you separated your review into, the reason they are important and frame your study successfully, and what
key sources/authors you identified (the important few). Discuss how this literature further informed your research agenda, methodology, and consideration of
conclusions/limitations for your thesis
- Methodology, as precise as you can make it. Sample, collection, framework (if qualitative), analysis, intended outcome. You do not need to be long-winded
here, but you must cover each of the required components of your chapter
- Conclusion, timeline and future projections of issues, routes to completion, etc.
This should be a straight forward pitch for what your research area/problem is, why it's worth investigating, what surrounding knowledge you are employing in
your investigation, the exact plan for executing your research, and what you intend for your research to contribute/accomplish.