Trade project – Lesson 2 – Chapter One
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Chapter one should be between a minimum of 2 pages and maximum of 3 pages and consist of the
following sections
• Background of the study: This section should contain a detailed background information
about the project and about the client. It should be clear on what business the client is
involved in and how operations are currently conducted. It should be a minimum of ½ page
and maximum of 1 page. This is usually
• Introduction: This section should contain an Introduction of the project area; how it
operates and how the problem exists
• Problem statement(s): This section should contain a statement or statements of the
problem the project intends to address. It should clearly show the problem in the light of
the project research and its contribution to the solution. Ideally it should originate from
the way the organization currently performs its functions. Each problem should be
stated clearly with a brief explanation on how it arises from the functions being undertaken.
• Proposed solution: In this section the student should explain the technological solution to
be offered to the problem identified in the problem statement.
• Objectives: This section should contain clear, concise “SMART” objectives including
project and system development related objectives. Key words like Investigate, develop
and analyze should be used to list objectives.
• Research questions: A research question is an answerable inquiry into a specific concern
or issue. It is a question that a research project sets out to answer. A research question forms
the base of where you are going, so we have to write a good research question
• Significance of the project/Justification: This section should contain the project
justification. The student should justify his or her project by indicating the interestingness
and challenge that the project presents, the timeliness of the idea, the possible advantages
that realization of such a project would bring.
• Assumptions: This section should contain the facts that the researcher will take for granted
takes for granted.
• Project delimitation/Scope: This section should contain a brief description of the project
scope (boundaries), i.e., what was covered and what was not and why? It shows what the
researcher does not intend to do.
Trade project – Lesson 2 – Chapter One
• Project Limitation: A limitation is some aspect of the project that may negatively affect the
results but over which the researcher probably has no control.
CHAPTER ONE SECTIONS
Consider the following as the chapter one sections:
1.0 CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Introduction
1.3 Problem statement
1.4 Proposed solution
1.5. Objectives
1.5.1 General
1.5.2 Specific - ‘SMART
1.6 Research questions
1.7 Significance of the project/Justification:
1.8 Assumptions:
1.9 Project scope
1.9.1 Inclusion
1.9.2 Exclusion
1.9.3 Constraints
