This is the guidance from my supervisor and also the attachments There is no limitation on the number of sources as long as it is sited correctly ( but i would say 15 max.) Please find some guidance below and documents attached Literature review can be structured as follows:
– Definition of mega ship, prevalence in Africa (what are the largest container ships calling the ports in Africa) – Development of container ports in Africa, expected evolution – Impact of Increasing scale of container ships o In general o For Africa specifically
– Conclusion and framework for analysis Methodology : case studies of African ports – Case study selection ( Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco?) – Data sources and approach – Case study structure Analysis / findings / results – Discussion of the cases – Comparison (commonalities / differences /…) – Link to insights from literature study Conclusions and recommendations
A preparatory research paper contains about 5.000 to 6.000 words and contains a structured literature review, the research questions and a proposal to develop the empirical part of the thesis (framework, approach, type of data / sources needed, data collection strategy, etc.)
