Introduction Chapter

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This is your chance to set up the motivation for the research.

The outline for an introduction is very simple:

• Statement of the issue or problem that you are trying to solve or improve upon
• Provide some context and the significance of the problem
• Describe (briefly and more in literature review) key prior research findings
• Describe (briefly and more in methods chapter) how you will approach the problem

You may rely on your own experience as well as literature for this. It is fine to tell relevant stories or other motivations for working on this project. One or two citations are appropriate for this chapter (to be repeated in your literature review).