KB7052: Master’s Research Project Progress Meeting Attendance Form

Student Name: Prasad Chandrasekara

Student ID: 21039459

It is your responsibility to complete this form as you progress with your project and to get your supervisor to initial it each meeting, to show that they are
aware of your progress.

You will be expected to go to these meetings well-prepared reporting on the progress you have made and have a discussion on the plans to take your work
forward.

It MUST be submitted as an appendix in your Final Dissertation.

Date Progress on tasks as agreed during the previous Tasks to complete before the next meeting Supervisor Signature
meeting
On the first day of the meeting, Selecting the relevant thesis title
We have talked about how to select your topic, and And start reading about the title
guidance has been given on how to do so. We have also
talked about my research interests, and how I can work
and contribute my experiences and learning background
to the research and its application.
On the second day of the scheduled meeting. Complete works related to ethics form and proposal.
We talked about the topic that was chosen and its Ethics Limitations of research methods and Time
overall scope, as well as the things that need to be plan
centred on how to organise the research proposal and
the ethical form.
Guidance was provided for the data gathering strategy
as well as the data sources.
Date Progress on tasks as agreed during the previous Tasks to complete before the next meeting Supervisor Signature
meeting
3rd Meeting – face to face Complete work on data collection and its
I have briefed a summary of my selected research Title, methodology and start work as soon as possible
the focal area of the research, and the work that I intend
to undertake with the research works
In addition to that, advice is given about Logical and
approach population and sample size research
instrument analysis methods.

4th Meeting Start work on the research work

There has been advice given and conversations held Data collection thesis writing.
about the research, general best practices, and methods
for achieving a positive outcome, as well as best
practices on how to collect data.
To begin, additional guidance was provided regarding
the prepared question and the format in which it should
be presented.
I have given information regarding the backup plan for
data gathering, Google Forms, as the method of
communicating the survey to the Sri Lankan industrial
sector.
5TH Meeting Advice is given to update about the data collection
Advice given to discuss the following is within the and planning of it.
writing. Research questions, Impact of the pandemic on
the supply chain and disruption.
I have given a brief about the status of my work as well
as my progress. my work on the pilot survey and its
results
Date Progress on tasks as agreed during the previous Tasks to complete before the next meeting Supervisor Signature
meeting
6TH Meeting Advice is given to update about the thesis writing
The following key point has been elaborated on by the progress the writing also progress about the data
professor. collection.
Discuss What is the resilient system?
What are the Benefits of the resilience manufacturing
system? The bigger Economy impact of the Sri Lankan
manufacturing sector? Important about the political
impact and stability? Further, I have given a brief about
the progress of the survey.

7th week of the meeting Data analysis methods, Progress, SPSS, and the
Have a conversation on the current state of the report writing
research, and the data gathering, In addition, I have
provided the most recent information regarding the
development of the report as well as the status of the
data collection.
8th Meeting
Report writing, as well as advancing toward final reports Follow up about the research works and update
and results, are discussed the outcome, as well as the about the progress.
grading scheme for the report, has been emphasised by
the professor; hence, this learning contributes to the
realisation of the intended module outcome.
9th Meeting -Last Meeting Submitting the research logbook early as possible.
Progress was reviewed and discussed regarding the
reports, output conclusion and the Research logbook
and submitting word count.