Joseph KK Ho's work diary

Housing research dissertation   meeting 4 :  April to May 2026 agenda To review the following 2 topics in the meeting:  1. Policy analysis and its related theories 1.1 The main topics Policy analysis in Housing Studies examines government strategies for housing provision, affordability, and equity.  In Hong Kong, it focuses on unique challenges like land scarcity and massive public intervention. Core Topics Globally Housing policy analysis covers problem identification, policy evaluation, and impacts on equity and sustainability. Key areas include supply-demand dynamics, regulatory frameworks, and social justice principles from Western and Eastern perspectives. Methods often involve quantitative market data, spatial analysis, and case studies. Hong Kong Focus Hong Kong's analysis highlights public rental housing for one-third of residents amid neoliberal trends. It critiques land policies, development controls, and post-1997 crises driving high prices. Informality li...

What is intelligent copying in dissertation project works : a definition from Joseph KK HO It appears that there is no name in the public domain on this dissertation project practice, so I coin a term for this practice and offer the following descriptions on this term. Description 1: I ntelligent copying of dissertation report is the practice of adapting closely an existing dissertation report to produce a very similar dissertation report, but not generate a high similarity index from Turnitin software. Description 2:  Intelligent copying in dissertations involves closely adapting existing reports while rephrasing to evade high Turnitin similarity scores, often skirting plagiarism detection.   ** Also refer to my study note on my course Google Drive for my MBA students.

Assignment marking structure template (HUACRP) An example of  proposal marking structure Strengths:  The aim of the report is _______. The objectives/hypotheses are ______. Literature review is ______ proposal stage. Weaknesses: The year of data to use ______. The methodology is _______. It’s not clear how you are going to answer the research questions/hypotheses. The Harvard citations style should be _______. A reference list should be ________. Score box (xx/ out of 100) If the similarity score is below < 30%, could you please mark it as normal?   If the similarity score is between 30% -50%, instead of raising it as a suspected plagiarism, could you please give the student a warning in your feedback and apply a mark reduction (maybe capped below 60%)?   If the similarity score is above 50%, please report it as a plagiarism case. _________________________________________________________________ An example of final report marking structure An example of ...