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PrefacePreface

A few paragraphs which A few paragraphs which introduce your project introduce your project

and explain your and explain your personal connection. personal connection. Explain how this may Explain how this may benefit you and the benefit you and the

community. community.

Chapter 1 – Chapter 1 – IntroductionIntroduction PerspectivePerspective Needs Statement (Purpose of the Needs Statement (Purpose of the

Project)Project) Project Goal/HypothesisProject Goal/Hypothesis Significance of the Project (Justification)Significance of the Project (Justification) Guidelines for the Project/Research Guidelines for the Project/Research

(Delimitations)(Delimitations) Limitations of the Project/ResearchLimitations of the Project/Research Definition of Terms Definition of Terms

PerspectivePerspective

A few paragraphs which A few paragraphs which briefly discusses history briefly discusses history

and introduces us to and introduces us to your approach to this your approach to this

project. project.

Needs StatementNeeds Statement

Purpose of the ProjectPurpose of the ProjectOne or two sentences One or two sentences

stating the needs your stating the needs your project will attempt to fill project will attempt to fill or question you are or question you are attempting to answer.attempting to answer.

Project GoalProject Goal

One statement of the One statement of the ultimate goal of the project ultimate goal of the project or a hypothesis you are or a hypothesis you are evaluating.evaluating.

Resembles a thesis Resembles a thesis

statementstatement

Significance of the Significance of the ProjectProject

JustificationJustificationA paragraph or two explaining A paragraph or two explaining

why this project is important and why this project is important and why it is important in this why it is important in this particular instance.particular instance.

What you hope to accomplish in What you hope to accomplish in this project. this project.

DelimitationsDelimitations Guidelines for the ProjectGuidelines for the Project Statements describing the Statements describing the

guidelines your project will follow guidelines your project will follow during implementation of the during implementation of the project/research. project/research.

Boundaries which will be used to Boundaries which will be used to make the project meaningful and make the project meaningful and manageable. (Decided by you) manageable. (Decided by you)

LimitationsLimitations

Statements describing the Statements describing the limitations of your project. limitations of your project.

Subjects to which the Subjects to which the project may or may not project may or may not relate. relate.

Often these result from Often these result from delimitations.delimitations.

Definition of Definition of TermsTermsThe defining of any The defining of any

terms or concepts which terms or concepts which may not be common to may not be common to most readers.most readers.

May or may not be May or may not be necessary.necessary.

Chapter 3 – Chapter 3 – Resources and Resources and ActivitiesActivitiesDescription of Description of

Sample/BeneficiariesSample/BeneficiariesResources NeededResources NeededTime Line & Procedures Time Line & Procedures Event(s) Details Event(s) Details

Description of Description of Sample/BeneficiarieSample/Beneficiariess A description of the subjects who A description of the subjects who

will benefit from this project will benefit from this project

oror A description of the A description of the

subjects/objects which will be used subjects/objects which will be used in your research. in your research.

May include charts, list, statistics, May include charts, list, statistics, or descriptions.or descriptions.

Resources NeededResources Needed

A description of the resources A description of the resources needed (human and instrumental) needed (human and instrumental) to perform this project.to perform this project.

Sources needed (human and Sources needed (human and instrumental) to perform this instrumental) to perform this project.project.

A description of your mentor A description of your mentor should be in this section. should be in this section.

Pictures and diagrams are helpful. Pictures and diagrams are helpful.

Time Line & Time Line & ProceduresProcedures A tentative time line for all A tentative time line for all

activities to be carried out activities to be carried out during the project.during the project.

If you are using an If you are using an experimental design, it should experimental design, it should be diagramed and discussed in be diagramed and discussed in this section. this section.

Event(s) DetailsEvent(s) Details

Detailed descriptions of Detailed descriptions of each event which appears each event which appears in the previous section in the previous section

Detailed descriptions of Detailed descriptions of any event which will take any event which will take place during the project.place during the project.