Start with the context of your proposal and the background the reader needs

Submit your completed and final proposal to this drop box. Use this checklist:

Honors Program Research Seminar—Final Proposal Checklist

Use the checklist below to make sure you have included all the components of your term project.

_______        Cover Page (page 1; formatted in APA style, containing Running Head, work

                       Name, Your Name, College Name)

_______        Table of Contents (optional—would appear on page 2)

 _______       Abstract (page 2 or 3 if you have a TOC; a summary of your entire proposal in

                       one paragraph)

_______        Chapter 1: Introduction (begins on page 3; sets the context and provides the

                       backdrop for your entire proposal document). Contains following Level 2

                       headings:

• Start with the context of your proposal and the background the reader needs
• Problem Statement(this is the issue your proposal is grappling with—be clear and specific)
• Purpose Statement(this is why you are doing this project—what is the purpose of doing this study?)
• Definition of Key Terms (define important key terms used in your work)
• Essential Questions (the questions that are guiding your study)

_______        Chapter 2: Literature Review (the review of all the secondary research you

                       have conducted). Contains following Level 2 headings:

• Introduction and Purpose (state in one paragraph the purpose of the literature, what it will cover, etc.)
• Other headings that will be determined by your topic.
• Conclusion(what is the takeaway of this literature review? Recap and discuss what important findings were uncovered during this research)

_______        Chapter 3: Methodology (this is where you actually propose your study). Contains following Level 2 headings:

• General Perspective(the overall introduction to this section)
• Research Questions (your revised list of research questions)
• Research Methods(what kind of study will you do—quantitative, qualitative, mixed method)
• Instrumentation(how will you collect data?)
• Participants and Time Frame (who will participate? When would you do the study?)
• Limitations(what could be some limitations in this study?)
• Expected Outcome(what hypothesis do you have?)
• Sample Questions(construct samples of your interview questions or survey, etc.)
• Justification of Questions (explain why you chose the questions you chose—what do you hope to discover?)

_______        References page (without the annotations)

_______        Appendix: Annotated Bibliography (your updated and corrected annotated

                       bibliography)

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