Current Guidelines for Proposals for Masters Research Projects and SW 8103

The proposal for both the Masters Research Project and for SW 8103 Project Seminar I should follow the guidelines in the Masters Research Project Handbook. All proposals should include 1) an introduction/literature review section, 2) a methods section, 3) an "other considerations" section, and 4) references. APA format should be used in all proposals. Some general guidelines for the various sections and subsections of the masters research project proposal and the SW 8103 proposal appear below. The numbers in these guidelines are approximate (double spaced, font size 12 pages).

Masters Research Project SW 8103 Project Seminar I

Introduction/Literature Review

Introduction 1-2 pages 2-3 paragraphs (general)

Lit. Review 8-10 pages (include conceptualization) 3-5 pages (summarize references)

Significance 2-4 paragraphs 1-2 paragraphs (brief)

Questions/Hypth one paragraph one paragraph

Methods

Sample/population 2-4 paragraphs 1-2 paragraphs (simple description)

Design 1-4 paragraphs 1-2 paragraphs (simple description)

Op. Def'n/Collection 2-10 paragraphs (clear definitions: 2-4 paragraphs (general definitions and

thorough collection description) data collection description)

Data Analysis 1-2 paragraphs (specific) 1 paragraph (general)

Other Considerations

Limitations 2-4 paragraphs (explain limitations) 1-2 paragraphs (list limitations)

Administration 2-4 paragraphs (specific description) 1-2 paragraphs (general description)

Ethical Issues 2-4 paragraphs (explain issues) 1-2 paragraphs (list issues)

References

minimum 10-12 references; minimum 5 references; at least 3

70% or more professional articles professional articles or books

or books

Appendix

append copy of instrument(s) append draft copy of instrument(s)

you plan to use you plan to use