Project Plan and Proposal Development

The Project Report (see guideline in attached FormatGuidelines.pdf) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- While the plan described what you were going to do, the report tells what you have completed. You will build upon the written plan. All reports should include the following sections: 1. Executive Summary a. A concise summary or the important points of the report (one page maximum). Write this last. 2. Introduction a. Brief overview of the report 3. Statement of problem or question you identified a. Restatement of the problem you identified and addressed in the project proposal. b. Is it the same problem described in your plan? If not, why not? How and why did it change? Did your committee approve the change? i. Repeat what you discovered in your literature search describing how the problem is typically addressed and add any new material you discovered about this problem. ii. What solutions or techniques are being used? iii. What technology is current and is it effective? 4. Objectives (Goals, purpose) a. Present the project objectives. Very specifically discuss the outcomes expected. b. What are the deliverables? 5. Results and Conclusions a. Describe what you did to achieve your objectives. In your plan, you indicated what activities you planned, what actions you intended to undertake to complete the project, and your project plan. Now in this section you describe how this actually worked. What you actually did and how you did it. b. Cite any references you used to help with the project solution. c. Did you achieve your objective? d. Do you create all the anticipated deliverables, if not why? e. What did you learn? Document any lessons learned. f. What do you see for future or additional work? 6. Submit the final version of your written report to your professor at least one week prior to the date on which you wish to make your formal presentation. You will not be given a presentation date until you and the course professor agree that the written report is complete. Presentation (see Presentation Guide document) You are expected to make a formal presentation of your project at its completion. Students and faculty will be invited to all presentations. If the project presentation contains proprietary information and you intend to require your committee and any audience present to sign a non-disclosure agreement you must inform the committee in advance so they can determine the best course of action.