project proposal

GUIDELINES ON THE STUDENT PROJECT REQUIREMENT

As part of the curriculum for graduate programs, a student can choose a Project, Thesis, or Comprehensive Exam. If student chooses the Project, the following policies and guidelines shall be strictly observed:

 1. Students shall select a business research project in an area of particular interest, e.g., human resources, marketing, finance, production, information systems, etc.

 2. Students shall observe the Student Project Proposal outline as follows:

 I. Title of Project

II.              Table of Contents

III.            Main Body

a.       Abstract

b.      Introduction (including a background of project and objectives)

c.       Action Plan

d.      Data Gathering

e.       Conclusion (including benefits that can be derived from the study)

f.        References

IV.           Recommendations

 

3.                Proposals must be written in English on standard business letter size (8.5” x 11”) using Microsoft Word, double-spaced. The proposal must be at least one-page in length.

 

4.               Proposals must be submitted for approval of the instructor not later than one (1) week from the start of the class.

 

5.               The instructor shall review the project proposals submitted by the students and advise its approval/disapproval within three (3) days upon receipt of the same.

 

6.                If the proposal is not approved by the instructor, reason/s for said denial shall be so advised to the student. The student shall then be given another week to write and submit a new project proposal.

 

7.               If the proposal is approved, the student may proceed with the research as indicated in the proposal. Any substantial change in content or approach in the student’s approved project must be immediately reported to the instructor for clearance.

 

8.               Students who complete the approved research project shall write their final project paper to the instructor according to the designated date of submission. The final project paper, with a minimum of 20 pages, double-spaced, shall be subject to evaluation and approval of the instructor.

 

9.                The criteria to be used in evaluating the final project paper shall be as follows:

 

a)      Suitability of Title to Program

 

b)      Overall Relevance of the Topic

 

c)      Content and Presentation of Data

 

d)      Scope and Extent of Academic Contribution

 

10. Students must earn at least a grade of “B” for the student project in order to pass the course. Grade given by the instructor to the University through its authorized representative shall be final.

 

11. Students who earned a passing grade in the student project must prepare and submit a condensed version of the final project paper to the University . This version must indicate the following:

a)      the title of the project

b)      table of contents

c)      abstract (one page only)

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE ON PLAGIARISM

 

The American Psychological Association (APA) defines Plagiarism as representing “portions of another’s work or data s [your] own, even if the other work or data source is cited occasionally” (http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.htm1#8_11).  Candidates may be guilty of plagiarism if they use someone else’s work as their own without citing the source in their thesis.  This includes direct copying, rephrasing, summarizing, taking someone else’s idea and putting it in different words, or directly quoting passages or ideas but citing the work as a general source.  The penalty for plagiarism is an F for the course and it is ground for academic dismissal.

Students at the University should use the MLA Style for citing and referencing other people’s work to avoid being accused of plagiarism. Refer to http://www.mla.org/style or the following publications: the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing .