Running head: TITLE OF YOUR PROJECT REPORT (abbreviated: 4 – 5 words)
The Title (upper/lower case in Bold)
Type your title in bolded upper and lowercase letters centered in the upper half of the
page. APA recommends that your title be no more than 12 words in length. It should not
contain abbreviations or useless words. All text on the title page should be double-spaced.
This Template is designed in APA 6th Edition format
This Project Report must be AT LEAST 20 pages of content. Your content will
include the sections described below. This does not include the front material nor the
references or appendix. You must have AT LEAST 10 references cited in this document and
listed in the reference list in the back. Most of these must be peer-reviewed journal articles
although there may be a few that may be written by leaders in the field to provide definitions
and color for the Introduction.
A Graduate Project Report
Submitted to the
Division of Instructional Technology
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Arts
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
by
Your Name
Date (month, year of completion)
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This Report by: Your Name
Titled: Title of paper
has been approved as meeting the research requirement for the
Degree of Master of Arts.
_______________
Date Approved
______________________________________
Graduate Faculty Reader
_______________
Date Approved
_______________________________________
Graduate Faculty Reader
_______________
Date Approved
_______________________________________
Head, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
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Abstract
Remember to Write your Abstract LAST
Your Project Report Abstract should have the following parts:
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Describe the project in one sentence including the setting.
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Describe how the project is the solution to the identified problem.
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Describe plan, development and evaluation (Alpha or beta testing) process of the project.
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Describe future opportunities for this project.
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Include Keywords: i.e., social media, classroom instruction,
Limit your abstract to 150 words or less
Refer to the Dos and Don’ts Wiki for hints in writing this report.
Admittedly, this wiki is designed for literature reviews, but it provides some useful points
about formatting and organizing your work.
http://zeitz.wikispaces.com/DosDontsLitReview
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Table of Contents
Abstract ................................................................................................................................. 3
Literature Review .............................................................................................................. 7
Description .......................................................................................................................... 8
Outcome ................................................................................................................................ 8
Conclusions and Recommendations ........................................................................... 8
References .......................................................................................................................... 10
You are expected to include all of the headings, subheadings, sub-subheadings, etc in
your table of contents. Word can create a Table of Contents automatically. (The TOC
above was created automatically using the headings throughout this template.)
To automatically create the Table of Contents above, each of your headings must be
formatted using the Styles setting matching your heading level. You can format each title by
highlighting the heading and then selecting the Heading style. You will find this heading
style in the Word toolbar in the Styles frame of the Home toolbar. Do the same for each of
the levels that you will use throughout the paper.
If you are a visual learner, you might find either of these videos useful:
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Creating a Table of Contents in a Word Document (Windows)
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Creating a Table of Contents in Word 2011 (Mac)
The Visual Location for Headings
Level 1
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Level 2
Level 3.
Level 4.
Level 5.
Above are the progressive formats for your headings. The Level 1 titles include the
sections of the review (e.g., Introduction, Methodology, Analysis and Discussion). Level 2
Headings will include the titles for sections within major sections. These will diminish
sequentially as the organizers become more and more specific. This is just a model of the
levels. You will want to remove it before submitting your report.
Each of the titles on the various Levels will need to be formatted using the Styles
included in this template. Heading 1 though Heading 5 have been formatted to align with
APA 6th Edition.
Each of the Heading I sections (Main chapters – Introduction, Literature Review,
Description, etc) should start on a new page. Insert a Page Break before each of these Level I
headings. All of the other headings are left in a sequential progression throughout the paper.
ONLY USE DOUBLE SPACE. Double space is used throughout your paper. Don’t
ever use Double-Double or single space.
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Introduction
You have identified a project that you have researched, designed, developed and
evaluated. You may have even had an opportunity to field test it. This project is reflected in
your title and you will describe it in your Introduction.
Present a description of the project and the rationale for its development. Also explain
the purpose(s) and importance of the project. All terms which are relevant to the project and
open to misinterpretation by the reader are to be defined at the end of the introduction.
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Purpose of this project
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Setting (demographics, needs analysis)
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Goals for the organization
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Problem identification
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Brief description of the project as a solution--explain the importance of the project
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Terms to be defined
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Literature Review
The design for your project should be research-based. You need to create a solid
foundation for your design by sharing research that has shown specific strategies or designs
to be successful. You need to use at least 10 actual studies in this review.
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Begin by identifying what areas of research you decided to search in order to guide the
various aspects of your project.
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Introduce each of the aspects of your project along with the research that supports it. It is
more convincing if you have multiple studies to guide your decisions.
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Description
Begin by providing an overview of the scope of the project. Scope means including
what the project needs to achieve and the elements of the project that will meet the project’s
intended outcomes.
Describe the planning and development process for the projects. This includes the
timeline of the projects development as well as the people involved in the project.
Hopefully you had the opportunity to actually enact the project so that you may report on the
results. If that was part of your plan, then explain how it occurred. If that was not possible,
you need to describe how you sought feedback on your project from Alpha and Beta testers.
Alpha testers included your close colleagues (or members of the development team) and
receiving feedback. The Beta testing involved colleagues/ professionals who can be totally
objective because they are not involved with you or the project.
Outcome
Now that you have described the process, explain the outcome for your project. If
you were able to implement your project, explain your results. If you were only able to share
it with your Alpha/Beta testers, then share their feedback and how you modified your project
to accommodate their input if you determined it to be relevant.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Identify and synthesize insights gained from the process of developing the project.
What did you discover that will benefit the project and what insights about instructional
design did you develop along the way.
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Provide recommendations for future project development, curriculum design,
educational policies, program revisions, or other project-related applications should be
presented.
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What did you learn through this process?
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How will your work on this project impact your career?
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How can this project be improved in the future?
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How can this be used in future situations?
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References
You must have AT LEAST 10 references cited in this document. Most of these must
be peer-reviewed journal articles although there may be a few that may be used as
background instead of providing a research foundation.
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List your references using the APA 6th edition format.
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Use a hanging paragraph format.
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Sequence these references alphabetically by first author.
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EVERYTHING in the references list is double-spaced.
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All of the references in this list MUST have been cited in your paper.
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All of the references cited in your paper MUST be in this list.