Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering College of Engineering and Computer Science California State University, Sacramento EEE 500 Topic Form Please type all information STUDENT NAME: STUDENT ID NUMBER: SUBMISSION DATE: Check one. ___ PLAN A MASTERS THESIS (5 units) ___ PLAN B MASTERS PROJECT (2 units) TOPIC TITLE: ABSTRACT Your abstract should be written and structured to effectively, but briefly, state 1) The problem that is to be addressed by the project/thesis, 2) The methods that will be used to address that problem, and 3) The expected results of the project/thesis work. 1 OUTLINE OF METHODOLOGY Describe what you are doing Describe what resources you have Outline your work schedule Where in the work do you anticipate that you will have the most difficulty? How will you manage the writing of the report? For “collaborative projects” ONLY … (Required by the Graduate Center) How has the work of the project been divided between the two collaborators? If one or the other of you is unable to finish his/her part of the work, how will the remaining collaborator be able to finish? If one or the other of you is not making sufficient progress, on a semester-by-semester basis, in the judgment of your chairperson, is it agreed that the other collaborator may take possession of all project/thesis materials and continue alone? Approvals: COMMITTEE CHAIR (Plans A and B) (Signature) ____________________________________ COMMITTEE CHAIR (Plans A and B) (Typed) ____________________________________ COMMITTEE MEMBER (Plans A and B) ____________________________________ COMMITTEE MEMBER (Plan A) ____________________________________ GRADUATE COORDINATOR (Signature) ____________________________________ DATE: ________________________ 2