Proposal Date:___________
AIT CASE STUDY COVER SHEET
Student Name:
Course
710
715
720
725
Semester:
Case Study Title:
Advisor Name:
Abstract:
Past Courses: Please list all course completed and currently taking. Remember that you must
complete all prerequisites in order to register for a case study.
Number Name
AIT 600
AIT 610
Information Technology Infrastructure
Systems Development Process
Semester
Grade
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Proposal Approved:
Report Received:
Proposal title
Problem Description (2 -3 paragraphs)1
Please describe the details of the research project, explicitly stating the
research question and also the expected outcomes and deliverables
Justification of the problem (2 -3 paragraphs)
Please justify the suitability of the problem:
a) Why is it suitable for the particular case study in terms of topical
alignment?
b) What are the learning elements of the student from this project and
why is it suitable?
c) Why is it suitable in terms of complexity and size to merit being a
graduate capstone project?
Preliminary Literature review (2 -4 paragraphs)
Please include a short review of existing and pertinent research that the
project would be based on. This section should have appropriate cites and
references for the citations at the end of the document.
Research Method (2 -4 paragraphs)
Please elaborate on the research approach, include the following details:
a) Discuss the details of your research approach (e.g., literature review,
survey, case study analysis, etc.)
b) Provide details about any data collection (if the study has an empirical
component)
1
The lengths for each section are suggested, an may be exceeded if necessary
Preliminary Schedule
Provide a preliminary schedule. The schedule needs to be at least 140
hours. The schedule needs to be granular and should contain activities
related to regular meetings with faculty advisor.
Activities
Estimated Time
(in hours)
Dates
Bibilography/Reference
Provide a list of the reference material that would be used. You should
include the citations you list in the Lit review section here, in addition to
your possible bibliography. The list should follow an acceptable bibliographic
format, preferably IEEE.
I, _____student name_____ propose to complete this project during the
__fall/spring/summer__ semester of
__year__ and understand that this project
and its derived materials (e.g., source code, written reports, presentation slides)
are to reflect my own work, unless explicitly and appropriately referenced.
Furthermore, I understand that plagiarism or other unattributed use of material
not written by me is completely unacceptable, and will be considered sufficient
cause for a failing grade on the project. For additional information on academic
integrity
policy
at
Towson
University,
I
will
visit
www.towson.edu/provost/resources/studentacademic.asp .
Student’s Signature: ______________________
Instructor’s Signature: _____________________
Graduate Program Director’s Signature: ______________________________