Extra Credit

Project Proposal

• A two page project proposal (pdf) is due at the beginning of the third week..

• It is better to be somewhat narrow and well focused than too broad

• The proposal should be carefully written and contain the following information:

  • Names and contact information of the team (maximum 4 per team) (who?)

  • Project Title (under which category does the project fall?)

  • Project Sponsor ( if any identify a company individual who will sponsor you)

  • Project Objective (what do you want to accomplish?)

  • Motivation (why do you think this is a worthwhile class project?)

  • Research Approach (how will you go about gathering and analyzing data?)

  • Work Breakdown Structure (what tasks and who will do them)

  • Risk Management (what is your backup plan if you can’t get the data?)

• Faculty feedback and approval of the course proposals will occur via email.

Important Project Milestones