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Capstone Project – Public Administration
University Writing CenterFall 2011
Selecting the subject Identify topic
Find something interesting Find something know and/or care about
Consider what information is needed• Background information• Prior research• Related theory
Analytical and theoretical analysis of project at internship or work site
Study of organizational environment using theory to analyze situation
Traditional qualitative or quantitative study
Possible options
BackgroundWhat is your reason for doing the study and from what perspectives do you want us to look at it?
Specifically what are you going to investigate?TheoreticalPractical
Statement of problem
Significance of Study
Why is this study important within the academic realm?
DefinitionsTerms that will be essential to understanding the perspective from which you want us to read and evaluate your material
Theoretical Construct Foundation for study◦Organizational theory
Organization of study What does each of the sections contribute to the study?
Review of literatureReview of related literature
Situates current research in the existing field(s) to show its contribution, significance, etc.
Review of literature◦Blends the information from the sources
◦Does not rely on quotations, especially block quotations
◦Uses Chicago Documentation Style – footnotes or endnotes
Why Cite? Academic conversations and writing are based on research and on what people believed before
Challenge - must maintain your voice
Spreadsheet
Bibliographic Citation Funding for student needs Funding for staff needs Funding for facility needs
Kathleen Johnson, Educational Funding (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publication 2008).
Funding recommendations for high school programs
Funding sources for faculty development
Funding sources for adding school space
Ryan Newman, Uses of Funding. Journal of Education, 14 no. 2, (2007), 18-22.
Funding recommendations for high school honors programs Funding for new buildings
Joshua Martin Smith, Dollars and education (Boston: Jossey-Bass, 2005).
faculty development to expand critical thinking
Methodology What are you going to do?
◦ Type of study
How are you going to do it?◦ Participants◦ Data collection◦ Data analysis
THINK RECIPE!
Methodology Identify structure of study
◦Use sources to justify why you have selected a particular methodology
◦Be specific about what you are going to do and how long it will take Semi-structured interviews lasting 45-60 minutes
30 item survey that will take approximately 30 minutes to complete
FindingsPresent your data – organized logically◦Themes◦Research questions◦Statistical significance◦Visual representations
JUST THE FACTS – NO ANALYSIS AT THIS POINT
Conclusions/Discussion
Identify organizational pattern ◦Use headings to separate the information
◦Present only one point at a time (although you may need to reference previous points)
◦Briefly set up and wrap up each discussion section
Implications
Why are these conclusions important?
Recommendations
Based on what you found, what should be done to remedy the problem, etc.?
Bibliography Follow Chicago Documentation Style
◦Alphabetical, organizing all sources into one list
◦Hanging indent (set through format/paragraph)
◦Do not split reference from one page to the next
Appendices In order first presented in document
Lettered not numbered
Anything that is too large or complex or supplemental
Must be referenced and discussed within the document to justify being in the appendix
Sample
APPENDIX A
A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY IN XYZ
How does it happen?
1” margins on all sides Times New Roman or Palatino 12 pt for text and 10 for footnotes Footnote/endnote numbers are
superscripted Double space except block quotations, table
titles, and individual bibliography entries Page numbers at bottom in center of page
beginning on 1st page (title page)
General Formatting
Writing Reality (L1)
Basic Rules (L2)
Run-on Sentences(L3)
Comma and conjunction(L4)
Coordinating conjunction: FANBOYS is the acronym for the coordinating conjunctions. (L5)
Headings
Draft Document◦Use plain language
◦Write in sections
◦Separate information
◦Use visuals to support and clarify
Revise Clarify and connect ideas Organize ideas in logical pattern Incorporate visuals Include all required components Meet usability Cite all sources
Edit Examine the overall aspects of the
document at sentence/word level◦Fragments, run-on sentences, comma
splices◦Incorrect word use (frequently happens
when using electronic thesaurus)◦Subject/pronoun agreement
Children – drive slowly.
Children drive slowly.
Review and approval of proposed research activities that involve the use of human subjects is required prior to the start of data collection.
Projects which are not reviewed and approved prior to the start of data collection cannot receive "retroactive" approval.
Institutional Review Board - IRB
http://www.orc.niu.edu/orc/human_research/applications/index.shtml
Be brief Use lay terms Focus on primary concern for human
subjects
Application
authorized departmental review is required signature of the student's faculty advisor submit to the Office of Research Compliance
(301 Lowden Hall)
Submission Process
Just Screening Form submission (rest of documents kept in department)
Administrative Review or Subcommittee Review do not need to wait for a convened IRB meeting (week to 10 days)
Full board Review (submit at least 10 days before committee – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays during semesters)
Levels of approval