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A Capstone Project Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the Information and Communications Technology Program STI College
This capstone project proposal titled:
Project Context This part should be at least two pages of presentation and discussions. This should introduce the presentation of the problem, that is, what the problem is all about. The proponent should describe the existing and prevailing problem situation based on his/her experience. This scope may be global, national, or regional. The project context gives a strong justification for choosing such a research problem based on his/her capacity. Finally, in the project context, provide a statement that shows the relationship between the rationale of the study and the proposed research problem. In the succeeding paragraphs, there should be no indentations, paragraphs are justified with left alignment. Delete this highlighted section and replace it with your project context. Purpose and Description of the Project This part should describe the function of the project. It should also describe what is good in the project and what makes it unique, innovative, and relevant. This should be written using general language and non-technical terms. In writing purpose and description, the proponent must state the function of his capstone project. It should not attempt to claim that the project will add to the body of knowledge. In the succeeding paragraphs, there should be no indentations, paragraphs are justified with left alignment. Delete this highlighted section and replace it with your purpose and description of the project.
Review of Related Literature A literature review aims to show the reader what the researchers have read and had a good grasp of the main published work concerning a particular topic or question in the particular field. This work may be in any format, including online sources. It is very important to note that the review should not be simply a description of what others have published in the form of a set of summaries but should take the form of a critical discussion, showing insight and an awareness of differing arguments, theories, and approaches. It should be a synthesis Project and analysis of the relevant published work, linked at all times to your own purpose and rationale. Literature reviews should comprise the following elements: An overview of the subject, issue, or theory under consideration, along with the objectives of the literature review; Division of works under review into categories (e.g., those in support of a particular position, those against, and those offering alternative theses entirely); Explanation of how each work is similar to and how it varies from the others; and Conclusions as to which pieces are best considered in their argument are most convincing of their opinions and make the greatest contribution to the understanding and development of their area of research. In the succeeding paragraphs, there should be no indentations, paragraphs are
justified with left alignment. Delete this highlighted section and replace it with your own review of related literature. Related Studies and/or Systems Published as well as unpublished research studies are sources of materials that may be included in this section. The research studies may also be identified as foreign or local. Existing systems that are closely related to the research/design are considered in this section and may be identified as foreign or local. Common Guidelines in Citing Related Literature and Studies: The materials must be as recent as possible. The materials must be as objective and unbiased as possible. The materials must be relevant to the study. The materials must not be too few or too many. After reading, the readers should gain an adequate understanding of the technical topic(s) involved in the capstone project. Delete this highlighted section and replace it with your own review of related literature. Synthesis This contains the conclusive summary of the Review of related literature/studies. In case that the proposed project is a continuation of a previous work, this section should give emphasis or justification why the proposed project is needed. In the succeeding paragraphs, there should be no indentations, paragraphs are justified with left alignment. Delete this highlighted section and replace it with
Overview of Current Technologies to be Used in the System This contains the discussions on the current trends and technologies to be used in developing and implementing the proposed system. In the succeeding paragraphs, there should be no indentations, paragraphs are justified with left alignment. Delete this highlighted section and replace it with your own methodology. Calendar of Activities This should contain the detailed sequence of activities that the proponents will undergo in completing the project. This should discuss the activities, purpose, or objectives of each activity, persons involved and the resources needed in chronological order of execution. In the succeeding paragraphs, there should be no indentations, paragraphs are justified with left alignment. Delete this highlighted section and replace it with your activities. Have a Gantt chart of activities to summarize your activities. Use the chart provided. This should contain a chart that specifies when each of the activities listed is expected to start and end. The time unit should be in terms of weeks and not actual dates. Fill in the provided Gantt chart by encoding the activities that your group will do. Use blue and yellow alternately in highlighting the duration or period of the activity. Use this introductory paragraph: The Gantt chart presents the summary of activities. Listed are the activities and opposite them are their duration or periods of execution.
Gantt Chart of Activities MONTH FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER ACTIVITY
The reference list provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any sources cited in the body of the paper. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text. Your references should begin on a new page separate from the text of the manuscript; label this page REFERENCES centered at the top of the page (bold, but do not underline or use quotation marks). All text should be double-spaced just like the rest of the text. Basic Rules •All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one- half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. •Authors' names are inverted (last name first); give the last name and initials for all authors of a particular work unless the work has more than six authors. If the work has more than six authors, list the first six authors and then use et al. after the sixth author's name to indicate the rest of the authors. •Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work. •If you have more than one article by the same author, single-author references or multiple-author references with the exact same authors in the exact same order are listed in order by the year of publication, starting with the earliest. •When referring to any work that is NOT a journal, such as a book, article, or Web page, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns. Do not capitalize the first letter of the second word in a hyphenated compound word. •Capitalize all major words in journal titles. •Italicize titles of longer works such as books and journals. •Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works such as journal articles or essays in edited collections. The following rules for handling works by a single author or multiple authors apply to all references in your reference list, regardless of the type of work (book, article, electronic resource, etc.)
Single Author: Last name first, followed by author initials. Example: Berndt, T. J. (2002). Friendship quality and social development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 7- Two Authors: List by their last names and initials. Use the ampersand (&) instead of "and." Example: Wegener, D. T., & Petty, R. E. (1994). Mood management across affective states: The hedonic contingency hypothesis. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 66, 1034-
Three to Six Authors: List by last names and initials; commas separate author names, while the last author name is preceded again by ampersand. Example: Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., & Harlow, T. (1993). There's more to self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 1190-1204. More Than Six Authors: If there are more than six authors, list the first six as above and then "et al.," which stands for "and others." Remember not to place a period after "et" in "et al." Example: Harris, M., Karper, E., Stacks, G., Hoffman, D., DeNiro, R., Cruz, P., et al. (2001). Writing labs and the Hollywood connection. Journal of Film and Writing, 44(3), 213-245. Organization as Author: Name of Organization. (year) Example: American Psychological Association. (2003). Unknown Author: Example:
your essay as they appear in your reference list, e.g.: "Berdnt (1981a) makes similar claims..." Example: Berndt, T. J. (1981a). Age changes and changes over time in prosocial intentions and behavior between friends. Developmental Psychology, 17, 408-416. Berndt, T. J. (1981b). Effects of friendship on prosocial intentions and behavior. Child Development, 52, 636-643. Article in Journal Paginated by Volume: Journals that are paginated by volume begin with page one in issue one, and continue numbering issue two where issue one ended, etc. Example: Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896. Article in Journal Paginated by Issue: Journals paginated by issue begin with page one every issue; therefore, the issue number gets indicated in parentheses after the volume. The parentheses and issue number are not italicized or underlined. Example: Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(30), 5-13. Article in a Magazine Example: Henry, W. A., III. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135, 28-
Article in a Newspaper: Unlike other periodicals, p. or pp. precedes page numbers for a newspaper reference in APA style. Single pages take p., e.g., p. B2; multiple pages take pp., e.g., pp. B2, B4 or pp. C1, C3-C4. Example: Schultz, S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The Country Today, pp. 1A, 2A.
Note: Because of issues with HTML coding, the listings below using brackets contain spaces that are not to be used with your listings. Use a space as normal before the brackets, but do not include a space following the bracket. A Translation Example: Laplace, P. S. (1951). A philosophical essay on probabilities. (F. W. Truscott & F. L. Emory, Trans.). New York: Dover. (Original work published 1814). Note: When you cite a republished work, like the one above, work in your text, it should appear with both dates: Laplace (1814/1951). Edition Other Than the First Example: Helfer, M. E., Keme, R. S., & Drugman, R. D. (1997). The battered child (5th ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Article or Chapter in an Edited Book: When you list the pages of the chapter or essay in parentheses after the book title, use "pp." before the numbers: (pp. 1-21). This abbreviation, however, does not appear before the page numbers in periodical references, except for newspapers. Example: O'Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role journeys: Metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123). New York: Springer. Government Document Example: National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Report From a Private Organization
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