MSA 699 Applied Research Project in Administration A successful MSA 699 will... MSA 699

Must be administrative in nature (it must deal with an administrative issue) Must related to your job or to your MSA concentration

MSA 699 Must be researchable (applied research and literature research) You may employ quantitative or qualitative research or a combination of both

MSA 699 Must be management in content, dealing with resources or allocation/utilization of resources Must have a decision maker involved

MSA 699 The decision maker will be the one to whom you are to make recommendation-- --so there must be recommendations too. Someone must approve your doing the study

MSA 699 Someone must approve your conducting the survey or interviews Research must be based upon an approved Research Review Application (RRA)or IRB

MSA 699 Must comply with the student’s code of ethics—must give credit for the works of others Must comply with the current APA style guide

MSA 699 Must comply with the elements of the Student’s Guide to the MSA Capstone Project.

MSA 699 The project must actually have something to say-not just words Must be submitted in a timely fashion (must be submitted by the semester’s end---no extensions or Incompletes)

MSA 699 Will consist of Five Chapters -Chapter I (The Problem) -Chapter II (Literature Review) -Chapter III (Methodology) -Chapter IV (Data Analysis) -Chapter V (Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations)

MSA 699 You will develop the Project in phases: Proposal-Must be approved-must have at least 15 pages and at least 10 sources (not counting Wikipedia)

MSA 699 The proposal will contain three Chapters, Chapters I, II and III. (These will need to be edited for the Project from “The researcher will” to “The researcher did”)

MSA 699 After the Proposal is approved, the Research Review Application or IRB must be filed. No field research may be conducted until the RRA or IRB is approved—only literature research

MSA 699 Data collection-after the RRA/IRB is approved, you may conduct your survey or gather secondary data. Data Analysis-once data is gathered, analysis begins

MSA 699 Project Development-Now the project is revised (edited) and Chapters IV and V are added. The Project must reach 35 Pages (only chapter pages are counted), with 15 References

MSA 699 For the conversion of the proposal to the Project, rewrite Chapters I and III to past tense (not future tense) and Chapter III should reflect work actually accomplished.

MSA 699 After Chapters IV and V are written, we start the review process and get a FREE READ The CMU writing center will also be used along with an EDITOR to ensure correctness

MSA 699 Before the paper is submitted for grading, ensure: -The Free Read changes are made -APA style is correct -Spelling and punctuation are correct

MSA 699 APR requirements now include: A title of 12 words or less A running head, to the left, of no more than 50 characters (including spaces and punctuation. Everything is to be double spaced—no more, no less 1 inch margins

APR requirements now include (Cont.): Each paragraph is indented 5 to 7 spaces Times New Roman, 12 point font— san serif may be used for figures Type is not to be flush right Indent direct quotes of more than 39 words MSA 699

-All sources are referenced according to APA style. -The Reference Pages lists all sources used in the body of the report, and all sources in the Reference Pages are in the body

MSA 699 Before mailing: Ensure that you have a reference/source for any conclusion— “Most people think...” “In nearly every case...”

MSA 699 Ensure that the project us written in Third Person (per APA style) and does not use words like “I,” “Me” or “My.” Rather, words like “the researcher” or “the author” are used.

MSA 699 Ensure that credit is given to the work of others. If you are using a direct quotation, you should have included quotation marks, an APA style citation with a page number. For paraphrased quotes, the APA style citation is ample.

MSA 699 – Ensure that the works of others have been given credit by source citation. (i.e.,Williams, 2009) – Even if you have rewritten the words of others, credit must be given. – If you have used the exact words of another within the text of your paper, you must enclose the words in quotation marks, “ ”, give a proper citation and it should include a page number.

MSA 699 – For example: “In the study we found that four of five cats liked foods that contained fish,” (Williams, 2009, p. 12) – Failing to give proper credit for the works of others, including the quotation marks where needed, is Plagiarism. A student may be removed from the program for Plagiarism.

MSA 699 Students should not “over- use” direct, or word-for-word quotes. While there is no established percentage for direct quotes, MSA 699 Capstones should not exceed 10% to 15% without approval of the Monitor.

MSA 699 Ensure that you have at least 35 pages of your work. Only the pages within the Chapters count. You now must have at least 15 references If charts, graphs, etc. clutter the paper, put them in the appendices.

MSA 699 Submit your project in the method (electronic or hard copy) selected by your Monitor. If hard copy, provide two, unbound copies and one electronic copy. If electronic copy, the Monitor may ask that you submit the project via SafeAssign in the class Blackboard.

MSA 699 – DO NOT require a signature for delivery. You may track the package without seeking a signature.

Prior to Class, Students Will Enroll and Complete the CITI Self Study and Present Certification to the Monitor. MSA 699

Good Luck!!!!!