Proposal

<Project Name>

<Student Name>

Advisor: <Faculty Member’s Name>

Submitted in partial fulfillment

Of the requirements of a
Masters Studio Project

<Date>
 Preface
This is a proposal for a Studio Project for partial fulfillment of the requirements of

the Master of Science degree in Computer Systems and Software Design at Jacksonville

State University, Jacksonville, Alabama.

This proposal provides the scope and context of the project to be undertaken. It

details the intended user group and the value that the system will have to them. It also

provides a schedule for the completion of the project, including a list of all the

deliverables and presentations required.

The intended audience of this document is the graduate faculty of the department

so that they can determine whether the project should be approved as proposed, approved

with modifications, or not approved.

It is expected that this proposal will be presented to the student’s Studio

Committee before the project is formally started.

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1.0Overview
1.1.Purpose, Scope and Objectives

< This is the Purpose, Scope and Objectives of the project and the products to be

delivered and those excluded. It should contain a brief statement of the business or

system needs or hypothesis to be tested. Every project is designed to serve a need. In this

section you provide the background for the project. Overview who needs it and what is

the intended user group? What is the value of the product over the status quo? Where will

it be used? What hardware and software will be required? >

1.2.Literature Search Results

< The Literature Search Results may be included in section 1.1, if appropriate. No project

is developed in isolation. Either there are related projects available that can be used as

inspiration or there is information about the problem to be approached. If the main

literature search is till yet to be done, summarize here what you have done and include a

statement “Further literature search will be conducted during the project. See schedule

for when a literature search document will be submitted to the committee.” >

< Sections 1.1 and 1.2 provide a high level view of the product or question to be

researched. (The full details are documented in Studio I.)

For a product, start with a clear concise description of the problem and include

specific objectives for a product that would solve the problem. You should discuss the

inputs of system — where does data originate, when and in what form? Discuss the

outputs of system — what information is needed, by whom and in what form. Provide an

outline of what is to be included such as backups, controls, and help features. In

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business, it is necessary to present a Business Case. There are always more good ideas of

projects to undertake than there are resources to undertake such projects. The Business

Case argues why this project should be the one the company should invest its resources to

develop in preference to other worthy projects. The feasibility of a project is whether it

can be reasonably done. It considers risks. The justification of a project is whether it

should be done. Because something can be done is no reason that it should be done.

Think of this proposal as presenting a business case for your project.

For a hypothesis to be tested, provide the background necessary for a person who

does not specialize in the application to understand what you are proposing. Discuss

work that has been done related to this. Indicate the type of experiment that you will be

conducting, what methods you will use to analyze the data, and the type of results that

you would be expecting.

Discuss what are you bringing to this project that will enable you to successfully

finish it? What previous courses are relevant? Do you know the language/platform? Do

you have domain knowledge (i.e., do you really understand the project or will you need

to have someone to answer questions about the context of the project)? In which case,

describe whom you will be consulting with in section 4.0 below.

The most critical question facing the review committee is the level of the project.

Is it too simple for the time available? Experience has shown us that a more critical

aspect is whether the project can be successfully accomplished in the time available, that

is, the proposed project may be too large for the time period. Address this concern in this

proposal.

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 1.3.Assumptions and Constraints

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as schedule, budget, resources, software to be reused, customer software to be

incorporated, techniques to be employed and product interfaces to other products. Include

performance or language/platform issues, if appropriate. What hardware and software

will be required? State whether these are already available? >

1.4.Project Deliverables

Deliverables include

• Software Project Management Plan (SPMP)

• <other documents>

• Progress report at mid-project (revised SPMP)

• <other documents, system, and/or results >

• Exposition

1.5.Schedule and Budget Summary

Schedule
Item Date
Project Proposal <date>
Proposal Presentation <date range>
Software Project Management Plan <expected Studio I date>
<other studio I deliverables> Studio I

Studio I Presentation Studio I

Progress Report1 Studio II
<other Studio II deliverables>

Exposition paper Studio II

1
In the form of an updated SPMP

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Studio Defense Studio II

< Fill in the expected deliverables (see Studio Guide for suggestions). The actual dates

for the items marked “Studio I” will be provided in the SPMP. The actual dates for the

items marked “Studio II” will be provided in the Progress report. >

Budget
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resources, enter “No budget required.” Otherwise include needed items. >

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2.0References

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Web sites that you consulted during the literature search. >

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3.0Definitions

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assume that the readers have specialized knowledge in the application. Use a table format

for these. >

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4.0Project Organization

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to be involved. Specifically name these people. Each person must have been approached

prior to submission of the proposal and the exact relationship approved by him or her. >

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