CAPSTONE PAPER TITLE



[Capstone Project Title]

By

[Student Name]

Research Proposal for

NESC 499A Native Environmental Science Capstone Project

____________________, NES Faculty Advisor

Bachelor of Science in Native Environmental Science

Northwest Indian College

[Date]

To the Student: Square brackets throughout this document indicate text to be added by the student and should be deleted after the correct information has been added. Notes such as this in red text comprise guiding information that may be deleted once they have served to assist you in the development of this proposal. Once you develop your first draft, please rename this file according to this convention: "Last name, first initial NESC 499A Capstone Proposal Draft date," e.g., "Smith, J. NESC 499A Capstone Proposal Draft 4-21-16" might be the new file name. Please also be sure to update the footer at the bottom of each page to reflect updated file names.

Table of Contents

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Introduction 4

Purpose, Objectives, and Rationale 4

Background and Literature Review 4

Methods and Materials 4

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Timeline 5

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Presentation of Results, Discussion, and Conclusions 5

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Annotated Bibliography 7

Introduction

Introductory paragraph(s) appear here.

Purpose, Objectives, and Rationale

• Statement of the problem, topic, or research question involved in your capstone project

• What you wish to learn about or present

• Potential outcomes and significance of the study

• (Delete these bullet points after you have produced your own text.)

Background and Literature Review

• Discussion of data sources, including references in an annotated bibliography (the bibliography itself to be presented in full at the end of this document)

• Brief, logical analysis of data sources included

• Discussion of relationship of data sources to proposed project

• (Delete these bullet points after you have produced your own text.)

Methods and Materials

Include the following in this section:

• Research design (including text and figures, if necessary or helpful)

• Type(s) of data to be collected

• Methods to collect data

• Proposed methods for analysis of data

• Tools, materials, support personnel, etc. required

• (Delete these bullet points after you have produced your own text.)

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Timeline

Include the following in this section (but do not retain the bullet points):

• Type(s) of data to be collected

• Institutional Review Board (IRB) considerations, if required

• Logistical details, if appropriate

• Project landmarks

• Visual timeline (or, e.g., Gantt chart, etc.)

• (Delete these bullet points after you have produced your own text.)

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Presentation of Results, Discussion, and Conclusions

Include the following in this section:

• Description of anticipated final project presentation materials (e.g., paper, poster, and oral presentations including written, oral, and graphical [visual] elements; and full details of results, discussion, and conclusions to appear in the final capstone paper to be completed in NESC 499B Native Environmental Science Capstone Project)

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Annotated Bibliography

INCLUDE ALL MATERIALS USING APPROPRIATE STYLE WITH ANNOTATIONS FOR THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGPHY to include a summary and evaluation of bibliographic entries, and your comments on the value of the entry to your research process. Please note that NoodleTools Express is a free bibliographic citation generator that is available at: . It includes American Psychological Association (APA) Style, which is required for use in this proposal. Information regarding annotated bibliographies is available from the Purdue Online Writing Lab [OWL] at . Note that your final capstone paper and related materials will simply contain your references without the annotations in a section to be titled "References."]

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