Prospectus Draft Template (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Prospectus

i. identify and discuss the particular style(s) and approach(s) to presenting the

interpreted data, including written format, video/audio media, orally presented.

j. give the topic under study, address the issue of reflexivity and your own

role in the study.

k. identify the ethical issues, e.g., possible risks to interviewees/consultants, cultural

property rights, and confidentiality/ anonymity, and that you will be using the

Informed Consent Form, and the nature of the consultant-based Review

Process.

k. discuss how will the project’s data, e.g., recorded un-transcribed interviews, and

final paper be archived, and who will receive copies of the study, e.g., Latah

County Historical Society, interviewee and his/her family, etc.

5. Schedule

a. the “when and wheres” of your project (use specific dates and activities,

acknowledging changes will have to be make once you get started, with

calendar dates).

6. Qualifications and Budget (as an appendices)

a. describe your technical and academic credentials, and any previous field experience

as a researcher. Provide a

Curriculum Vitae

on a separate page(s).

b. put together a tentative budget (even if fictitious), as if I were a Funding Agency;

use a budget style.

Informed Consent Form

a. provide copy of the modified form adjusted to reflect your project.

8. Format

a. for aspiring anthropologists and sociologists, use either the American

Anthropological Association

Style Guide

or the American Sociological Society

Style Guide

Based upon the Chicago Manual of Style of parenthetical documentation,

include a title page, page numbering, running headers (which can be your last

name or brief project title, centered at the top of the page, and page numbering

at the upper right top, following your title page; no header on your title page;

see above), double-spaced lines, 1" page margins, 12 point font, and subtitle

headings as outlined in this template.

b. proof read your project for grammatical errors and typos.

c. present your prospectus as a hard copy, in a professional-looking binder.

d. submit your prospectus on the day due. Late submissions may not be

accepted.

28 September 2016

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