Term Paper
You are expected to research a topic of interest in project management and write an 8-10 page research paper on the topic. Some potential research topics might be:
- managing projects that involve virtual teams or offshore resources
- estimation strategies
- case study of a project from coop or work
- application of Scrum in a virtual environment with distributed resources
- project management tool survey
- survey of cloud-based tools for project management, team management, work product management, or meeting management
You must submit a 300-500 word proposal for your paper topic by the deadline and be prepared to give a 15-30 second "flash-talk" of your proposed paper.
Paper Formatting Guidelines
- 8 - 10 pages with 1.5 spaces between lines
- body at 11pt font with headings at 12pt font
- 1.5" side margins
- 1" header margin
- 1.5" footer margin
- footer must contain course number, your name, and the page number
- title page with your name, course number, and title of paper
- references and bibliography using APA formatting
Major Requirements
Your paper must cite actual resources such as whitepapers, blogs, articles, and scholarly papers. You must use the APA format for citation and formatting. You must have a bibliography. You must cite and incorporate at minimum of 3 scholarly resources such as peer-reviewed journal articles or conference papers.
Resources
Total Number of Earnable Points: 100 Points
Approximate Time to Complete: 20-30 hours
Due Date: see Syllabus or Blackboard
Approximate Time to Complete: 20-30 hours
Due Date: see Syllabus or Blackboard