Creative Final Project Paper. It is mainly written. There is more to add. I have my rough draft I turned in, and my professor left detailed comments on what I am missing. I want everything fixed to his conditions and the instructions for the paper.
—> Sections of a Creative Project Capstone Paper:
Master’s creative/applied projects are generally expected to contain the following elements, but vary somewhat due to disciplinary standards. Please see the specific guidelines in your Capstone course:
Abstract: Includes the following components: purpose of the research, methodology, findings, and conclusion. The body of the abstract is limited to 150-200 words.
Introduction: This section identifies the student’s specific creative/applied project and sets the general context for it.
• Provide a clear and lucid description of the creative/applied project including the goal and intent of the project.
• Discuss the schedule and objectives for the work to be completed.
Literature Review: The literature review focuses on how the creative/applied project experience fits into the discipline. Specifically, it introduces the project and places it in a larger context that includes a discussion of how this experience helps the student meet the program objectives. It provides the current state of accumulated knowledge as it relates to the project.
• Describe how completing this project is consistent with the course of study.
• Articulate the objectives the student hopes to achieve through the completion of this project.
• Provide a short conclusion and transition to the next section.
Project Design: This section describes the design of the applied/creative project and situates the project within an issue, question, or problem within the discipline.
• Discuss how the project questions, contradicts, or reinforces existing theoretical knowledge relative to the student’s professional practice and/or discipline.
• Introduces a critical lens or theoretical framework that informs the project, including appropriate citations and context for this framework.
• Describes the expected contribution of the project to knowledge or professional practice within the discipline.
• Discuss the limitations of the project’s scope and generalizability.
The Project: This section is where the student includes their project, which must comport with discipline standards for rigor, original contributions to the practice or knowledge of the field, creative expression within a specific theoretical lens, or application of theory to a specific context. The project often includes the following elements:
• Identification of an appropriate problem, issue, or question within the practice or application of the discipline.
• Analysis of current tools available to solve the problem or improve professional practice, comparing and contrasting to identify benefits and issues.
• Rigorous justification of the tool or process selected to address the problem, with support from the academic and professional literature.
• Contextualization and application of the chosen tool or process within professional practice.
• Analysis of the effectiveness and efficiency of the chosen tool or technique, and discussion of other possible ways the problem could have been solved.
• Rigorous discussion of how this method of solving the problem will benefit others.
Reference List: This section should reference the works cited (direct quotes or paraphrases) in the text. This list must be formatted according to the school’s prescribed style guide.
