The extended project proposal is due next week. The proposal, is really more like a detailed outline of your final project. The proposal should incorporate:
- An introduction to your project and a statement of the problem you are investigating
- A review of the literature highlighting any strengths and/or weaknesses of existing work on your topic and relating the literature to your particular question
- A description of the data you will use. Please, no laundry lists of data. Only explain the files that you will use to answer your question, where the files came from, any modifications to the data, and how the data relates to your question. No need to tell me about the base map or other background GIS data.
- A review of the methods you’ll use to complete your project. This should be as detailed as possible, name specific procedures, tools, etc.
The extended project proposal is almost a first draft of your project – the primary difference between the extended proposal and the final project is that the proposal provides a work plan for your analysis and final project includes your completed analysis and an interpretation of the results.
Submitting the proposal is not mandatory. You may choose not to submit a detailed proposal and there will be no penalty. The proposal provides an opportunity to get detailed feedback on your project before you finish your GIS-based analysis. I will be out of town the week before the final project is due. If you do not submit a proposal I will not be able to provide feedback on your project before the deadline.