Please select a topic from the Project Management latest research area. You must demonstrate conceptual understanding of project management principles when you select a topic. You must be able to address at least one of the followings:

• Provide understanding about the topic and relate the topic with project management principles

• Discuss why your selected topic is important in Project Management.

• Provide answers to what could be the grand challenges of Project Managers in that specific field.

• Provide answers to what could be the future consideration in that specific areas.

• Discuss how project management students can improve themselves to address these challenges in that specific area.

Research Project Report Requirements

Please write your research paper report according to following format:

1. Introduction

2. Brief literature review about Project Management concept in that specific area.

3. Discussion about the selected topic (identified above)

4. Conclusion

5. References (Please use Chicago format)

Format:

1. The length of the research paper should be somewhere in the range of 6-10 pages.

2. Please use 12 point as sizing

3. Please use your own words when you are writing. Do not copy and paste from the references.

4. Please cite at least 8 journal articles

Grading:

The research paper report will be evaluated on these primary areas:

• Demonstrate conceptual understanding of project management principles.

• Demonstrate graduate level of writing.

• Demonstrate your ability to make judgement about the specific topic as a project manager.

• Demonstrate your critical thinking ability and graduate-level research capability.

Present results in a well-organized and compelling written document.

1. Response Content: The degree to which the writing response demonstrates understanding of basic course concepts presented in the course text and class sessions.

2. Response Depth: The degree to which the requirement response demonstrates sophistication in thinking, synthesis, and application of concepts developed in the course.

3. Response Organization: The effectiveness of the response in providing clear organization, well-developed support, and consistent logic for arguments and positions taken.

4. Written Presentation: The degree to which responses are “cleanly” written and it should be graduate level (free from errors in usage, citation, spelling, etc.).