Outline your proposal for a capstone project using this form. Your Faculty Research Advisor must approve this proposal. As the project progresses, any changes should be documented with a revised. Proposal and will also require approval. It is vital to maintain consistent language and focus throughout the capstone project. This proposal will

help you stay consistent and focused. All parts of the project should be interrelated and derived from the

purpose.

Attach any tools or instruments you plan to use to this form when you submit it$.$

$1.$ Working title of project

$2.$ Problem of interest $($broad$)$

$3.$ Purpose of project $($specific$)$: You will use this statement consistently throughout the paper.

$4.$ Theoretical $/$ Conceptual Framework: Explain how it fits the purpose and the project questions.

$5.$ Project question$($s$)$: This should be your purpose statement written as a question$($s$).$

$6.$ Hypotheses: A hypothesis is a statement of the relationship between variables. Variables come

from your purpose and project questions and should be derived from concepts in the

theoretical$/$conceptual framework. Include research and null hypothesis statements.

$7.$ Predictor variable: What intervention $8.$ Outcome variable$($s$)$: Describe the outcomes you will measure. Next to each outcome, name the

instrument or tool that will be used to measure the outcome variable. Is this an existing tool, or

will you be developing it$?$ If it is a pre$-$existing tool, specify its source, reliability, and validity.

Attach all tools$/$instruments to this Proposal.

$9.$ Design: Specify if you plan to use quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods in your project.

Most health education projects are quantitative and use a one$-$group pre$-$test and post$-$test design.

Other methods may be appropriate depending on your purpose and project questions. Consult

with your Faculty Research Advisor if you$$re unsure about design and methods.

$10.$ Target population: What group or groups of people do you plan to involve in this project? Will

you need to get permission from someone to access this group?

$11.$ Sampling plan: If you use convenience sampling, how will you recruit volunteers? Describe the

sampling methods that will be used.

$12.$ Data collection: Describe your plan for collecting data. What types of data will be collected and

how?

$13.$ Data Analysis: What will you do with your collected data? How will it be converted to an

analyzable format? List the statistical methods that will be used to answer each hypothesis or

project question.