Thesis Proposal

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Final Master’s Thesis Proposal

Information Systems Graduate Program

School of Information Technology

Directions

For additional information about Master’s Thesis guidelines and deadlines, please visit: http://grad.illinoisstate.edu/thesis/index.shtml.

1. Fill in the requested information and print out the resulting document.   Keep all labels and section headings for identification.   Be sure to adhere to all guidelines provided, including approximate length of the document.   This document is available electronically at http://it.illinoisstate.edu/graduate/advising/forms.shtml.

2. Obtain the signed approval of your committee chair and member(s) on the cover sheet of this document.   Also obtain their signatures on the Graduate School’s “Proposal Approval Form for Research Leading to a Master’s Thesis” form found at http://grad.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/ProposalApproval.pdf.

3. Obtain the IT Director’s signature on the “Proposal Approval Form” before submitting the original copy to the Graduate School and attaching a photocopy of it to the front of this proposal.

4.   Submit the photocopied “Proposal Approval Form” and this Final Master’s Thesis Proposal to the IT Graduate Advisor according to the following schedule:


          Fall Registration: April 1
          Spring Registration: November 1
          Summer Registration: April 1


5. Once your final thesis proposal is approved, you will be given an override to register for a second semester of IT 499.   You must register for a total of five hours of IT 499 if you began the program before Fall 2007 and a total of six hours if you began the program Fall 2007 or later.   You must register over at least two semesters, and you may register for a maximum of 4 hours in any single semester.







  REMOVE THIS PAGE OF DIRECTIONS WHEN SUBMITTING PROPOSAL


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6. Once your thesis is complete, as...