Sample

Research Proposal/ Masters Research Project Timetable

Activity Start Date Target Date Completion Date

Select topic 9/18/07 10/9/07

Select readers 9/18/07 10/9/07

Obtain literature 9/20/07 10/25/07

Complete lit review 9/25/07 10/30/07

Develop research question 10/9/07 10/30/07

Complete draft proposal 11/1/07 11/27/07

Develop research methods 11/4/07 11/27/07

Revise proposal 12/11/07 1/7/08

Submit Human Subject 12/13/07 1/3/08

(IRB) Form

Proposal approved 1/21/08

Human Subjects approval 1/28/08

Collect data 2/1/08 3/4/08

Analyze data 3/7/08 3/21/08

Finish first draft of paper 3/22/08 4/7/08

Submit revised draft 4/21/08 4/28/08

Final Oral Exam 5/12/08

Masters Research Project approved 5/19/08