Option A (Master's Project)
Master of Arts in Education

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The steps involved in completing a master's project include: proposal submission, proposal approval by the advisor and the Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Education program, research and analysis of findings, attendance at a bi-monthly research writing seminar, preliminary draft submission to advisor/committee, changes and corrections, final draft submission and approval by advisor/committee, project presentation, submission of two original error-free copies to the college, and payment of the research project binding fee.

Project Committee
During ED 510 Inquiry Methodology, the student will be given the name(s) of faculty who have expertise in the area of the student's project. The student is responsible for contacting this person. A student and/or the project advisor may request the appointment of one additional faculty member to serve on a project committee. The Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Education Program must approve the committee membership as well as the project topic, timeline, and methods for the study.

Approval of Project Topic
The topic should arise out of the student's professional need to research an area of concern or interest. The formal petition for approval of the topic must clearly set forth the problem, the intended organization, and the methods of the project. The latest date that the project advisor and Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Education Program will approve the topic is one semester before the student expects to graduate. Master's projects are to be action research projects designed to investigate those things that improve instruction, learning, or professional practice.

Project Drafts and Abstract
A preliminary draft of the completed project should be submitted to the project advisor/committee by the time a student files the application for graduation. The final draft of the manuscript should be re-submitted to the advisor/committee sufficiently prior to the date set for the final presentation to allow for a rigorous and careful reading of the manuscript by the advisor/committee and the Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Education Program. The Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Education Program should be consulted for this deadline.

The final manuscript must conform to APA Standards and the Master's Handbook. The manuscript is bound and placed in the Pilgrim Library. A research project binding fee is charged at the time of enrollment in ED 590 Master's Project.

Project Final Presentation
Each candidate for the degree makes a formal oral presentation of the master's project and responds to questions from the advisor/committee and/or audience. These presentations are scheduled at the end of spring semester and just prior to the beginning of classes in August and in early December (if needed).